June 13, 2021 – THE DEMOCRAT

NEW WRITING: RAMBLING REVERIES

June 13, 2021 heaneymedia

Rambling Boy In 1965 I ordered a copy of Tom Paxton’s first LP from America. I was impressed by this initiative. I have no idea

NATIONAL PARK: Sea eagles at Loch Lomond for first time in 100 years

June 13, 2021 heaneymedia

White-tailed eagles spotted on Loch Lomond for the first time in more than 100 years. By Lucy Ashton Sheep farmers are concerned that a pair

TOURISM: New infrastructure to support visitors in Arrochar

June 13, 2021 heaneymedia

Mobile toilets at the car park at the head of Loch Long. Photo: Friends of Loch Lomond. By Nick Kempe of Parkswatch Scotland The Arrochar

RELIGION: Tartan Pimpernel war hero minister honoured in Paris

June 13, 2021 heaneymedia

Around 100 people attended the unveiling ceremony on La Rue Bayard, including local church members and representatives from Mairie de Paris and the Scottish Government.

POLITICS: GIRD YOUR LOINS FOR MORE BUDGET CUTS FROM THE SNP

By Bill Heaney West Dunbartonshire Council’s SNP group leader is being hamstrung by his Nationalist colleagues in Edinburgh when it comes to finance for hard-pressed

Sprain, strain or suspected fracture at the gym? Avoid A&E queues and book with MIU

$Sprain, strain or suspected fracture at the gym? Avoid A&E queues and book with MIU$

As the annual drive to get fitter and healthier in the New Year is well underway, the Health Board is advising anyone who has a

More than £16m lost in Covid fraud and errors

Responding to comments from Auditor General Stephen Boyle to the Public Audit Committee that “somewhere between £16 million and £32 million” of the money committed

POLITICS: Tories who want Boris to resign ‘facing intimidation and blackmail’ and should contact police, MP says

MPs who are, or assumed to be wanting to oust the PM, have been threatened with having funding for projects in their constituencies pulled, a

SNP/GREENS INSIST NEW FIRE ALARM LEGISLATION COMES INTO FORCE IN FEBRUARY

The Democrat’s Bill Heaney with Sarah Boyack and Housing Minister Shona Robison. By Bill Heaney Every household in West Dunbartonshire and Argyll and Bute, which

RELIGION: Report faults retired Pope Benedict XVI for handling of sexual abuse cases

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI sits in St. Peter’s Basilica as he attends the ceremony marking the start of the Holy Year. A long-awaited report on

Lady Mone faces questions over awarding of the contracts in the early days of the pandemic.

By Lucy Ashton Tory peer Baroness Mone is facing investigation by the Lords standards watchdog over the awarding of Government contracts worth more than £200m

SNP all at sea as flood defence projects are over budget and years behind schedule

By Lucy Ashton Scottish Liberal Democrat rural affairs spokesperson Beatrice Wishart, pictured right, has hit out at the Scottish Government as it was revealed that

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