July 1, 2021 – THE DEMOCRAT

POLICE SEARCH: Missing girl, Katie McAleaney, Alexandria

July 1, 2021 heaneymedia

STOP PRESS: POLICE ARE REPORTING THAT KATIE HAS BEEN FOUND SAFE AND WELL IN EDINBURGH. They have thanked the public for their assistance in this

COVID: BAILLIE SAYS INCREASE IN NHS STAFF ABSENCES IS “ALARMING”

July 1, 2021 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton Scottish Labour has expressed alarm as Covid-related staff absences sky-rocketed, more than doubling in the last 7 weeks. Overall staff absences increased

EDUCATION: Our children and young people have taken lockdown life in their stride

July 1, 2021 heaneymedia

By Aileen MacLennan As pupils across in Helensburgh, Cardross and the Lochside havbe broken up for the school summer holidays, the Council’s Policy Lead for

HOUSING: Council’s 200th tenant says new home will change her daughter’s life

July 1, 2021 heaneymedia

Karen Hay, 49, is moving into an accessible home at the St Andrew’s development with 10-year-old daughter Zoe, who has Cerebral Palsy and uses a

Whisky to raise spirits for England ahead of Argentina World Cup clash

by Bill Heaney The SNP is ‘raising a glass’ to Argentina to belatedly mark the first anniversary of Scotch Whisky being given legal protection in

Faslane set for £15bn upgrade to increase ‘warfighting readiness’

The UK’s Vanguard-class missile submarines are based at Faslane by Bill Heaney BBC Scotland is reporting that a £15 billion modernisation of the Faslane and

DUMBARTON NOTEBOOK BY BILL HEANEY

Notebook by Bill Heaney For many of us Dumbartonians, Argentina’s connections with our town are far more interesting than a football match taking place later

£10 BILLION on poor-quality PPE during pandemic, damning inquiry report finds

The report addresses the so-called ‘VIP lane’ contracts granted to some suppliers during the pandemic by Dan Haygarth, Millie Cooke & Athena

Woman’s body recovered from water at Falls of Falloch near Loch Lomond

by Bill Heaney Emergency teams searched a waterfall deep pool at a beauty spot near Loch Lomond after a woman was reported in difficulty in

BAILLIE BLASTS SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT OVER DELAYED DISCHARGE FIGURES

by Democrat reporter MSP Jackie Baillie has blasted the Scottish Government after new figures revealed rocketing delayed discharge cases. Data from Public Health Scotland revealed

Scottish Maritime Museum to host a series of workshops

Keep Scotland Beautiful We’re partnering with the Scottish Maritime Museum to host a series of workshops over the coming weeks, with the first on active

WAVERLEY EXCURSIONS DOON THE WATTER

Waverley Excursions Step back in time aboard Scotland’s favourite steamer as Waverley returns to the Clyde Coast for her summer season. Cruise the spectacular Clyde

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