That should not be happening and Nicola Sturgeon should be doing something about it while Jonathan McColl, the lily-livered SNP leader in West Dunbartonshire, chooses to ignore it. … More DEMOCRAT EDITORIAL ON PRESS FREEDOM
Arms firms give MPs thousands of pounds, gifts and dinners The Clyde Naval Base where billions is spent on weapons and equipment. Billy Briggs of the Ferret Investigation Bureau Arms firms due to attend a trade event dubbed a “festival of violence” gave MP’s more than £60,000 in donations, we can reveal, prompting concerns over … More INVESTIGATION: SNOUTS IN THE TROUGH
Council chief apologises after ‘flawed’ parking charge plans on Mull Council chief has apologised to locals on Mull and Iona By Democrat reporter BBC Scotland is reporting that Argyll and Bute Council has changed its plans to introduce a parking charge at harbours on Mull. The plans would have seen parking charges of up to … More COUNCIL PARKS PLAN TO CHARGE MOTORISTS
On Thursday, a report by the director of rural development and planning at the national park was published and recommended for the board to refuse the planning permission in principle. … More PARK AUTHORITY SAYS NO TO FLAMINGO LAND
The latest plan from Flamingo Land for their tourism development at Balloch. Report recommends refusal of West Riverside planning application The report of recommendation on the planning application for West Riverside and Woodbank House, Balloch, has been published today (Thursday 5th September). The report, by the Director of Rural Development and Planning at Loch Lomond & The … More FLAMINGO LAND DEVELOPMENT TURNED DOWN
Member of Identitarian Movement ‘due to start work on Navy’s nuclear Trident sub’: Source The Observer newspaper … More REPORT ALERTS NAVY TO TRIDENT POSTING
Inequality in pay is an “issue of justice” that we should all be looking at, says Carrie Gracie “It turns into a situation where the cover up is worse than the crime, because you had the original thing where you were valued less.” Scottish journalist Carrie Gracie, involved recently in a battle with the BBC … More LIBERTE, EGALITE FAIR WOMEN’S PAY
St Patrick’s High School, Castlehill, Dumbarton. Winners of the Russell Cup at Millburn Park, Alexandria, in the mid-Fifties. Back row, left to right, William B. Monaghan, headmaster; Pat Sweeney, Johnny Dougan, JoJo McCallion, Evan Williams, Jack Kerr, teacher who later became a priest in Ayrshire, George Stewart, Tommy O’Keefe, John Brennan and Joe Watters, teacher. … More EVAN WILLIAMS WAS THE GOALIE HERE
