March 25, 2021 – THE DEMOCRAT

NOTEBOOK: VIRAGOES BARE THEIR CLAWS AS PARLIAMENT GOES INTO PURDAH

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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

FOOTBALL: SONS BACK TO WINNING WAYS AGAINST STRANRAER

PICTURES BY JON LEINO Dumbarton 3 Stranraer 1 cinch League 2 Dumbarton recovered from back-to-back league defeats with a 3-1 win over Stranraer this afternoon.

BAILLIE WELCOMES CAMERON HOUSE REPORT BUT IS DISAPPOINTED BY SLOW ACTION

Grieving mother Jane Midgley and Dame Jackie Baillie MSP. By Lucy Ashton Dame Jackie Baillie has welcomed recommendations from a working group established following the

ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL: Taking action to tackle child poverty

By Aileen Maclennan Supporting families facing financial hardship and ensuring that children do not grow up in poverty remains a top priority in Argyll and

PAY: What is the minimum wage and how much is it?

By Bill Heaney The national living wage will increase from next April, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is to confirm on Monday. It means the minimum wage

ON YER BIKE: How NHSGGC is helping staff to swap four wheels for two

Scotland’s Climate Week: how NHSGGC is helping staff to swap four wheels for twoAs part of Scotland’s Climate Week, NHSGGC has been encouraging staff to

COUNCIL RECEIVES PROMISE OF £40 MILLION BUT LACKS IDEAS HOW TO SPEND IT

Clydebank from the air with the Golden Jubilee Hospital’s green roofs bottom centre and Dalmuir and the Forth and Clyde Canal and Duntocher Road to

Rangers: Michael Beale sacked as manager

Ulsterman Steven Davis takes interim charge at Ibrox Stadium Michael Beale has been sacked as Rangers manager following Saturday’s home defeat by Aberdeen which left

O’HARA TIPPED TO WIN NOMINATION IN NEW SEAT

Contest for Argyll, Bute and Lochaber South seat Former SNP chief whip Brendan O’Hara currently represents Argyll and Bute, but is facing a contest for

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