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Day: January 13, 2026

CHILDREN: Equipment allows babies to receive phototherapy without having to stay in hospital

January 13, 2026 heaneymedia

Glasgow & West Highlands & Islands NE, Orkney & Shetland South Tayside & Central Alba The special sleeping bags emit therapeutic light. Newborn babies with

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BUDGET: Families with babies to get £40 a week, Scottish Government announces …

January 13, 2026 heaneymedia

Likely candidates for the Scottish Parliament election in May – Dame Jackie Baillie (Labour), Sophie Traynor (SNP) and David Smith (Reform UK). The Budget details

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Lord McFall of Alcluith: Former Dumbarton MP stands down as Lord Speaker

January 13, 2026 heaneymedia

by Democrat reporter John McFall, the Dumbarton-born Lord Speaker in the Palace of Westminster, has announced he is to step down several months early from

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FAKE PICTURES ARE NOT JUST AN AFFRONT TO DECENT SOCIETY, BUT ARE ILLEGAL

January 13, 2026 heaneymedia

by Liz Kendal, Labour Minister for Technoloy No woman or child should live in fear of having their image sexually manipulated by technology.   Yet in

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Four injured after fight involving weapons in ‘targeted’ attack in Bonhill housing estate

January 13, 2026 heaneymedia

Three men, aged 19, 19, and 21, and a 16-year-old youth were injured Police are searching for the occupants of the car following the fight

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  • Save The Tower Arts Centre in Helensbsurgh
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  • LibDems promise to to make it easier to see your GP
  • Scottish Conservatives pledge parent panels to oversee sex education in schools
  • Refusal to back Bill failure of political courage, moral clarity and leadership on violence against women and girls, says Regan

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APRIL SHOWERS FAIL TO DETER LEVENGROVE PARK RUNNERS — DEMOCRAT PICTURE SPECIAL

APRIL SHOWERS FAIL TO DETER LEVENGROVE PARK RUNNERS — DEMOCRAT PICTURE SPECIAL
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Save The Tower Arts Centre in Helensbsurgh

Save The Tower Arts Centre in Helensbsurgh

Save The Tower Arts Centre Thank you to every one of you who turned up armed with gardening tools, cleaning supplies, and plenty of enthusiasm!!

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Scottish Labour says its first priority will be to cut waiting times and end the 8am rush for GP appointments

Scottish Labour says its first priority will be to cut waiting times and end the 8am rush for GP appointments

SARWAR: ‘YOU’VE GIVEN THE SNP 20 YEARS – GIVE ME five TO FIX THE MESS, SAVE OUR NHS AND DELIVER THE CHANGE SCOTLAND NEEDS’ Hospitals

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LibDems promise to to make it easier to see your GP

LibDems promise to to make it easier to see your GP

by Bill Heaney Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today said that only his party has a realistic plan to fix NHS staffing and

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Scottish Conservatives pledge parent panels to oversee sex education in schools

Scottish Conservatives pledge parent panels to oversee sex education in schools

by Lucy Ashton Parents would be given a say on what their children are taught about sensitive issues, including sex education, under Scottish Conservative plans.

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Refusal to back Bill failure of political courage, moral clarity and leadership on violence against women and girls, says Regan

Refusal to back Bill failure of political courage, moral clarity and leadership on violence against women and girls, says Regan

By Lucy Ashton The Scottish government will not support a bill that would criminalise paying for sex, it confirmed in the final week of the

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What a weekend at Lochside!

What a weekend at Lochside!

A.T.Hughes Lochside · Lovely weather again here in Scotland, and we’re already halfway through the Easter holidays… where has that time gone?!  We’ve been busy in

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ELECTION: LYNDA MCEWAN TRADE UNIONIST AND SOCIALIST FIGHTER

ELECTION: LYNDA MCEWAN TRADE UNIONIST AND SOCIALIST FIGHTER

Please support me as the genuine anti-austerity candidate for the constituency.

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