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Day: December 31, 2025

Council to progress with Gruggies Burn flood alleviation scheme …

December 31, 2025 heaneymedia

by Bill Heaney West Dunbartonshire Council has agreed to progress with a major flood alleviation scheme to help protect properties in Silverton and Dumbarton East.

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DUMBARTON DUCK CUP WINNERS 2026

December 31, 2025 heaneymedia

Friends of Dumbarton Foreshore DUMBARTON DUCK CUP 2026 WINNERS’ ANNOUNCEMENT A bumper year with 15 ducks found! The prizes this year go to: OVERALL WINNERS

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FESTIVE BOOKS: The News from Dublin by Colm Tóibín

December 31, 2025 heaneymedia

Kennys Bookshop Three novels coming in 2026 and being published as Signed, Limited Editions exclusive to Kennys Bookshop.  1. Said the Dead by Doireann ní

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BIN COLLECTIONS DATES FOLLOWING NEW YEAR HOLIDAY

December 31, 2025 heaneymedia

West Dunbartonshire Bins that should be collected on New Year’s Day and January 2 will be collected on Saturday 3 January and Sunday 4 January.

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BISHOPS ‘DISAPPOINTED AND CONFUSED’ WITH MOVES TO AMEND LAW ON RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS

December 31, 2025 heaneymedia

And figures for violence in West Dunbartonshire schools appear to have been doctored … by Bill Heaney The Catholic Church in Scotland is preparing to

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  • SCOTTISH TORY LEADER RUSSELL FINDLAY’S SPEECH TO CONFERENCE
  • JUSTICE: Thin blue line becoming thinner and Scottish prisons are bursting at the seams
  • GARVAGHY ROAD: It seems the dead are easily forgotten
  • SWINNEY URGED TO COMMIT TO TALKS ON COUNCIL TAX
  • Royal Navy’s new attack submarine arrives at Faslane on the Gareloch
  • Thousands attend rallies as Drumcree stand-off enters seventh day

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SCOTTISH TORY LEADER RUSSELL FINDLAY’S SPEECH TO CONFERENCE

SCOTTISH TORY LEADER RUSSELL FINDLAY’S SPEECH TO CONFERENCE

Conference speech by Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay Left to right: Russell Findlay, Andy Burnham, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage. The SNP came to power

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JUSTICE: Thin blue line becoming thinner and Scottish prisons are bursting at the seams

JUSTICE: Thin blue line becoming thinner and Scottish prisons are bursting at the seams

by BILL HEANEY They used to be known as vigilantes, but in these turbulent times we are now dealing with the Scottish Government, which would

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GARVAGHY ROAD: It seems the dead are easily forgotten

GARVAGHY ROAD: It seems the dead are easily forgotten

by Neil Mackay in the Herald “It seems the dead are easily forgotten. Men like Michael McGoldrick, Robert Hamill and Frank O’Reilly. Women like Rosemary

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SWINNEY URGED TO COMMIT TO TALKS ON COUNCIL TAX

SWINNEY URGED TO COMMIT TO TALKS ON COUNCIL TAX

by BILL HEANEY John Swinney has been told he must ensure cross-party talks on council tax reform take place “as soon as possible”.  The First

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Royal Navy’s new attack submarine arrives at Faslane on the Gareloch

Royal Navy’s new attack submarine arrives at Faslane on the Gareloch

HMS Agamemnon arrived on the River Clyde after departing Barrow 4 October 2026 by LUCY ASHTON The Royal Navy’s newest Astute-class nuclear-powered submarine has arrived

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Thousands attend rallies as Drumcree stand-off enters seventh day

Thousands attend rallies as Drumcree stand-off enters seventh day

‘There will be no Orange march down this road, not now and not ever,’ Mary Lou McDonald tells Garvaghy Road rally Thousands of people attended

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MEMORIES OF THE OLD PIER AND OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOL

MEMORIES OF THE OLD PIER AND OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOL

MEMORIES OF THE OLD OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOLOpened in 1929, the beloved Helensburgh open-air pool (seen here in this rare image) was gifted to the town

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HOLIDAY HISTORY LESSONS IN COLOURFUL CAPITAL OF CONNEMARA

HOLIDAY HISTORY LESSONS IN COLOURFUL CAPITAL OF CONNEMARA

BY KATIE SULLIVAN On the morning of June 15, 1919, people working at the Marconi wireless station near Clifden in Connemara saw an extraordinary sight.

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