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Day: March 27, 2026

Sketch: Reform UK leader Malcolm Offord is but a simple Greenock wean …

March 27, 2026 heaneymedia

by Louise Wilson in Holyrood magazine Artwork credit: Iain Green The politician formerly known as a lord wants you to know he’s just a wee

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DEATH OF FATHER PATRICK CURRIE: FUNERAL ON TUESDAY 12 NOON AT ST MICHAEL’S

March 27, 2026 heaneymedia

Archdiocese of Glasgow It is with sorrow that the death is announced of Fr Pat Currie, former Parish Priest of Immaculate Conception Maryhill and St

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Health Board pilot scheme to help young people into work hailed a major success

March 27, 2026 heaneymedia

by Lucy Ashton A pilot scheme within NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde to help people into work has been hailed a success by everyone involved.

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  • Scottish Liberal Democrats set out plans on drugs and homelessness
  • INVESTIGATION: Argyll soldiers in Kenya babies scandal
  • Common-sense Tory rural manifesto will end two decades of SNP neglect
  • REFORM “NOT ON THE SIDE OF WORKING PEOPLE” SAYS O’KANE
  • ELECTION: MESSAGE FROM SOCIALIST CANDIDATE LYNDA MCEWAN

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DUMBARTON DEMOCRAT: IF IT WISNAE FOR THE VOLUNTEERS WHERE WID WE BE?

DUMBARTON DEMOCRAT: IF IT WISNAE FOR THE VOLUNTEERS WHERE WID WE BE?

Can’t make it to a polling station on 7th May 2026? You can apply for a proxy vote, allowing someone you trust to cast your

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Scottish Liberal Democrats set out plans on drugs and homelessness

Scottish Liberal Democrats set out plans on drugs and homelessness

by Lucy Ashton Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has used a visit to Glasgow City Mission to set out his party’s plans for tackling

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INVESTIGATION: Argyll soldiers in Kenya babies scandal

INVESTIGATION: Argyll soldiers in Kenya babies scandal

by Josephine Casserly, Ivana Davidovic, BBC News, and Bill Heaney “Edward”, a nine-year-old Kenyan boy, has always been aware that his father worked for the British

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Common-sense Tory rural manifesto will end two decades of SNP neglect

Common-sense Tory rural manifesto will end two decades of SNP neglect

Russell Findlay on the election campaign trail amongst farmers. by Bill Heaney The Scottish Conservatives will today (Wednesday) publish a dedicated rural manifesto designed to

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REFORM “NOT ON THE SIDE OF WORKING PEOPLE” SAYS O’KANE

REFORM “NOT ON THE SIDE OF WORKING PEOPLE” SAYS O’KANE

by Bill Heaney UK Reform leader Malcolm Offord today criticised increases to the minimum wage and improvements to workers’ rights across the UK. Scottish Labour

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ELECTION: MESSAGE FROM SOCIALIST CANDIDATE LYNDA MCEWAN

ELECTION: MESSAGE FROM SOCIALIST CANDIDATE LYNDA MCEWAN
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Friends of Dumbarton Foreshore is at Havoc on Saturday April 18

Friends of Dumbarton Foreshore is at Havoc on Saturday April 18

Friends of Dumbarton Foreshore is at Havoc Dumbarton. One week to go until our big closing #litterpick of this year’s #BigClydeCleanUp at Havoc. Don’t be shy, come

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ELECTION: Sophie Traynor SNP for Dumbarton is with Brendan O’Hara MP

ELECTION: Sophie Traynor SNP for Dumbarton is with Brendan O’Hara MP

Sophie Traynor SNP for Dumbarton is with Brendan O’Hara MP Great to have the support of Brendan O’Hara MP. Together, we’re standing up for our communities, protecting

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