The winner of the Drama Series category, Guilt, is the first drama commission of the new BBC Scotland channel and beat off big hitters, like past winner Line of Duty. The new BBC Scotland Channel had further success with their programme, Jocky Wilson Says, winning best Sports Documentary. Stardust, a six-part podcast about the 1981 Stardust fire was the first podcast in Celtic Media Festival’s history to win best Radio Documentary.
Month: June 2020
GET ON YOUR BIKE – BUT CHECK YOUR HELMET
Since the pandemic, more and more people are using bikes for their daily exercise and this includes children.
UNIONS EXPRESS ALARM AT BACK TO SCHOOL PLANS
Cllr Jonathan McColl, leader of the SNP administration at West Dunbartonshire Council refuses to comment. He told The Democrat that it had made a mistake giving its backing to the trade unions when the digital platform was launched.
ARGYLL SUPPORTS YOUNG PEOPLE TO BEAT LOCKDOWN
Additional steps have also been taken to communicate key child protection messages directly to all children, young people and families and on raising awareness around digital poverty and alternatives to online connection.
SCANDAL OF FISH FARMERS SHOOTING SEALS IN SCOTLAND
The Ferret reported on 2 June that the Scottish Government was planning to ban seal shooting to save Scotland’s £180 million business exporting farmed salmon to the US.
DAMNING INDICTMENT OF SNP UNDER-FUNDING
Council’s furlough schemes must not be a ‘waiting room for redundancy’ By Democrat reporter Councils across Scotland, including West Dunbartonshire, have announced that they have