August 31, 2018 – THE DEMOCRAT

LOVE BOAT

August 31, 2018 heaneymedia

Hugs and kisses all round as Navy mine hunter returns from mission to Gulf Piper Iain MacPhee plays a ceud mile failte for the sailors

Recycling shut

August 31, 2018 heaneymedia

West Dunbartonshire Council recycling centres closed from today Dalmoak Recycling Centre on the Renton Road will be closed from today. By Bill Heaney The Greenlight

BIGOTRY

August 31, 2018 heaneymedia

Sectarianism puts women and children at alarming risk of violence Scotland divided by sectarianism – a Rangers versus Celtic crowd. Why would The Democrat want

Earthquake

August 31, 2018 heaneymedia

Earth tremor near Clyde Naval Base base at Faslane on the Gareloch Rosneath Peninsula, site of the Clyde Naval Base and nuclear weapons at Coulport

Care leavers

August 31, 2018 heaneymedia

Housing initiative for young care leavers shortlisted for award SNP duo Diane Docherty and Caroline McAllister. By Lucy Ashton An innovative housing project to support

Arrest made over theft of historic gold trophy from Sir Thomas Lipton museum collection

Lipton’s eight-carat gold trophy vanished from museum last year by BILL HEANEY An elderly man has been arrested in connection with the theft of a

Childminder who admitted neglecting and abandoning children jailed for two years

by DEMOCRAT REPORTER A childminder who admitted to wilfully neglecting and abandoning children in her care has been jailed for two years. Amanda Mathewson had

Six men convicted following illegal cryptocurrency operation

by BILL HEANEY Six men have been convicted following an illegal cryptocurrency operation valued at more than £6 million. Asim Afzal, 34, Aftab Allah, 36,

Andy Burnham: Journalism Is A Vital Part Of Our National Infrastructure

Journalism is a vital part of our national infrastructure, and local news media is critical to the success of the government’s headline devolution agenda, Andy

Controversial cemetery memorial, part paid for by Scottish travelling community, dismantled overnight

White marble statues removed from the grave of Willy McGinley amid an ongoing planning investigation into the 4.5m-high structure. The memorial pictured after the overnight

Minister announces public inquiry into group-based child sexual abuse and exploitation.

by Mairi McAllan, Minister for Education Child sexual abuse and exploitation are among the most serious harms that can be inflicted on a child. Our

Date set for Scotland grooming gang inquiry chaired by Alexis Jay

Thursday 5 November 2026 by BILL HEANEY Scotland’s Education Secretary, Màiri McAllan, has announced that the public inquiry into group-based child sexual abuse and exploitation

ROSNEATH CASTLE: Someone had to taste the Christmas Menu

Someone had to taste the Christmas Menu. We’ve been trying some of the dishes coming to Castle Isle this December, and choosing a favourite wasn’t

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