That was the year that was. It’s over and most of us can’t wait for the Bells to see the back of it. West Dunbartonshire Council in particular will be delighted to witness its departure. As will the local Health Board.
This has been their annus horribilis. For them, if something wasn’t going wrong, it was something else going wrong. Money down the drain amounted to £millions, while the Council spent like a Friday night drunk on some very daft and unpopular ideas indeed.
The triumph of Boris Johnson may prove to be a Pyrrhic victory (20 December). Indeed, the first 20 years of this century might well be seen as a dark age of such Pyrrhic victories by the defenders of the capitalist status quo.
Anne kicks off with music and chocolate – Scottish band, The Poosies play at a boat regatta and Anne visits chocolatier, Benoit Lorge, a native of Lorraine in France, who discovered great demand for his unique chocolate products and installed a purpose made facility at Connor’s Family Shop and Post Office in Bonane, Co. Kerry.
It’s all happening over the New Year at The Tower in Sinclair Street, Helensburgh. Delicious fish suppers across the street in The Sun restaurant. Or how about La Barca or Cattle and Creel for apres cinema? Sounds good, does it not?
There is speculation now that Cllr McAllister could step up to take Cllr McColl’s place as leader should he decide to resign for any reason, although that seems unlikely.
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris, a Holocaust love story based on a true story, is Ireland’s bestselling book for the second year in a row. According to figures released by Nielsen BookScan, which compiles the publishing industry’s official charts, it sold 41,627 copies, earning €489,000.
