Month: December 2018

Large crowd expected as trade unions gather to protest against Council cuts Councillor Jonathan McColl and the Burgh Hall, where the pre Budget meeting and

First Minister asks Patrick Harvie to shine Green light on SNP Budget By Bill Heaney The Scottish Government’s finance secretary Derek Mackay, in his Draft

Here’s tae us, Wha’s like us No’ many An’ we’re a’ skint By Bill Heaney  and Langcraigs Residential Home which the Council sold off. Not

Unbiased opinion … This unsolicited comment came in from a regular reader to The Democrat today. Jim Wingate wrote: “I was told from my dad

Although the open air service was cancelled due to weather on Saturday, about 15 hardy folk turned up and inspired by a couple of human

By Bill Heaney It was one of those throwaway remarks you would only hear from an English football commentator. I don’t even remember which game