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Day: October 15, 2025

CELTIC CONNECTIONS 2026: Superb entertainment from an incredible line-up of global talent

October 15, 2025 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney Glasgow’s world-renowned Celtic Connections festival will get 2026 off to a spectacular start with a packed programme of superb entertainment from an

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PATIENCE WEARING THIN OVER PUBLIC ACCESS RIGHTS AND COMPLAINTS TO LOCH LOMOND PARK AUTHORITY

October 15, 2025 heaneymedia

Nick Kempe’s Parkswatch column: On 20th September I wrote about the sign above in a post on Scotland’s free trade in land and its consequences –

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VETS CALLED TO HEEL ON OVER-CHARGING FOR PET MEDICATION AND TREATMENT

October 15, 2025 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton Pet owners are being ripped off by vets for medication for cats, dogs, rabbits and all other domestic animals. Such is the

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THE TAXMAN COMETH FOR MORE OF YOUR INCOME IN NOVEMBER

October 15, 2025 heaneymedia

The BBC News is reporting that Rachel Reeves has said she is looking at raising taxes again at her autumn Budget next month. The chancellor

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KEEPING FIT: LEVENGROVE PARK RUN OCTOBER 11 2025

October 15, 2025 heaneymedia
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POLICE INVESTIGATION continues into the practices of the former A Milne Independent Funeral Directors …

October 15, 2025 heaneymedia

Alba Brian Allison had to come to terms with being given a stranger’s ashes instead of his mother’s. By Kayleigh Harvey of BBC Scotland Brian

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  • HMS Caledonia opens new Welfare Hub for naval personnel
  • Hospital money advice services – dedicated support for patients, families and staff when they are at their most vulnerable
  • Care is being breached for thousands of psychiatric patients, claim LibDems.  
  • New national compendium showcases rethinking innovation ecosystems for inclusive growth
  • Crown Office drops case against woman charged over anti-abortion protest
  • ELECTION: Change could mean a hat-trick of wins for the SNP

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HMS Caledonia opens new Welfare Hub for naval personnel

HMS Caledonia opens new Welfare Hub for naval personnel

RNRMC funding helps deliver a dedicated welfare space supporting serving personnel by Bill Heaney A new Welfare Hub has officially opened at HMS Caledonia, providing

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Hospital money advice services – dedicated support for patients, families and staff when they are at their most vulnerable

Hospital money advice services – dedicated support for patients, families and staff when they are at their most vulnerable

by Lucy Ashton Thousands of patients, families and staff across NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) are being supported each year with money worries, thanks

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Care is being breached for thousands of psychiatric patients, claim LibDems.  

Care is being breached for thousands of psychiatric patients, claim LibDems.  

by Bill Heaney Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today said that the SNP “cannot be trusted with your health” as he revealed that

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New national compendium showcases rethinking innovation ecosystems for inclusive growth

New national compendium showcases rethinking innovation ecosystems for inclusive growth

by Charlotte Morris A new study from the University of Glasgow and the UKRI Arts and Humanities Research Council’s Place Programme argues that understanding how

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Crown Office drops case against woman charged over anti-abortion protest

Crown Office drops case against woman charged over anti-abortion protest

Rose Docherty was arrested near the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, which takes patients from  Glasgow and West Dunbartonshire. by Lucy Ashton A woman who was

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ELECTION: Change could mean a hat-trick of wins for the SNP

ELECTION: Change could mean a hat-trick of wins for the SNP

Notebook by Bill Heaney Beware of what you wish for. The candidates for the Dumbarton seat in the Scottish Parliament all want change, but should

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DOCTORS AND CHEMISTS: Early May public holiday reminder

DOCTORS AND CHEMISTS: Early May public holiday reminder

Greater Glasgow and Clyde residents are reminded that GP practices and many pharmacies will be closed on Monday, 4th May, for the bank holiday. People

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Trump says his mother had a crush on King Charles as part of his welcome speech

Trump says his mother had a crush on King Charles as part of his welcome speech

US visit is under heightened security after Saturday’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner Robert Jobson in Washington, DC, Holly Evans & Bryony Gooch Trump makes

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