October 20, 2018 – THE DEMOCRAT

GRANTS

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Local charities benefit from CORRA By Lucy Ashton Two charities based in West Dunbartonshire have received grants following support from the local MSP, Jackie Baillie,

BRIDGE GONE

October 20, 2018 heaneymedia

Train services will be replaced by buses over this weekend DUMBARTON, Helensburgh and Balloch train services are being replaced by buses this weekend because of

BAILLIE’S RESPONSE TO CONSULTATION ON LOMOND BANKS (FLAMINGOLAND) PROPOSAL

Jackie Baillie, PICTURED, has demanded that residents’ concerns are taken into account in considering whether to grant planning permission to Lomond Banks for their planned

Public views invited on proposed changes to Loch Lomond Byelaws

A public consultation has been launched to gather views on proposed changes to byelaws managing safe and responsible use of Loch Lomond. Loch Lomond &

CASH CRISIS: Leader’s plea over £14m Council funding crisis

COUNCIL Leader Martin Rooney, PICTURED, has delivered a stark warning about the funding crisis facing local authorities, with an estimated £14 million budget gap looming

SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Catholic Church set to go back to the future by embracing laity and women

Scotland may follow as it often does the Catholic Church in Ireland as the decline in priest numbers means a significant chapter in the life

SALMON: Application for large salmon farm beside wild salmon rivers in Connemara ‘flawed’

Environment Fisheries body cites studies showing negative impacts of salmon farms primarily due to sea lice infestations from aquaculture By Kevin O’Sullivan in the Irish

RELIGION: Scottish Church responds to Pope’s Synod call

The Catholic Church in Scotland has submitted its response to the call from Pope Francis, pictured, in 2021 to participate in a two-year process called

FASCISM CLAIMS: Nicola Sturgeon condemns ‘disgraceful’ abuse hurled at journalist

BBC Scotland’s James Cook was targeted with a barrage of abuse by pro-independence protesters outside the Conservative leadership hustings. STV News is reporting that protesters

ORAL HEALTH MATTERS: Dental procedures crater as SNP abandon NHS dentistry

By Bill Heaney Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton, RIGHT, has today accused the SNP of abandoning NHS dentistry as new figures showed that the

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