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Day: April 29, 2019

NEWS IN BRIEF

April 29, 2019 heaneymedia

Take me to your leader He’s some boy, our Jonathan. I speak of Councillor Jonathan McColl, leader of the Tory-propped-up SNP administration on West Dunbartonshire

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£10 MILLION SET ASIDE FOR VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE

April 29, 2019 heaneymedia

By Democrat reporter Sick and elderly victims of historic child abuse in state care will be able to claim payments of £10,000 each under a

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COUNCILLORS REQUIRE TO BE BE ALERT TO FRAUD

April 29, 2019 heaneymedia

Councillor scrutiny of financial safeguards more important than ever By Bill Heaney Systems to prevent public money being lost to mistakes and fraud in Scotland’s

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CUT DOWN ON YOUR USE OF PLASTIC PLEASE

April 29, 2019 heaneymedia

All adverts for community events and campaigns go FREE in The Democrat. Send yours now to heaneymedia@btinternet.com

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BEST WORLD CUISINE AWARD FOR LA BARCA

April 29, 2019 heaneymedia

La Barca Helensburgh –  🎉🎉We only did it again! Another ‘Best World Cuisine’ victory for La Barca and Helensburgh against 9 other restaurants in Scotland. That

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PAPAL HONOUR FOR NOEL DONNELLY

April 29, 2019 heaneymedia

Noel Donnelly with Monsignor Gerry Fitzpatrick, Archdiocesan director of music. Knighthood surprise for Noel who is made a Knight of St Gregory By Ryan McDougall

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News, opinion and pictures from West Dunbartonshire.

Recent Posts

  • GINGER COMPANIES WANT MONEY BACK ON BOTTLE RETURN SCHEME
  • Faith leaders call for asylum seekers to be given free bus passes
  • West Dunbartonshire gears up for UCI Cycling Worlds with community event
  • POLITICS: Boris Johnson sensationally quits as MP
  • NOTEBOOK: COUNCIL TAXPAYERS ARE BEING ROBBED OF THE TRUTH
  • HUNGRY TWENTIES: BAILLIE WARNS THOUSANDS ARE MISSING OUT ON ENERGY SUPPORT

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GINGER COMPANIES WANT MONEY BACK ON BOTTLE RETURN SCHEME

GINGER COMPANIES WANT MONEY BACK ON BOTTLE RETURN SCHEME

By Lucy Ashton Renewed calls have been made for compensation to be paid to firms hit by the SNP-Greens’ botched Deposit Return Scheme after it

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Faith leaders call for asylum seekers to be given free bus passes

Faith leaders call for asylum seekers to be given free bus passes

The Rt Rev Sally Foster-Fulton, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, and Pinar Aksu, Human Rights and Advocacy Coordinator at MIN.

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West Dunbartonshire gears up for UCI Cycling Worlds with community event

West Dunbartonshire gears up for UCI Cycling Worlds with community event

By Lucy Ashton Residents are being encouraged to get on their bikes for a fun-filled weekend of cycling activities in West Dunbartonshire. The Community Cycling

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POLITICS: Boris Johnson sensationally quits as MP

POLITICS: Boris Johnson sensationally quits as MP

By Kate Devlin Boris Johnson has sensationally announced he is quitting as an MP claiming he is the victim of a Partygate and Brexit witch-hunt.

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NOTEBOOK: COUNCIL TAXPAYERS ARE BEING ROBBED OF THE TRUTH

NOTEBOOK: COUNCIL TAXPAYERS ARE BEING ROBBED OF THE TRUTH

NOTEBOOK by BILL HEANEY So, West Dunbartonshire Council’s Labour Group and the SNP are at one, joined at the hip as they say. Labour supporters

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HUNGRY TWENTIES: BAILLIE WARNS THOUSANDS ARE MISSING OUT ON ENERGY SUPPORT

HUNGRY TWENTIES: BAILLIE WARNS THOUSANDS ARE MISSING OUT ON ENERGY SUPPORT

By Lucy Ashton Jackie Baillie has urged thousands of people in Dumbarton, the Vale of Leven, Balloch, Helensburgh and Lomond on prepayment meters to claim

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BOOKS: How am I? If I was any better, I couldn’t stick it

BOOKS: How am I? If I was any better, I couldn’t stick it

REPUBLICANISM Hold Your Hour Maurice Earls June 2023 Donate How am I? If I was any better, I couldn’t stick it. Brendan Behan A personal

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BOOKS: Brendan Behan’s grandmother introduced him to drink as a child

BOOKS: Brendan Behan’s grandmother introduced him to drink as a child

Dublin Review of Books, Issue 152, Newsletter 1 The Dublin Review of Books, including its extensive archive, is free to all. We rely exclusively on readers’

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