May 21, 2018 – THE DEMOCRAT

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

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

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

Scotland’s Climate Week: Letter from National Park Youth Committee

For Scotland’s Climate Week (26th Sept – 2nd Oct 2022), members of the National Park Youth Committee and Junior Rangers have written a letter outlining

Capercaillie population falls to critically low numbers, study finds

With only 542 left in the country, the bird’s UK population is believed to be on the brink of extinction. Capercaillie population in Scotland on

Kelvingrove Museum to be sold over equal pay bill

Kelvingrove would be re-leased to the council after long-term loans are secured against its value BBC Scotland is reporting that Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Museum and Art

Dumbarton celebrates 150 years of football heritage with special anniversary exhibition

A new exhibition celebrating Dumbarton Football Club’s 150th anniversary will explore the town’s rich football heritage. Featuring a unique collection of memorabilia, pictures and anecdotes

JOURNALISM: NUJ Reach pay settlement with Lennox Herald group journalists

September 2022 NUJ members at Lennox Herald have voted to accept a revised pay offer from Reach plc. Following a ballot of all NUJ members

NOTEBOOK: COUNCIL SHOULD RIP UP THE PLAN FOR TOWN CENTRE

By Bill Heaney A redevelopment plan has been produced by West Dunbartonshire Council for the Artizan Centre in Dumbarton. My advice to the council is

SECRET SCOTLAND: New ferry contract information dragged out of SNP

By Bill Heaney New information about the Clyde ferries scandal has been dragged out of the SNP government using a freedom of information request. Scottish

FIERY FERRY DEBATE AT FMQs IN HOLYROOD PARLIAMENT

‘There was a man who built a boat to sail away and it sank,’ JP Donleavy wrote in his best-selling novel, The Ginger Man. That’s

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