Flamingo Land boss blasts MSP who opposes his plans for Balloch Gordon Gibb launched an astonishing personal attack on Scottish Greens’ Ross Greer after his campaign against the proposed development Station Square in Balloch which the developer wants to look like this artist’s impression. By Bill Heaney The Flamingo Land planning application for Balloch has … More LEISURE PROJECT CHIEF EXEC LOSES THE RAG
Mary Ure, from Helensburgh, who was one of the sexiest actors in the Sixties. … More NOBODY LOVES LIKE A VALEMAN/OR WOMAN
It has been made clear that it is a legal requirement for the Park Authority to notify Holyrood Ministers if they are minded to accept the application.
The SNP group on West Dunbartonshire Council with their facilitator Bailie Denis Agnew and Labour dyke jumper to SNP, Marie McNair. Bill Heaney’s NOTEBOOK They really are a bunch of roasters if ever you saw one, are they not? The SNP administration on West Dunbartonshire Council would appear to have got the officials they deserve. … More SNP’s £5m MUSEUM NONSENSE WHILE PEOPLE GO HUNGRY
Renton parents, Archbishop Tartaglia, Ellen McBride and St Martin’s, which the people of Renton desperately want to save against the wishes of the Church. EXCLUSIVE BY Bill Heaney The people of Renton must be wondering today if West Dunbartonshire Council are being deliberately vindictive when it comes to the way they are dealing with the … More PARENTS CLAIM RENTON IS BEING UNFAIRLY TREATED
Submarines in the Gareloch heading for the Clyde Naval Base at Faslane. By Trevor Royle in the SUNDAY TIMES The Faslane and Coulport naval base on the Gareloch and Loch Long that played a central role during the Cold War could become a vital asset for Scotland if it gains independence and leaves the UK. … More Faslane may still have nukes in an independent Scotland
But then a shocker which really stirred up public interest and certain protest emerged on social media. Newspapers are played out when it comes to readers’ letters which used to be the best read (and the best written) parts of the paper. … More GOD’S ACRE IS DESECRATED BY COUNCIL AUSTERITY
Sheriff Court construction defects cost nearly £3 million to repair … More SHERIFF COURT STRUCTURE SHOCK REVEALED
Mackintosh drew up plans for a host of buildings that never saw the light of day, including a design for a concert hall that bears a remarkable resemblance to the Hydro … More CHARLES RENNIE MACKINTOSH
Dumbarton High Street and the Fountain in Alexandria. Pictures by Tom Gardiner and Bill Heaney By Democrat reporter Alexandria, Dumbarton and Clydebank town centres will all see enhancements made thanks to money from the Town Centre Fund. West Dunbartonshire Council was granted a one-off award of £859,000 from the Scottish Government earlier this year … More Enhancements to town centres approved
By Bill Heaney West Dunbartonshire Council have launched a new budget consultation to give residents more say on how their money is spent. Obviously embarrassed by public criticism of the way they have done things previously, the Council have spent more public money to see if they can find out what the public would and … More LIST YOUR OWN CUTS, COUNCIL TELLS TAXPAYERS
