THE DUMBARTON DEMOCRAT

NATIONAL NEWS AND OPINION FROM A LOCAL PERSPECTIVE

BABCOCK 10K RUN IN THE SUNSHINE

May 16, 2019

Chris McLelland, Peter Currie and Mark Walsh were the first Dumbarton runners home. For a complete list of finishers key in babcock dumbarton 10K … More BABCOCK 10K RUN IN THE SUNSHINE

FAMILY FUN DAY AT ST MARTIN’S, RENTON

May 16, 2019

MERGED ROADS DEPARTMENTS CANNOT SORT IT

May 16, 2019

Choked roads bring frustration and confusion for local motorists

What can you expect for £2 million? It looked fantastic at the time, but the work on installing…

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EFFECTIVE SCRUTINY WAS IMPOSSIBLE

May 16, 2019

MSP says Council’s abject procurement record is staggering

Commenting on the Audit Scotland report on procurement practices at West Dunbartonshire Council … More EFFECTIVE SCRUTINY WAS IMPOSSIBLE

MYSTERY OF MILLIONAIRE GOLD MINE BOSS’S DEATH

May 16, 2019

Identity of gold mining executive who died at Keil estate revealed at last.

Residents in Dumbarton’s exclusive Manor Kingdom estate in leafy Kirktonhill… … More MYSTERY OF MILLIONAIRE GOLD MINE BOSS’S DEATH

CONCORD COMMUNITY CINEMA

May 16, 2019

Are you part of a community organisation? Why not publicise your meetings an events FREE in The Dumbarton Democrat? … More CONCORD COMMUNITY CINEMA

SWINNEY: THEY NEVER LAID A GLOVE ON HIM

There would be blood on the walls. Scalps would be taken, and one in particular, that of John Swinney, the Cabinet Secretary for Education. This would be the day when what happened really was ‘unprecedented’.

THE SQA WILL ISSUE FRESH CERTIFICATES TO HARD DONE BY CANDIDATES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

No bigger clanger has ever been dropped and none has received so much opprobrium in the 21 years the devolved Scottish parliament has been in existence, writes BILL HEANEY. The decision by the Scottish government to press ahead with their plan to downgrade this year’s examination results even made the lead item on BBC’s News […]

Celtic apologise for player’s ‘irresponsible’ Spain trip and quarantine breach

Celtic said it “unreservedly condemns and apologises” for the behaviour of Bolingoli, who travelled to Spain without informing the club and then failed to observe quarantine restrictions.”

POSTCODE LOTTERY OF DEATHS IS DEVASTATING AND SHAMEFUL – MSP

The analysis places West Dunbartonshire as the 4th highest and Argyll & Bute as the 19th highest for care home deaths per 1,000 registered places up to 26th July.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

One modern philosopher – Albert Camus – saw in the myth the truth of human existence. He saw us as constantly frustrated by a life that is absurd and without meaning. He rejected despair as the only legitimate response in the face of such adversity and opted instead for courage.

Rest and Be Thankful road to close at 7pm due to warning of thunderstorms

Helensburgh woman, Argyll and Bute council leader Aileen Morton says it is time the Scottish government stopped “shilly shallying” and came up with the cash for a permanent solution.

Guidance for care homes visiting, which was re-introduced on Monday, August 10

It sets out how relaxation of visiting restrictions will take place in three further stages, moving through outdoor visiting, indoor visiting by one designated person and eventually to a controlled programme of outdoor and indoor visiting.

NOTEBOOK by BILL HEANEY

They harbour a few dozen of the elect who wield influence on policy and strategy. Together they form an intellectual and philosophical black hole where radical ideas disappear and die. In exchange for this they get invitations to sup at the Bute House Presidential Palace or get thrown a seat on a quango or a health board. Thus, the triumph of middle-class mediocrity is assured.