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Day: July 29, 2018

Who pays and why?

July 29, 2018 heaneymedia

Question mark over survey for old Esso site at Bowling oil terminal The ExxonMobil site runs along the shore north of this well known landmark

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Loch Lomond land

July 29, 2018 heaneymedia

The sale of Drumkinnon Bay is an affront to democracy By Bruce Biddulph Recent events have caused me to completely re-assess where we are in

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Cancer Services

July 29, 2018 heaneymedia

Women hit out at McColl’s support for breast screening services to be switched from Vale  to Paisley By Bill Heaney West Dunbartonshire Council leader Jonathan

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Powerless

July 29, 2018 heaneymedia

Council staff left without a loo West Dunbartonshire Council’s recently opened headquarters in the old Burgh Hall in Dumbarton, pictured right,  has been left without

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News, opinion and pictures from West Dunbartonshire.

Recent Posts

  • SNP in ‘tremendous mess’ leadership contest, says Mike Russell
  • HEALTH: PRIMARY CARE INVESTIGATION
  • PROTEST: Green’s co-leader Patrick Harvie says an independent Scotland would abolish the monarchy
  • DUMBARTON 1 ALBION ROVERS 5
  • COVID: Jason Leitch says ‘half the country’ didn’t like Sturgeon
  • LEADERSHIP: Ash Regan ‘ready to hit ground running’ if she wins FM race

Previously: THE DEMOCRAT

SNP in ‘tremendous mess’ leadership contest, says Mike Russell

SNP in ‘tremendous mess’ leadership contest, says Mike Russell

SNP President Mike Russell, back in charge. BBC Scotland is reporting that there is “tremendous mess” in the SNP over the party’s leadership race, the

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HEALTH: PRIMARY CARE INVESTIGATION

HEALTH: PRIMARY CARE INVESTIGATION

Growing patient lists and unsafe working: patients and doctors speak out from the front lines of primary care Amid rising concerns over heavy patient lists

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PROTEST: Green’s co-leader Patrick Harvie says an independent Scotland would abolish the monarchy

PROTEST: Green’s co-leader Patrick Harvie says an independent Scotland would abolish the monarchy

Patrick Harvie slated after confirming he would be protesting against King Charles during Coronation Scottish Green Party co-leader Patrick Harvie The Scottish Greens have announced that

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DUMBARTON 1 ALBION ROVERS 5

DUMBARTON 1 ALBION ROVERS 5

It was a day to wear black at the Rock yesterday. Sons had that funereal look about them as they went down 5-1 to Albion

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COVID: Jason Leitch says ‘half the country’ didn’t like Sturgeon

COVID: Jason Leitch says ‘half the country’ didn’t like Sturgeon

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Professor Jason Leitch both played huge roles in governing our lives during the pandemic. In a talk at a church

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LEADERSHIP: Ash Regan ‘ready to hit ground running’ if she wins FM race

LEADERSHIP: Ash Regan ‘ready to hit ground running’ if she wins FM race

First Ministerial candidate met with Scotland’s top civil servant to lay out her vision for the country By Democrat reporter SNP leadership contender Ash Regan

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FERRIES FIASCO: FERGUSON FINANCE BOSS JUMPS SHIP DURING BONUS ROW

FERRIES FIASCO: FERGUSON FINANCE BOSS JUMPS SHIP DURING BONUS ROW

Ferguson Marine finance boss has quit amid backlash at ‘reprehensible’ bonus payments Chief financial officer George Crookston, who picked up £17,500 in ‘performance-related’ bonus cash,

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POLICE: Seven charged with ‘mobbing and rioting’ in Brucehill 

POLICE: Seven charged with ‘mobbing and rioting’ in Brucehill 

Street violence taking place in West Dunbartonshire on Thursday. Seven people accused of mobbing and rioting in Dumbarton are set to appear in court on Monday after

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