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Day: December 28, 2020

BUSES: Local groups have been campaigning to save a number of routes

December 28, 2020 heaneymedia

Bus firms under fire for cutting routes despite ‘unprecedented’ bailouts Jackie Baillie MSP for Dumbarton waits for a bus on the Quay at Dumbarton. Above,

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BROADCASTING: What it’s like to be a woman in the music industry

December 28, 2020 heaneymedia

Documentary explores what it’s like to be a woman in the music industry Scotland’s female ‘bard’, Eddi Reader, recalls her fascinating career path. A NEW

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THOUGHT FOR TODAY: Wider effects of our actions are forcing us to stop and look at how we live

December 28, 2020 heaneymedia

By Canon Gerry Conroy Primitive human beings were very aware of living in a world that was hugely more powerful than they were. They lived

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CHRISTMAS: LET’S END ‘CRISIS’ OF HUNGER WITH A LEGAL RIGHT TO FOOD

December 28, 2020 heaneymedia

By Democrat reporter Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton Constituency, has said that by enshrining the Right to Food into Scots Law we can make this

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TRIBUTES: Journalists stunned by the sudden death of Donald John MacDonald

December 28, 2020 heaneymedia

The Scottish broadcasting industry has been stunned by the sudden death of Donald John MacDonald, pictured right, editor of Aberdeen-based STV North. He died from

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  • FERRET INVESTIGATION: SALMOND INQUIRY EXPLAINED FOR DEMOCRAT READERS
  • RELIGION: WHO SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO RECEIVE COMMUNION IN A CATHOLIC CHURCH?
  • POPE FRANCIS: First Papal visit to Scotland since 2010 could be on the cards
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  • DEMOCRACY AND OPEN GOVERNMENT ARE ANATHEMA TO SNP IN WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE

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TREE CHOPPER MCCOLL ATTRACTS THE FURY OF WOMEN AT HIGH OVERTOUN

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

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FERRET INVESTIGATION: SALMOND INQUIRY EXPLAINED FOR DEMOCRAT READERS

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

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

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

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

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.

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POLITICS: Anas Sarwar is the new Scottish Labour leader

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

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DEMOCRACY AND OPEN GOVERNMENT ARE ANATHEMA TO SNP IN WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE

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

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

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

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

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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