March 25, 2021 – THE DEMOCRAT

NOTEBOOK: VIRAGOES BARE THEIR CLAWS AS PARLIAMENT GOES INTO PURDAH

March 25, 2021 heaneymedia

HOLYROOD NOTEBOOK by BILL HEANEY We had yet another stairheid row in the Scottish Parliament this week as those two viragoes, Nicola Sturgeon and Ruth

RELIGION: Mary’s Crusade: Mary not quite so contrary?

March 25, 2021 heaneymedia

By John Cooney, religion correspondent Mary McAleese’s robust dismissal of a decree from the Vatican Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith, which forbids priests

SOCIAL CARE: New Assessment and approach to support access to social care services

March 25, 2021 heaneymedia

Kenneth McGowan from Renton – new help is a significant step forward for adult social care provision that the Council believe will improve the lives

POLITICS: SNP chiefs have ‘bullied’ public bodies, ex-quango boss claims

March 25, 2021 heaneymedia

By Democrat reporter Public bodies funded by the Scottish Government have been bullied and politicised by SNP chiefs during the Nats’ reign, an ex-quango boss

SHAGGY DOG STORY OF OVERTOUN BRIDGE

The shaggy dog story, often told but seldom with the same angle, has appeared yet again in a new and, admittedly, interesting online platform. The

Health and social care: a year of progress 2025-2026

This report on driving improvement and building a stronger NHS sets out the progress in Scotland’s health and social care system during 2025 to 2026

Courage of Scots soldiers marked in Battle of the Somme exhibition

Exhibition at The Highlanders’ Museum at Fort George offers an insight into the realities of trench warfare Scottish soldiers who fought in the First World

Event by Lennox Heritage Society: DUMBARTON HIGH STREET WALK

Artizan Centre Public. · Anyone on or off Facebook is invited to come along. Join Elspeth and Jeremy from the Lennox Heritage Society to discover the rich

SNP “BROKEN PROMISES” ON NHS SHOW SCOTLAND NEEDS CHANGE, SAYS DUMBARTON LABOUR CANDIDATE

A&E waiting times and delayed discharge from hospital are just two of the issues at this election. by Democrat reporter Scottish Labour has accused the

TORY LEADER FINDLAY PROMISES £500 TAX CUT FOR PENSIONERS

by Democrat reporter Russell Findlay today called on pro-Union voters to back the Scottish Conservatives on their peach ballot to prevent an SNP majority and

SNP ACCUSED OF EMBARKING ON ELECTION ‘PROPAGANDA CAMPAIGN’

by Bill Heaney The SNP has today been accused of engaging in a Scottish Parliament election “propaganda campaign” that would “make Pravda blush”. It’s a

Glen Sannox ferry out of action again with engines issue

MV Glen Sannox has been sailing on the Arran route since January last year BBC Scotland is reporting that CalMac’s troubled Glen Sannox ferry has

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