June 26, 2021 – THE DEMOCRAT

DOMESTIC ABUSE: Second to our drug crisis in Scotland, that is our national shame

June 26, 2021 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney Figures that were released this week tell a horrendous story of domestic abuse in Scotland, Tory MSP told the Scottish Parliament this

ECONOMY: Scottish Enterprise names Adrian Gillespie as new chief

June 26, 2021 heaneymedia

Adrian Gillespie previously spent 16 years at Scottish Enterprise By Democrat reporter Scottish Enterprise has appointed a new chief executive. Adrian Gillespie is leaving his

ENVIRONMENT: In West Dunbartonshire, it is not just the birds that are in decline, but the trees

June 26, 2021 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is no twitcher, but she views with concern the decline of iconic woodland bird species in Scotland. Addressing

ENVIRONMENT: THE SCANDAL OF AMAZON’S THROWAWAY POLICIES FOR UNSOLD GOODS IN SCOTLAND

June 26, 2021 heaneymedia

By Lucy Adams Green Party joint leader Lorna Slater jumped on the astonishing revelation by ITN that the Amazon warehouses in Scotland are destroying

Councils underspend their alcohol and drug recovery services budget, Dumbarton MSP tells parliament

by BILL HEANEY Dumbarton’s Reform Party MSP David Smith has asked the Scottish Government, “in light of its commitment to a 16 per cent increase

Vocations shortage will mean major changes are needed in local Catholic Church

by BILL HEANEY The dramatic scale of the vocations crisis which faces the Catholic Church in the coming years has been revealed in a new

Workers could strike over ‘devastating’ plans to close day care centres

Health and social care chiefs in Glasgow are aiming to save £20m by April 2027 due to ‘increasingly challenging’ funding pressures. Drew Sandelands, Local Democracy

Glasgow City Council to fire and rehire over 23,000 employees

Scotland Business Edinburgh, Fife & East Glasgow & West Highlands & Islands NE, Orkney & Shetland South Tayside & Central Alba Glasgow City Council

ART EXHIBITION: An extraordinary group of inspirational women.

St Margaret of Scotland Hospice We were honoured to attend a special Civic Reception hosted by the Right Hon. Lord Provost of Glasgow, alongside renowned

The Wee Coaching Company in Helensburgh: Dyslexia Awareness Week.

The Wee Coaching Company OK, the tea is most definitely spilling now… Over the last week, we have been able to share quite a few

CHILDREN ARE BEING LET DOWN BY AGENCIES SET UP TO ASSIST THEM

by BILL HEANEY Parents whose children don’t live with them have a moral responsibility to contribute fairly to the financial costs of raising them, an

AUTUMN GOLD: ENJOY A DAY OUT AT LOCH KATRINE

Loch Katrine Discover Autumn Gold offers at Loch Katrine, home of Steamship Sir Walter Scott. Cruise through the spectacular autumn colours of the Trossachs, explore

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