December 19, 2020 – THE DUMBARTON DEMOCRAT

Minister appointed to tackle drugs deaths

December 19, 2020 heaneymedia

New role to for Constance to address scale of drugs deaths challenge Angela Constance, Nicola Sturgeon and Joe Fitzpatrick. By Bill Heaney First Minister Nicola

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT: Emergency funding for football

December 19, 2020 heaneymedia

Over £11 million split between lower-league football clubs By Bill Heaney Emergency grants worth £11.35 million will be split between football clubs in an agreement

NOTEBOOK: THE SCANDAL OF COUNCIL BOSSES’ CHRISTMAS PAY RISE

December 19, 2020 heaneymedia

Over generous with taxpayers’ money – Cllrs McColl, McAllister and Provost Hendrie. By Bill Heaney It’s the question everyone locally wants an answer to. Who

ENVIRONMENT: RECYCLING IS IMPORTANT AS EVER THIS CHRISTMAS

December 19, 2020 heaneymedia

Changes to Waste & Recycling Collection Services – Christmas and New Year 2020/2021 Changes to Waste & Recycling Collection Services – Christmas and New Year

Thieves steal 2,400 cases of whisky worth £200,000 from trailer

December 19, 2020 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton A trailer full of malt whisky worth £200,000 was stolen from an industrial estate near Glasgow. The red articulated trailer with white

TREE CHOPPER MCCOLL ATTRACTS THE FURY OF WOMEN AT HIGH OVERTOUN

By Bill Heaney Tree chopper Cllr Jonathan McColl has attracted the fury of an army of women tree lovers in Dumbarton and the Vale of

FERRET INVESTIGATION: SALMOND INQUIRY EXPLAINED FOR DEMOCRAT READERS

FFS explains: Alex Salmond’s committee appearance By Ferret Journalists The fallout from Alex Salmond’s trial over allegations of sexual assault continues more than a year

RELIGION: WHO SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO RECEIVE COMMUNION IN A CATHOLIC CHURCH?

Head of German Catholic bishops: ‘I do not deny Communion to a Protestant who asks for it’ Bishop Georg Batzing – ‘while a general invitation

POPE FRANCIS: First Papal visit to Scotland since 2010 could be on the cards

Local people including Provost Billy Petrie and his late wife, Jean, were in the crowd at the last Papal Visit to Scotland ten years ago.

POLITICS: Anas Sarwar is the new Scottish Labour leader

By Democrat reporter BBC Scotland is reporting that Anas Sarwar has been elected the new leader of Scottish Labour, replacing Richard Leonard who led the

DEMOCRACY AND OPEN GOVERNMENT ARE ANATHEMA TO SNP IN WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE

The Sheep Hill quarry which is at the centre of the planning dispute in Milton and Bowling. NOTEBOOK by BILL HEANEY I have said in

VETERANS: Erskine launches Spring appeal to fund new minibus for Veterans

Erskine Veteran Steve Wylie finds it difficult to use public transport. Now, Erskine hopes to hit the road after launching a fundraising drive for a

LAW AND ORDER: 8% of adults were victims of a property crime, and 2% experienced a violent crime

Police on patrol in Dumbarton (top picture by Sean Davenport) and Vale of Leven (bottom picture by Craig Jump of Turkey Red Media). By Democrat

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