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
Month: June 2021
ECONOMY: Scottish Enterprise names Adrian Gillespie as new chief
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
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
By Lucy Adams Green Party joint leader Lorna Slater jumped on the astonishing revelation by ITN that the Amazon warehouses in Scotland are destroying
CERVICAL CANCER: Our thoughts are with the women who have been affected, says Dumbarton MSP.
By Bill Heaney There was a swift reaction in the Scottish parliament yesterday to the cervical screening scandal which sadly led to the death of
CHILD ABUSE: Survivors of Lagarie children’s home abuse lose compensation test case
Dozens of people have told BBC Scotland they were abused at the home in Rhu, near Helensburgh Investigation by Mark Daly & Calum McKay BBC