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Day: September 10, 2025

TICKETS ON SALE FOR OASIS TRIBUTE NIGHT AT HARP SOCIAL CLUB

September 10, 2025 heaneymedia

DumbartonHarp Social Club Oasis Tribute Night. On Friday 14th November we’ve got an Oasis tribute band live in the Kilmhor Suite followed by an 80’s

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Nine months of roadworks begin on M8 motorway between Glasgow and Greenock

September 10, 2025 heaneymedia

The M8 is used by about 150,000 people a day. West Dunbartonshire drivers using Scotland’s busiest road beyond the Erskine Bridge are set for nine

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Boys abused at children’s home more than 50 years ago

September 10, 2025 heaneymedia

John Porteous abused young boys at Quarrier’s village near Bridge of Weir. A man sexually abused two young boys while working at a children’s home

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GREAT GOLDEN GOODBYES SCANDAL COMING HOME TO ROOST IN WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL

September 10, 2025 heaneymedia

By Democrat reporter The great “golden goodbyes” scandal continues to impact on West Dunbartonshire. Copies of the document which exposed Glasgow City Council for being

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LEVENGROVE PARK RUN LOOKING FOR PACERS FOR SATURDAY

September 10, 2025 heaneymedia

Levengrove parkrun TOP OF PAGE PICTURE BY PEDRO Now we have filled our main volunteer roster we’re looking for pacers for Saturday. We have bibs

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  • SCANDAL of Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park Authority member elections and treatment of Sid Perrie
  • LABOUR JUSTICE SPOKESPERSON PAULINE MCNEILL SOUNDS ALARM AS CRIME RISES
  • UK Government backs high street with acceleration of cheap import reforms and crackdown on dodgy online sellers
  • Peter Murrell jailed for five years and three months for embezzling £400,000 from the SNP
  • ASDA BE FRESH DAIRY PRODUCTS FROM GRAHAMS FAMILY DAIRY AT UP COUNTRY KIPPEN
  • HELLO THERE CHINA! PUPILS WALK ALL THE WAY TO THE GREAT WALL

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SCANDAL of Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park Authority member elections and treatment of Sid Perrie

SCANDAL of Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park Authority member elections and treatment of Sid Perrie

by Nick Kempe of Parkswatch An article (see here) that appeared in the Helensburgh Advertiser on June 13 in the name of Dr Heather Reid, the Convener

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LABOUR JUSTICE SPOKESPERSON PAULINE MCNEILL SOUNDS ALARM AS CRIME RISES

LABOUR JUSTICE SPOKESPERSON PAULINE MCNEILL SOUNDS ALARM AS CRIME RISES

LibDems say the scale of the challenge facing police officers and our wider justice system is huge by Bill Heaney Scottish Labour has demanded action as

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UK Government backs high street with acceleration of cheap import reforms and crackdown on dodgy online sellers

UK Government backs high street with acceleration of cheap import reforms and crackdown on dodgy online sellers

High street businesses backed with tax changes that will level the playing field. Government accelerates plans to scrap the duty relief on cheap imports and

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Peter Murrell jailed for five years and three months for embezzling £400,000 from the SNP

Peter Murrell jailed for five years and three months for embezzling £400,000 from the SNP

Nicola Sturgeon’s estranged husband previously admitted to stealing from the SNP Peter Murrell’s police interviews released  Sturgeon was ‘utterly deceived’ as Murrell was sentenced for

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ASDA BE FRESH DAIRY PRODUCTS FROM GRAHAMS FAMILY DAIRY AT UP COUNTRY KIPPEN

ASDA BE FRESH DAIRY PRODUCTS FROM GRAHAMS FAMILY DAIRY AT UP COUNTRY KIPPEN

Photographs by John Young Spent an enjoyable afternoon in Kippen at Graham’s The Family Dairy as they announced their biggest ever deal with Asda. The

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HELLO THERE CHINA! PUPILS WALK ALL THE WAY TO THE GREAT WALL

HELLO THERE CHINA! PUPILS WALK ALL THE WAY TO THE GREAT WALL

West Dunbartonshire Council  A massive well done to St Mary’s, Duntocher, and St Martin’s Primary School, Renton,  who are the first in the UK to

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JAMES FRASER HONOURED FOR WORK IN TOURISM ON LOCH LOMOND

JAMES FRASER HONOURED FOR WORK IN TOURISM ON LOCH LOMOND

by Democrat reporter James Fraser has been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) for his services to tourism and heritage in the Loch Lomond and

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HELENSBURGH RNLI EMERGENCY RESPONSE

HELENSBURGH RNLI EMERGENCY RESPONSE

HELENSBURGH RNLI EMERGENCY RESPONSE The Helensburgh Lifeboat completed four callouts in a single week, responding to a beached rib, an engine failure, a false alarm,

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