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Day: October 29, 2025

Book Tales: Storytelling through the lives of readers past and present

October 29, 2025 heaneymedia

Dr Shanti Graheli, University of Glasgow, and Susan Taylor,  of the Mitchell Library, browsing through a selection of books ahead of the Books‘ Antiques’ Roadshow,

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Government propose emergency release of up to 1,000 prisoners from over-crowded jails

October 29, 2025 heaneymedia

Scotland’s Justice Secretary Angela Constance and locally overcrowded jails. by Democrat reporter Prison officers have warned that overcrowding and understaffing have pushed Scotland’s jails to

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PREPARE FOR CHAOS AS NEW BIN COLLECTION AND WASTE DISPOSAL ARRANGEMENTS COME INTO FORCE IN WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE

October 29, 2025 heaneymedia

Waste being dumped in the Auchencarroch Hills between Jamestown and Haldane in Balloch. by Democrat reporter West Dunbartonshire Council’s plan for disposing of waste could

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Divisive, misleading, and self-serving manager Brendan Rodgers shown the Parkhead door by Dermot Desmond

October 29, 2025 heaneymedia

Martin O’Neill and Shaun Maloney at Celtic Park on Tuesday by Democrat reporter BBC Scotland Sport is reporting that Martin O’Neill says he had “no

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JOIN US FOR LEVENGROVE HALLOWE’EN SPECIAL PARKRUN THIS SATURDAY

October 29, 2025 heaneymedia

Levengrove parkrun Run Report Event 217 – 25th October 2025 What a beautiful morning it was on Saturday at Levengrove! An impressive 194 parkrunners joined

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News, opinion and pictures from West Dunbartonshire.

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  • Government has published a delivery plan for modernising the criminal justice system
  • STURGEON IN TEARS BUT THERE ARE STILL MORE QUESTIONS FOR SNP FORMER LEADER
  • SNP CASH KEEPS ROLLING IN DESPITE THE PETER MURRELL SCANDAL
  • SPORT: Liverpool sack Arne Slot after two years with Andoni Iraola in line to replace him
  • CHILDCARE: parents and carers are wrestling every day with the joys and challenges of raising children
  • Pupils’ exciting vision for the Vale of Leven

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Government has published a delivery plan for modernising the criminal justice system

Government has published a delivery plan for modernising the criminal justice system

by Bill Heaney The Scottish Government and its partners have made progress in cutting the criminal courts backlog and modernising justice services – but risks

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STURGEON IN TEARS BUT THERE ARE STILL MORE QUESTIONS FOR SNP FORMER LEADER

STURGEON IN TEARS BUT THERE ARE STILL MORE QUESTIONS FOR SNP FORMER LEADER

by Bill Heaney Dumbarton MSP and Scottish Labour Deputy Leader Jackie Baillie says the SNP embezzlement scandal should not be brushed under the carpet Following

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SNP CASH KEEPS ROLLING IN DESPITE THE PETER MURRELL SCANDAL

SNP CASH KEEPS ROLLING IN DESPITE THE PETER MURRELL SCANDAL

by Democrat reporter SNP supporters have increased donations to the party in the week after Nicola Sturgeon’s estranged husband admitted to stealing money to fund his spending

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SPORT: Liverpool sack Arne Slot after two years with Andoni Iraola in line to replace him

SPORT: Liverpool sack Arne Slot after two years with Andoni Iraola in line to replace him

Liverpool have sacked Arne Slot one year after the club won the Premier League title. by Andy Hunter in The Irish Times Liverpool have sacked

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CHILDCARE: parents and carers are wrestling every day with the joys and challenges of raising children

CHILDCARE: parents and carers are wrestling every day with the joys and challenges of raising children

by Bill Heaney Early learning and childcare professionals were praised to the high heavens in the Scottish Parliament this week by Màiri McAllan, the SNP

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Pupils’ exciting vision for the Vale of Leven

Pupils’ exciting vision for the Vale of Leven

by Lucy Ashton Pupils from schools across the Vale of Leven will put their vision for their community’s future on display at a range of

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HEALTH: MIXED SEX WARDS AND USE OF PRONE RESTRAINT IN PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS

HEALTH: MIXED SEX WARDS AND USE OF PRONE RESTRAINT IN PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS

by Lucy Ashton A report has found that mixed-sex wards in mental hospitals are challenging for staff and patients concerning privacy and dignity. The Scottish

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Navy officer cleared of raping female submariner at Faslane

Navy officer cleared of raping female submariner at Faslane

The woman was serving alongside her colleague at the Faslane base. by Democrat reporter A Royal Navy officer who served on board a nuclear submarine

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