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Day: January 12, 2020

OLD MAN RIVER BY OTTO EASTBROOK

January 12, 2020 heaneymedia

The stolen gate on the towpath along the Leven behind the golf course. By Bill Heaney We have our own Old Man River, the River

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WEE RAINBOW OVER THE VALE TODAY

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The old Royal Naval Torpedo Factory in Alexandria. Picture by Kim Huxter

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ALL UNDER ONE BANNER BRAVES WEATHER TO MARCH

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BBC Scotland is reporting that tens of thousands of Scottish independence supporters have marched through Glasgow in the first of a series of protests planned for the coming year.

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EDITORIAL: THE DEMOCRAT

January 12, 2020 heaneymedia

The press and media have a duty to report and comment on all they consider newsworthy. All politics, for example, is local. Democracy is a fragrant flower which is being trampled on here.

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News, opinion and pictures from West Dunbartonshire.

Recent Posts

  • INVESTIGATION into care home deaths: By Andrew Picken and Marc Ellison of BBC Scotland News
  • Event: How can we save Freedom of Information? Tuesday 20 April 5pm
  • INDUSTRY: New Royal Navy anti-submarine warship emerges at Clyde shipyard
  • ELECTION: SNP PENSION CLAIMS COULD RISK FAMILIES’ FINANCIAL SECURITY
  • ELECTION REMINDER
  • Council salaries: New report shows bumper pay packets for the bosses

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INVESTIGATION into care home deaths: By Andrew Picken and Marc Ellison of BBC Scotland News

INVESTIGATION into care home deaths: By Andrew Picken and Marc Ellison of BBC Scotland News

By Andrew Picken and Marc Ellison of BBC Scotland News A full breakdown of Covid-linked deaths in every Scottish care home has been published for

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Event: How can we save Freedom of Information? Tuesday 20 April 5pm

Event: How can we save Freedom of Information? Tuesday 20 April 5pm

SNP group leader Jonathan McColl and Democrat editor Bill Heaney. By Democrat reporter Freedom of Information law continues to be ignored by the SNP administration

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INDUSTRY: New Royal Navy anti-submarine warship emerges at Clyde shipyard

INDUSTRY: New Royal Navy anti-submarine warship emerges at Clyde shipyard

The new Type 26 frigates will primarily be used for anti-submarine warfare. By Lucy Ashton The new class of Royal Navy warship has been rolled

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ELECTION: SNP PENSION CLAIMS COULD RISK FAMILIES’ FINANCIAL SECURITY

ELECTION: SNP PENSION CLAIMS COULD RISK FAMILIES’ FINANCIAL SECURITY

By Bill Heaney Labour is warning that the Scottish National Party’s pension claims could risk families’ financial security. A new analysis for Labour reveals that

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ELECTION REMINDER

ELECTION REMINDER

SEVEN candidates will take part in the election for the Dumbarton constituency seat in the Scottish Parliament election on May 6. They are: Jackie Baillie

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Council salaries: New report shows bumper pay packets for the bosses

Council salaries: New report shows bumper pay packets for the bosses

Council gravy train has chugged  into Renfrewshire where Sandra Black and Steven Quinn are highest earners. West Dunbartonshire Council’s chief officers must now be looking

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HEALTH MATTERS: Instead of admitting mistakes now Sturgeon should have heeded the warnings last year

HEALTH MATTERS: Instead of admitting mistakes now Sturgeon should have heeded the warnings last year

Deaths increased exponentially after Covid patients were moved to care homes. By Lucy Ashton Health matters were high on the Scottish Parliament election agenda this

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POLICE: Appeal after man suffers serious injuries in Dumbarton incident

POLICE: Appeal after man suffers serious injuries in Dumbarton incident

Dumbarton from the air. Castlegreen Street area is to the left in this photograph – Picture by Sean Davenport of Myre Media. By Democrat reporter

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