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Day: August 18, 2026

Scottish Lib Dems set out plans to tackle 37,657 cancer cases

August 18, 2026 heaneymedia

by Bill Heaney Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Adam Harley MSP has urged the SNP government to listen to his party’s calls to roll out

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Wool prices jump 70 per cent in major turnaround for local sheep farmers

August 18, 2026 heaneymedia

     The wool market recovery follows years in which many fleeces failed to cover shearing costs. by Democrat reporter Sheep farmers on Loch Lomondside, Argyll

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Monica Lennon knocked out of Scottish Labour leadership contest

August 18, 2026 heaneymedia

by DEMOCRAT REPORTER Scottish Labour members will choose between Michael Marra and Joe Fagan as the party’s next leader after Monica Lennon failed to make

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MSP openS the Kilmaronock Community Trust Solar Project

August 18, 2026 heaneymedia

It was great to open the Kilmaronock Community Trust Solar Project. Community-owned renewables reduce electricity costs and return profits going back to local projects and,

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RELIGION: Dramatic drop in Catholic baptisms across island of Ireland

August 18, 2026 heaneymedia

Catholic baptisms in Ireland fell by 30 per cent over the past decade August 18 2026 by PATSY McGARRY The number of Catholic baptisms on the

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  • OLD KILPATRICK AND DUNTOCHER MARK REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY
  • RUSSELL BRAND: ‘Predator with no remorse’ jailed for 10 years for rape and sexual assaults
  • Teenager taken to hospital with eye injury as West Dunbartonshire gets off with relatively quiet Bonfire Night
  • HEALTH: Chilling QEUH crisis letter is urgent wake-up call for SNP government
  • POLICE SCOTLAND: Independent legal panels should examine all cases of gross misconduct regardless of rank
  • Cardross Parish Church on Remembrance Sunday

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OLD KILPATRICK AND DUNTOCHER MARK REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY

OLD KILPATRICK AND DUNTOCHER MARK REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY

 09 November 2026     

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RUSSELL BRAND: ‘Predator with no remorse’ jailed for 10 years for rape and sexual assaults

RUSSELL BRAND: ‘Predator with no remorse’ jailed for 10 years for rape and sexual assaults

by Amy-Clare Martin, Tom Barnes and Joe Middleton in THE INDEPENDENT  09 November 2026  Russell Brand has been jailed for more than 10 years after being convicted

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Teenager taken to hospital with eye injury as West Dunbartonshire gets off with relatively quiet Bonfire Night

Teenager taken to hospital with eye injury as West Dunbartonshire gets off with relatively quiet Bonfire Night

The burnt out police van which was set fire to on Bonfire Night by youths. 6 November 2026 by BILL HEANEY Deploying 1,700 police officers

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HEALTH: Chilling QEUH crisis letter is urgent wake-up call for SNP government

HEALTH: Chilling QEUH crisis letter is urgent wake-up call for SNP government

by BILL HEANEY Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Adam Harley has urged the Scottish Government to respond after the entire Emergency Department consultant body at

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POLICE SCOTLAND: Independent legal panels should examine all cases of gross misconduct regardless of rank

POLICE SCOTLAND: Independent legal panels should examine all cases of gross misconduct regardless of rank

By Marion Scott in The Sunday Post November 8, 2026 David Kennedy, Police Federation, Pauline McNeill, Labour Justice spokesperson, and Neil Gray, Justice Secretary. The

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Cardross Parish Church on Remembrance Sunday

Cardross Parish Church on Remembrance Sunday

Cardross Parish Church This Sunday is Remembrance Sunday, and our service will begin outside at the War Memorial at 10.45 am for the laying of

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REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY: COLLECTORS AND RUGBY FANS PAY TRIBUTE TO THE FALLEN

REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY: COLLECTORS AND RUGBY FANS PAY TRIBUTE TO THE FALLEN
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Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall

Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall

Rhu Bay Some familiar faces from our local area are attending tonight’s Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall, London.  Keep

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