Groups can apply for up to 100% of the total funding costs for their project or activity from the fund, with a maximum award of £2500 available.
Day: October 7, 2019
HEARTWARMING GESTURE BY COUNCIL
Sheenah Nelson, Heartstart Co-ordinator Helensburgh Garelochside Rotary, said: “We are delighted with the support from the Council which has enabled the expansion of accessible defibrillators within the community which will undoubtedly save lives. Since the launch of the campaign 18 months ago, we have trained over 3,500 people in the community and installed 202 defibrillators which has saved 20 lives.”
SUPPORT FOR THE COMMUNITY BUYOUT AT BALLOCH
Dumbarton and Lomond constituency MSP, Jackie Baillie, has asked First Minister Nicola Sturgeon whether she would support a community buyout at West Riverside in Balloch, following the withdrawal of a planning application by Flamingo Land Limited.
BAILLIE CALLS ON GOVERNMENT TO DITCH PARKING LEVY
This proposed new law would allow Local Authorities to impose a workplace parking levy on companies with more than 11 parking spaces. The levy is likely to be passed on to workers, forcing them to pay to park at work
BOOK REVIEW: WOMEN AND PSYCHIATRY
Diagnosing women and girls with personality disorders after they have been abused, traumatised, trafficked, raped, neglected or harmed – is disgraceful practice. It needs to end. We all need to lobby, campaign, influence and convince decision makers and leaders to reject personality disorders as quack science.
IT’S TIME PUBLIC GOT BEHIND JIM BOLLAN
Jim and ex councillor George Marshall Black brought to light some very dubious goings on in our authority and our Chief Executive Joyce White tried to cover it up. That was her first mistake because anyone who knows these men they are like dogs with bones and won’t let g