Skip to content
THE DUMBARTON DEMOCRAT

THE DEMOCRAT

DUNBARTONSHIRE'S DIGITAL NEWSPAPER

  • Home
  • Latest News
    • West Dunbartonshire
    • Balloch
    • Dumbarton
    • Scotland Wide
    • Helensburgh
  • TRAVEL
  • SPORT
  • BOOK REVIEWS
  • SPECIAL FEATURES
  • CONTACT US

Day: October 29, 2021

HILARIOUS TAKE ON THE BBC SERIES SHETLAND BY THE BRILLIANT TOM MORTON

October 29, 2021 heaneymedia

Douglas Henshall and Brian Cox in Shetland on BBC Scotland on Sundays. Tom Morton “Getting off with a primal-screaming lay nun in Whalsay while driving

Continue reading

FLOODING: LibDems call for new funding to protect against the “Scottish Monsoon”

October 29, 2021 heaneymedia

Flooding during the monsoon conditions in Dumbarton. Picture by Tom Gardiner By Rory Murphy Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today called for

Continue reading

Councils failing to tackle climate crisis, says report

October 29, 2021 heaneymedia

Investigation by Rob Edwards in The Ferret October 28, 2021 Plans by Scottish local authorities to cut carbon pollution are “deeply insufficient” and will cause

Continue reading

Police must allow young people to protest peacefully at COP-26, says Children’s Commissioner

October 29, 2021 heaneymedia

Police riot squad in training for COP26 conference –  “treat young people peacefully”. By Lucy Ashton Children’s Commissioner Bruce Adamson is urging police to treat

Continue reading

COP26: “Thought for the Day” Pope Francis

October 29, 2021 heaneymedia

Pope Francis delivered “Thought for the Day” on BBC Radio 4 today “Thought for the Day” Pope Francis. Dear BBC listeners, good morning! Climate change

Continue reading

News, opinion and pictures from West Dunbartonshire.

Recent Posts

  • We Have a Dream  · The Scottish World Cup Squad: TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT
  • LONDON GOES EN FETE FOR TROPPING THE COLOUR ON KING’S OFFICIAL BIRTHDAY.
  • World Cup lift-off: 80,000 fans, nine South Africa players and three red cards
  • START YOUR SUMMER HOLIDAYS WITH STENA LINE
  • Refugee Festival Scotland stands in solidarity against hate as 2026 edition opens
  • WHAT’S ON IN THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT NEXT WEEK

Previously: THE DEMOCRAT

We Have a Dream  · The Scottish World Cup Squad: TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT

We Have a Dream  · The Scottish World Cup Squad: TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT

Rhu Bay We Have a Dream  · The Scottish World Cup Squad · THE COUNTDOWN IS OFFICIALLY ON Scotland is back on the global stage for their first

Continue reading

LONDON GOES EN FETE FOR TROPPING THE COLOUR ON KING’S OFFICIAL BIRTHDAY.

LONDON GOES EN FETE FOR TROPPING THE COLOUR ON KING’S OFFICIAL BIRTHDAY.

King Charles III and Queen Camilla appeared on the balcony of Buckingham Palace to watch the Red Arrows flypast by Ella Kipling Crowds gathered in

Continue reading

World Cup lift-off: 80,000 fans, nine South Africa players and three red cards

World Cup lift-off: 80,000 fans, nine South Africa players and three red cards

The American flag met a chorus of boos during the opening ceremony at the Azteca by Ken Early in The Irish Times World Cup, Group

Continue reading

START YOUR SUMMER HOLIDAYS WITH STENA LINE

START YOUR SUMMER HOLIDAYS WITH STENA LINE

View online Hello, Democrat readers. Make 2026 the year of the best family road trip yet So, why not make that big family getaway happen

Continue reading

Refugee Festival Scotland stands in solidarity against hate as 2026 edition opens

Refugee Festival Scotland stands in solidarity against hate as 2026 edition opens

by Bill Heaney As Refugee Festival Scotland officially gets underway today, Friday 12 June, the nationwide event run by Scottish Refugee Council is proudly embracing

Continue reading

WHAT’S ON IN THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT NEXT WEEK

WHAT’S ON IN THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT NEXT WEEK

Committees, which are formed of MSPs and look in detail at a range of issues, were agreed to in the Parliament last week. This week,

Continue reading

Three further arrests following disorder at Scottish Cup quarter-final

Three further arrests following disorder at Scottish Cup quarter-final

by Democrat reporter Officers investigating disorder at the Scottish Cup Quarter Final between Rangers and Celtic on Sunday, 8 March 2026, have made three further

Continue reading

POLICE SCOTLAND ISSUE ARREST WARNING TO RACISM PROTESTERS

POLICE SCOTLAND ISSUE ARREST WARNING TO RACISM PROTESTERS

by Bill Heaney Police Scotland is preparing for a significant anti-racism protest expected to take place in Glasgow tomorrow.  Assistant Chief Constable Alan Waddell said:

Continue reading

October 2021
M T W T F S S
 123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
25262728293031
« Sep   Nov »

Facebook – Follow Us

  • Facebook

Twitter – Follow Us

  • X
Powered by WordPress.com.

Loading Comments...