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Day: March 9, 2026

PAM GOSAL MSP: SAN TV Community Awards are the first in Scotland

March 9, 2026 heaneymedia

Pam Gosal MSP says she was delighted to speak and present awards at the SAN TV Community Awards, which are the first in Scotland, dedicated

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Iran-US war latest: Iranian ballistic missile shot down in Nato airspace

March 9, 2026 heaneymedia

Israel accused of using white phosphorous by Democrat reporter Nato has shot down an Iranian ballistic missile in the alliance’s airspace on Monday, Turkey’s defence

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Copper spaniel Mac is top dog at Crufts

March 9, 2026 heaneymedia

by Lucy Ashton A hero police dog who saved a man’s life has been presented with an award at Crufts Dog Show. Police Dog Mac

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COUNCIL REFUSE TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES

March 9, 2026 heaneymedia

by Bill Heaney Glasgow has seen an increase in baby birth registrations from parents living outside city which has come after the council introduced registration

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HISTORY: Cheapside Street fire, Glasgow | 28th March 1960

March 9, 2026 heaneymedia

Last night’s spectacular blaze in Glasgow’s Union Street brought back memories for many people in the West of Scotland. This devastating blaze at a whisky

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HISTORIC CITY CENTRE BUILDINGS DESTROYED BY SPECTACULAR INFERNO

March 9, 2026 heaneymedia

by Bill Heaney Firefighters are still tackling a major blaze next to Glasgow Central Station, which is closed until further notice. The alarm was raised

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  • DUMBARTON NOTEBOOK BY BILL HEANEY
  • HELENSBURGH WATERFRONT CONSULTATION OPENS TODAY
  • Scottish SPCA: Make Scotland the best place in the world for an animal to call home
  • Argyll and Bute Council to launch consultation on visitor levy
  • Government fraud squad hunts down Covid loan scams …
  • COUNCIL OFFICIAL INVOLVED IN CONTROVERSIAL PROPOSAL TO CLOSE ST MARTIN’S RETIRES

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DUMBARTON NOTEBOOK BY BILL HEANEY

DUMBARTON NOTEBOOK BY BILL HEANEY

I was in Edinburgh for the weekend attending a graduation cum birthday party for my granddaughter, Jane Heaney, which gave me some time off to

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HELENSBURGH WATERFRONT CONSULTATION OPENS TODAY

HELENSBURGH WATERFRONT CONSULTATION OPENS TODAY

In an extraordinary turnaround, Argyll and Bute Council has launched a statutory public consultation regarding Helensburgh waterfront. In line with Section 104 of the Community

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Scottish SPCA: Make Scotland the best place in the world for an animal to call home

Scottish SPCA: Make Scotland the best place in the world for an animal to call home

Scottish SPCA The Scottish SPCA’s supporters are playing their part to make Scotland the best place in the world for an animal to call home.

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Argyll and Bute Council to launch consultation on visitor levy

Argyll and Bute Council to launch consultation on visitor levy

Helensburgh is one area that would be affected by the visitor levy by Bill Heaney A public consultation is to be launched over a potential

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Government fraud squad hunts down Covid loan scams …

Government fraud squad hunts down Covid loan scams …

New enforcement unit pursues billions lost to British taxpayers during pandemic Recovery efforts intensify as nearly 2,000 company directors are banned and 86 criminals are

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COUNCIL OFFICIAL INVOLVED IN CONTROVERSIAL PROPOSAL TO CLOSE ST MARTIN’S RETIRES

COUNCIL OFFICIAL INVOLVED IN CONTROVERSIAL PROPOSAL TO CLOSE ST MARTIN’S RETIRES

Published 25 June 2026 by Bill Heaney Ellen McBride, a former teacher in St Stephen’s, Dalmuir, and one-time head teacher at St Peter’s, Bellsmyre, has

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ASTUTE MOVE: NEW WORKSHOPS SET TO TRANSFORM SUBMARINE MAINTENANCE

ASTUTE MOVE: NEW WORKSHOPS SET TO TRANSFORM SUBMARINE MAINTENANCE

by Kim Hardie The arrival of two unassuming shipping containers at HM Naval Base Clyde marks a significant step forward in how the Royal Navy

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End delays to domestic abuse protections, says LibDems leader

End delays to domestic abuse protections, says LibDems leader

by Bill Heaney Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today challenged the First Minister on a sharp rise in sexual crime, as he

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