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Day: May 21, 2018

Bogus callers warning

May 21, 2018 heaneymedia

Hundreds conned out of  thousands of pounds by bogus workmen The Beat Doorstep Crime campaign team with police and Citizens Advice. By Bill Heaney Detectives

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Council move imminent

May 21, 2018 heaneymedia

500 council staff set to move from Garshake to refurbished Burgh Hall  The Burgh Hall then and now. Pictures down through the years. West Dunbartonshire

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New Moderator

May 21, 2018 heaneymedia

New Moderator installed at General Assembly 2018 The Right Rev Susan Brown has been installed as Moderator of the Church of Scotland’s 2018 General Assembly

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News, opinion and pictures from West Dunbartonshire.

Recent Posts

  • RENTON: Body found in house fire as police probe ‘suspicious’ death
  • FLAMINGO LAND: INVESTIGATION BY NICK KEMPE OF PARKSWATCH SCOTLAND
  • LOCH LOMOND: Heather about to weather a storm of criticism about the National Park
  • CRUACHAN DRAMA: Hill walker flown to hospital by helicopter
  • Fact check: Nicola Sturgeon takes credit for success of others
  • SNP SHAMBLES: Fraud squad ask party about expensive purchases and gifts

Previously: THE DEMOCRAT

RENTON: Body found in house fire as police probe ‘suspicious’ death

RENTON: Body found in house fire as police probe ‘suspicious’ death

Fire crews were called to reports of a fire at a property in Tontine Park, Renton, early on Saturday morning West Dunbartonshire: Body found in

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FLAMINGO LAND: INVESTIGATION BY NICK KEMPE OF PARKSWATCH SCOTLAND

FLAMINGO LAND: INVESTIGATION BY NICK KEMPE OF PARKSWATCH SCOTLAND

Flamingo Land’s third planning application on Loch Lomond in trouble March 26, 2023 I had hoped to cover the members debate that took place in

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LOCH LOMOND: Heather about to weather a storm of criticism about the National Park

LOCH LOMOND: Heather about to weather a storm of criticism about the National Park

Heather Reid, Convener of Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority. Newly elected National Park Convener Heather Reid shares her thoughts on leading the

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CRUACHAN DRAMA: Hill walker flown to hospital by helicopter

CRUACHAN DRAMA: Hill walker flown to hospital by helicopter

Mountain Rescue workers were called out to a casualty on Ben Cruachan. By Democrat reporter A hillwalker was rushed to hospital by helicopter yesterday after

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Fact check: Nicola Sturgeon takes credit for success of others

Fact check: Nicola Sturgeon takes credit for success of others

By Ferret Investigative Journalists Picture by ANDREW COWAN Nicola Sturgeon faced MSPs for the final time at first ministers’ questions (FMQs) on Thursday, ahead of

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SNP SHAMBLES: Fraud squad ask party about expensive purchases and gifts

SNP SHAMBLES: Fraud squad ask party about expensive purchases and gifts

Sturgeon and Murrell have resigned as questions keep coming over ‘indyref2’ cash By Democrat reporter The Sunday Mail is reporting that SNP is being probed over

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JOURNALISM: How columnists were complicit in one of the great con jobs of modern times

JOURNALISM: How columnists were complicit in one of the great con jobs of modern times

Who says journalists never take a long, hard look at themselves in the mirror? Fintan O’Toole in The Irish Times In all the reflections this

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SNP leadership favourites will each cost the taxpayer over £1.6 billion

SNP leadership favourites will each cost the taxpayer over £1.6 billion

Splash the cash Forbes says she’ll increase childcare payments to £40, and pay £15 an hour for social care workers … By Bill Heaney Pledges

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