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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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  • Police Scotland and partners launch Operation Ballaton to keep Loch Lomond safe
  • SARWAR: SCOTTISH LABOUR WILL GIVE NHS WAITING LISTS THE CHOP
  • Two hospitals prepare for No Mow May – by doing precisely nothing 
  • Remember to register to vote!
  • Wildfire warning in place ahead of bank holiday weekend …
  • None of the five Astute-class submarines in service completed an operational deployment in the first half of 2024

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Police Scotland and partners launch Operation Ballaton to keep Loch Lomond safe

Police Scotland and partners launch Operation Ballaton to keep Loch Lomond safe

by Bill Heaney Police Scotland and partners have relaunched Operation Ballaton for 2026, an initiative aimed at keeping visitors and communities safe in Balloch, Loch

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SARWAR: SCOTTISH LABOUR WILL GIVE NHS WAITING LISTS THE CHOP

SARWAR: SCOTTISH LABOUR WILL GIVE NHS WAITING LISTS THE CHOP

by Bill Heaney  A Scottish Labour government would give NHS waiting lists the chop and rescue Scotland’s NHS from 20 years of SNP failure, according

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Two hospitals prepare for No Mow May – by doing precisely nothing 

Two hospitals prepare for No Mow May – by doing precisely nothing 

by Bill Heaney Summer’s just around the corner, it’s a holiday weekend, and the sun is (hopefully) about to put his hat on – it

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Remember to register to vote!

Remember to register to vote!

Stop moaning and complaining about public services in your area. And do something about it by turning up and voting at polling stations across the

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Wildfire warning in place ahead of bank holiday weekend …

Wildfire warning in place ahead of bank holiday weekend …

The extreme warning for the whole of the country remains in place until Saturday An extreme warning for wildfires is in place across Loch Lomondside

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None of the five Astute-class submarines in service completed an operational deployment in the first half of 2024

None of the five Astute-class submarines in service completed an operational deployment in the first half of 2024

Infrastructure upgrades at the Royal Navy’s submarine base on the Clyde must be delivered at pace or the UK risks failing its AUKUS obligations, the

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LibDems call for a crackdown on cowboy vendors and efforts to restore High Streets

LibDems call for a crackdown on cowboy vendors and efforts to restore High Streets

by Bill Heaney New polling commissioned by the Liberal Democrats reveals three in 5 people want to see more power to control the number of

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Motorcyclists take part in launch of new safety event

Motorcyclists take part in launch of new safety event

by Bill Heaney Police Scotland and partners yesterday launched a new motorcycle safety initiative aimed at improving the skills and confidence of bikers returning to

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