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Day: December 29, 2025

NEW YEAR MEDALS FOR POLICE SCOTLAND OFFICERS

December 29, 2025 heaneymedia

Chief Constable Jo Farrell, Assistant Chief Constable Andy Freeburn and Chief Superintendent Stevie Dolan by Bill Heaney Chief Constable Jo Farrell, two serving, and one former

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FESTIVE SEASON TAXI FARES IN WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE

December 29, 2025 heaneymedia

Allan Wright Wrights & TOA Taxis. Festive Taxi Fare Reminde Please be aware that metered taxi fares have been changed over the festive period in

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Family cremates wrong body after hospital mistake …

December 29, 2025 heaneymedia

The remains were incorrectly labelled in the morgue at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. by Democrat reporter Scotland’s largest hospital has apologised after a bereaved

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ABUSE: High-harm domestic abusers sentenced to nearly 230 years in prison

December 29, 2025 heaneymedia

by Bill Heaney Thirty-two high harm and serial domestic abusers were sentenced to a total of more than 228 years in prison during 2025 –

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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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