October 2021 – THE DEMOCRAT

GLORIOUS SUNSET IN DUMBARTON BY JOE PORTER

October 31, 2021 heaneymedia

Pictures by JoePorter

POETRY: NIGHT MAIL BY WH AUDEN

October 31, 2021 heaneymedia

Night Mail WH Auden This is the night mail crossing the Border, Bringing the cheque and the postal order, Letters for the rich, letters for

MISSING MAN: He may be cycling in the area and wearing blue jeans and a green jumper

October 30, 2021 heaneymedia

Officers are appealing for the assistance of the public in tracing a 57-year-old man who has been reported missing from his home in the Kilmichael

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October 30, 2021 heaneymedia

Levengrove Park in Dumbarton is flooded. Picture by Michael Moffat Liv Dawn is at Room 2 Loch Lomondside resident Liv Dawn tells us: “I’m playing a gig

STURGEON SHOULD STOP MOANING AND START EXPLAINING WHY SO MUCH MONEY MAKES SO LITTLE DIFFERENCE

October 30, 2021 heaneymedia

BRIAN WILSON Our best-kept secret is that the Scottish Government is extremely well funded. The reasons go back to the origins of devolution and the

POLICE: Celtic fans protest against appointment of Higgins as new security chief

October 30, 2021 heaneymedia

Assistant Chief Constable Bernard Higgins tipped to spend retirement in Paradise By Bill Heaney One of Scotland’s most senior police officers is expected to take

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Scotland’s Climate Week: Letter from National Park Youth Committee

For Scotland’s Climate Week (26th Sept – 2nd Oct 2022), members of the National Park Youth Committee and Junior Rangers have written a letter outlining

Capercaillie population falls to critically low numbers, study finds

With only 542 left in the country, the bird’s UK population is believed to be on the brink of extinction. Capercaillie population in Scotland on

Kelvingrove Museum to be sold over equal pay bill

Kelvingrove would be re-leased to the council after long-term loans are secured against its value BBC Scotland is reporting that Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Museum and Art

Dumbarton celebrates 150 years of football heritage with special anniversary exhibition

A new exhibition celebrating Dumbarton Football Club’s 150th anniversary will explore the town’s rich football heritage. Featuring a unique collection of memorabilia, pictures and anecdotes

JOURNALISM: NUJ Reach pay settlement with Lennox Herald group journalists

September 2022 NUJ members at Lennox Herald have voted to accept a revised pay offer from Reach plc. Following a ballot of all NUJ members

NOTEBOOK: COUNCIL SHOULD RIP UP THE PLAN FOR TOWN CENTRE

By Bill Heaney A redevelopment plan has been produced by West Dunbartonshire Council for the Artizan Centre in Dumbarton. My advice to the council is

SECRET SCOTLAND: New ferry contract information dragged out of SNP

By Bill Heaney New information about the Clyde ferries scandal has been dragged out of the SNP government using a freedom of information request. Scottish

FIERY FERRY DEBATE AT FMQs IN HOLYROOD PARLIAMENT

‘There was a man who built a boat to sail away and it sank,’ JP Donleavy wrote in his best-selling novel, The Ginger Man. That’s

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