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Day: September 16, 2025

Mourners gather at Westminster Cathedral for the funeral of the Duchess of Kent

September 16, 2025 heaneymedia

The Duchess of Kent died on September 5, at the age of 92. The Duchess of Kent died on September 5, at the age of

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Hospitals inquiry enters new phase after dispute over expert reports

September 16, 2025 heaneymedia

By Andrew Picken Data Journalist, BBC Scotland When Molly Cuddihy gave evidence to the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry, her view was clear: “The building itself is

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BAILLIE URGES SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT TO LISTEN OVER FLAMINGO LAND PLAN

September 16, 2025 heaneymedia

Dumbarton constituency MSP Jackie Baillie has made a last ditch call for the Scottish Government to heed the views of local residents as it rules

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‘Shameful’: Homelessness reaches its highest level for 14 years …

September 16, 2025 heaneymedia

The homelessness crisis is being blamed on the SNP’s failure to build more houses – but the Scottish Government says Brexit and the cost-of-living crisis

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Scandal that suicide rates remain so much higher in the poorest communities, says Baillie

September 16, 2025 heaneymedia

Although the number of probable suicide deaths dropped for both men and women, the rate remains 2.9 times higher for males The number of probable

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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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ELECTION: Sophie Traynor SNP for Dumbarton is with Brendan O’Hara MP

ELECTION: Sophie Traynor SNP for Dumbarton is with Brendan O’Hara MP

Sophie Traynor SNP for Dumbarton is with Brendan O’Hara MP Great to have the support of Brendan O’Hara MP. Together, we’re standing up for our communities, protecting

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Helicopter rescues three trapped on sinking boat in Loch Lomond

Helicopter rescues three trapped on sinking boat in Loch Lomond

Boat began to sink between Inchmurrin Island and the Boturrich shoreline on Sunday A helicopter helped rescue three people who were trapped on a boat

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BOOKS: The astonishingly varied and accomplished life of a long-forgotten Liberal

BOOKS: The astonishingly varied and accomplished life of a long-forgotten Liberal

Biography Having a Reputation A new biography of James Bryce, one-time Chief Secretary of Ireland and supporter of Irish Home Rule, reveals the astonishingly varied

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LIBDEMS WILL MAKE SCHOOLS SMARTPHONE-FREE ENVIRONMENTS

LIBDEMS WILL MAKE SCHOOLS SMARTPHONE-FREE ENVIRONMENTS

by Lucy Ashton Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today set out how his party will legislate to make schools smartphone-free environments, as part

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Scottish Conservatives’ National Pothole Action Fund would end two decades of SNP neglect

Scottish Conservatives’ National Pothole Action Fund would end two decades of SNP neglect

by Bill Heaney Russell Findlay has today outlined his party’s plans to tackle Scotland’s pothole epidemic, which he says is “a monument to two decades

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