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Day: September 8, 2025

Five killed in Jerusalem shooting attack, paramedics say

September 8, 2025 heaneymedia

Israeli police said two gunmen opened fire towards a bus stop at Ramot Junction. David Gritten BBC News 8 September 2025  Five people have been

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LOMOND RADIO: VOLUNTEERS WANTED FOR ON YOUR DOORSTEP CAMPAIGN

September 8, 2025 heaneymedia

Lomond Radio Lomond Radio are delighted to support WDCVS‘s On Your Doorstep Campaign because we know the importance of volunteers and volunteering. We have a

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LEVENGROVE PARK RUN NEEDS VOLUNTEERS FOR SATURDAY

September 8, 2025 heaneymedia

Levengrove parkrun Can you help? We are looking for volunteers to fill the following roles on Saturday: 3 x marshals 2 x barcode scanners 1

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  • SNP ACUSED OF “BETRAYING A GENERATION” AS 80,000 CHILDREN TURNED AWAY FROM MENTAL HEALTH CARE
  • DUMBARTON DEMOCRAT: IF IT WISNAE FOR THE VOLUNTEERS WHERE WID WE BE?
  • Scottish Liberal Democrats set out plans on drugs and homelessness
  • INVESTIGATION: Argyll soldiers in Kenya babies scandal
  • Common-sense Tory rural manifesto will end two decades of SNP neglect
  • REFORM “NOT ON THE SIDE OF WORKING PEOPLE” SAYS O’KANE

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SNP ACUSED OF “BETRAYING A GENERATION” AS 80,000 CHILDREN TURNED AWAY FROM MENTAL HEALTH CARE

SNP ACUSED OF “BETRAYING A GENERATION” AS 80,000 CHILDREN TURNED AWAY FROM MENTAL HEALTH CARE

by Bill Heaney Anas Sarwar has accused the SNP of “betraying a generation of Scots” as new figures show more than 80,000 mental health referrals

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DUMBARTON DEMOCRAT: IF IT WISNAE FOR THE VOLUNTEERS WHERE WID WE BE?

DUMBARTON DEMOCRAT: IF IT WISNAE FOR THE VOLUNTEERS WHERE WID WE BE?

Can’t make it to a polling station on 7th May 2026? You can apply for a proxy vote, allowing someone you trust to cast your

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Scottish Liberal Democrats set out plans on drugs and homelessness

Scottish Liberal Democrats set out plans on drugs and homelessness

by Lucy Ashton Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has used a visit to Glasgow City Mission to set out his party’s plans for tackling

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INVESTIGATION: Argyll soldiers in Kenya babies scandal

INVESTIGATION: Argyll soldiers in Kenya babies scandal

by Josephine Casserly, Ivana Davidovic, BBC News, and Bill Heaney “Edward”, a nine-year-old Kenyan boy, has always been aware that his father worked for the British

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Common-sense Tory rural manifesto will end two decades of SNP neglect

Common-sense Tory rural manifesto will end two decades of SNP neglect

Russell Findlay on the election campaign trail amongst farmers. by Bill Heaney The Scottish Conservatives will today (Wednesday) publish a dedicated rural manifesto designed to

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REFORM “NOT ON THE SIDE OF WORKING PEOPLE” SAYS O’KANE

REFORM “NOT ON THE SIDE OF WORKING PEOPLE” SAYS O’KANE

by Bill Heaney UK Reform leader Malcolm Offord today criticised increases to the minimum wage and improvements to workers’ rights across the UK. Scottish Labour

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ELECTION: MESSAGE FROM SOCIALIST CANDIDATE LYNDA MCEWAN

ELECTION: MESSAGE FROM SOCIALIST CANDIDATE LYNDA MCEWAN
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Friends of Dumbarton Foreshore is at Havoc on Saturday April 18

Friends of Dumbarton Foreshore is at Havoc on Saturday April 18

Friends of Dumbarton Foreshore is at Havoc Dumbarton. One week to go until our big closing #litterpick of this year’s #BigClydeCleanUp at Havoc. Don’t be shy, come

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