PICTURE BY ROBERT BEACON
Day: November 19, 2019
DUMBARTON ON A COLD AND FROSTY MORNING
PICTURE BY TOM GARDINER
MOTHER WALKED OUT OF HEALTH BOARD MEETING
On Monday Ms Freeman told BBC Scotland putting the health board into special measures – this is something some people would like to see happen at West Dunbartonshire Council which, too, has not had its troubles to seek in recent times – – was an option and that she would make a statement to the Scottish Parliament later this week. The powers were last used on NHS Tayside in 2018 and mean the Scottish government takes a more direct role in management.
ASSANGE WALKS ON SWEDISH RAPE CHARGE
News agencies are reporting that a Swedish prosecutor said today, she would not proceed with an investigation into an allegation of rape against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange after a review of the evidence.
EVEREST SUCCESS FOR DUMBARTON-LED EXPEDITION
A Dumbarton hotel director is “feeling on top of the world” after leading a successful group expedition to Everest base camp in Nepal for charity. Petra McMillan, a Marie Curie patron, and her team of 26 from all over the UK raised £66,594 by trekking to the foot of the world’s tallest mountain last week. Now, thanks to their efforts, families facing terminal illness in the UK will receive a 3330 hours of care at home, at the end of life this Christmas.
Petra, whose family own the Dumbuck Hotel in Dumbarton, said: “I’m really proud of everyone on our team, they all worked so hard in really tough conditions to achieve their goal.