January 6, 2019 – THE DEMOCRAT

GET INVOLVED

January 6, 2019 heaneymedia

+William Nolan Bishop of Galloway President of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland Justice and Peace Commission. Picture by Catholic Parliamentary Office. Justice and Peace bishop

ONLY AN EXCUSE

January 6, 2019 heaneymedia

Footballer Frank McAvennie’s column in the Scottish SUN: Blow full time whistle on Only An Excuse? BBC show need to ‘seriously up their game’, says

REF THREATS CLAIM

January 6, 2019 heaneymedia

Union wants action over ‘crisis’ after alleged threats against Beaton John Beaton was escorted to his match on Saturday by police. By Democrat reporter BBC

BOOK REVIEW

January 6, 2019 heaneymedia

The Scottish Clearances by TM Devine review – lives ruined for profit An eminent Scottish historian chronicles the loss of land in the Highlands and

EXXON ON DIRTY DOZEN LIST

January 6, 2019 heaneymedia

Named and shamed mega-rich oil giants are being bank-rolled with £5 million from cash-strapped Council The Exxon/Esso terminal, tank farm and distribution site at Bowling,

CRIME: 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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