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Day: February 4, 2026

Justice secretary urged to publish consultation over plans to release more prisoners early

February 4, 2026 heaneymedia

Conservative spokesman Liam Kerr and Justice Secretary Angela Constance. by Democrat reporter SNP justice secretary Angela Constance must confirm she will urgently publish details of

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EDUCATION: Top 101 secondaries in Scotland for 2026 — full league table

February 4, 2026 heaneymedia

by Democrat reporter With just a few months now before exam time, secondary students will be hitting the books to make sure they move onto

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Mental health advocates helps deliver 100 Breathing Space benches across Scotland

February 4, 2026 heaneymedia

by Gillian Morrison NHS 24’s Breathing Space service has marked a major milestone with the unveiling of its 100th Breathing Space bench, installed in collaboration

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EDUCATION: Private school to close after ‘financial misconduct’ concerns raised

February 4, 2026 heaneymedia

by Democrat reporter A private school attended by children from wealthy Catholic families has announced it will close at the end of the school term,

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MARY’S MEALS: FEED A SCHOOL PROJECT

February 4, 2026 heaneymedia

An incredible impact for an entire school Dear Bill, Could 2026 be the year you change the future for an entire school? My name is Claire,

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Queen Elizabeth University Hospital still has a ‘below standard’ cancer treatment ward that is ‘not fit for purpose’, it has been claimed

February 4, 2026 heaneymedia

by Democrat reporter The supposedly “super hospital” which takes adult patients and sick children from West Dunbartonshire  is STILL unsafe despite the SNP Government’s repeated

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  • FIRST COMMUNION SEASON IS HERE …
  •  The Weekender Returns for 2026 – Subsidised Places Open for Royal Navy and Royal Marines Families
  • Journalists ‘banned’ from John Swinney election count floor by SNP-run council …
  • Help us to develop our Draft Strategy for Palliative Care and Care around Dying
  • ELECTION: JACKIE BAILLIE IN SEVENTH HEAVEN AS SHE WINS DUMBARTON
  • Cheers for mum crossing the finish line at the Royal Hospital for Children …

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FIRST COMMUNION SEASON IS HERE …

FIRST COMMUNION SEASON IS HERE …
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 The Weekender Returns for 2026 – Subsidised Places Open for Royal Navy and Royal Marines Families

 The Weekender Returns for 2026 – Subsidised Places Open for Royal Navy and Royal Marines Families

The Weekender Returns for 2026 – Subsidised Places Open for Royal Navy and Royal Marines Families Young people aged 14 – 17 are invited to

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Journalists ‘banned’ from John Swinney election count floor by SNP-run council …

Journalists ‘banned’ from John Swinney election count floor by SNP-run council …

The NUJ has criticised restrictions imposed on journalists, stopping them from accurately covering the count Perth and Kinross Council has restricted journalists from covering the

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Help us to develop our Draft Strategy for Palliative Care and Care around Dying

Help us to develop our Draft Strategy for Palliative Care and Care around Dying

by Lucy Ashton NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC), in partnership with local HSCPs and Hospices, has been working on the development of a draft

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ELECTION: JACKIE BAILLIE IN SEVENTH HEAVEN AS SHE WINS DUMBARTON

ELECTION: JACKIE BAILLIE IN SEVENTH HEAVEN AS SHE WINS DUMBARTON

And Marie McNair keeps the SNP happy in Clydebank … by Bill Heaney Jackie Baillie was in seventh heaven tonight. The tears Jackie had shed

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Cheers for mum crossing the finish line at the Royal Hospital for Children …

Cheers for mum crossing the finish line at the Royal Hospital for Children …

by Lucy Ashton One year ago, five-year-old Lachie Macdonald received life-saving cardiac surgery at the Royal Hospital for Children, which takes patients from West Dunbartonshire

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BOOKS: A surprising and captivating history of Presbyterian life in eighteenth century Ulster

BOOKS: A surprising and captivating history of Presbyterian life in eighteenth century Ulster

Society Unholy Thoughts A skilful excavation of the ‘Presbyterian archive’ has produced a surprising and captivating history of Presbyterian life in eighteenth-century Ulster, a veritable

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LOUISE AND MARTYN COMPLETE LONDON MARATHON FOR ST MARGARET’S HOSPICE

LOUISE AND MARTYN COMPLETE LONDON MARATHON FOR ST MARGARET’S HOSPICE

St Margaret of Scotland Hospice We are incredibly proud to shine a spotlight on Martyn McGinlay and Louise McGinlay, two amazing supporters who recently completed

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