September 28, 2018 – THE DEMOCRAT

HEALTH MATTERS

September 28, 2018 heaneymedia

Clydebank Health and Care Centre takes a major step forward An artist’s impression of what the new Clydebank Health Centre will look like. Plans for

TOP MARKS FOR CARE HOME

September 28, 2018 heaneymedia

Inspectors praise Crosslet House staff for their excellent care Care home residents, staff and day clients at Crosslet House, Dumbarton. West Dunbartonshire Health and Social

NOTEBOOK

September 28, 2018 heaneymedia

How does a vintage car rally to the South of France qualify for arts and culture cash from our skint council? Bailie Denis Agnew at

CANCER

September 28, 2018 heaneymedia

In the pink – Jackie Baillie supports campaign against breast cancer Jackie Baillie MSP urges constituents to become lifesavers. Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, pulled

CORPORATE FRAUD

September 28, 2018 heaneymedia

Council corporate fraud squad identifies almost £300,000 in claims Councillor Dickson and Dumbarton Sheriff Court. West Dunbartonshire Council is in the process of recovering more

Co-op boss warns of shoplifting ‘anarchy’

By Bill Heaney The Co-op had stores everywhere in West Dunbartonshire – Dumbarton Equitable Co-operative Society, Valeco, Helensburgh and Clydebank Co-op for a start –

JOURNALISM: TENTH BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR THE IRISH VOICE

By PETER DIAMOND THE Irish Voice was treated to an evening reception at the Irish Consulate in Edinburgh to celebrate the newspaper’s 10th anniversary. On

Conservatives beat SNP in Girvan by-election

By Lucy Ashton The Scottish Conservatives have won the Girvan and South Carrick by–election, gaining the seat from the SNP. South Ayrshire resident Alan Lamont becomes

School strikes to go ahead as union rejects demand to return to work immediately

By Lucy Ashton Strikes that will close schools across Scotland are set to go ahead after UNISON unsurprisingly rejected a new pay deal which the

DENTAL CHARGES: Dependent on overall treatment plans

By Bill Heaney Getting a straight answer to a question in the Scottish Parliament can often be like pulling teeth. And so it was when

PARLIAMENT: WILL THERE BE A COUNCIL TAX HIKE?

Deputy First Minister Shona Robison and Labour leader Anas Sarwar By Bill Heaney The consultation on the council tax multiplier is looking at how we

HEALTH: Celebrating 10 years of my kidney transplant

Lynn Smith discovered that she had kidney failure two years after giving birth to her now 17-year-old daughter, Erin. Five years later she had a

Cost of a bottle of whisky to soar to £18.20

Price of drink up again as SNP roll out a 65p minimum unit price The Scottish Government wants to ‘hit responsible drinkers during a cost-of-living

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