POETS: A pentameter of poets at Clifden Arts Festival in Connemara – Ben Keating, MIchael Longley, Bernard ODonohue, Lucy-Collins and Gerard Dawe. Picture by Bill
Month: November 2021
Council and walking charity take Highland estate to court over access rights
By Jamie Mann in the Ferret November 19, 2021 A walking charity and Highland Council are taking a wealthy landowner to court in a legal
OLSP: CLOCK TICKING ON CRACKDOWN ON SOCIAL MEDIA ATTACKS ON TEACHERS
By Lucy Ashton Pupils at a Dumbarton secondary have been warned that “derogatory TikTok videos” will not be tolerated. in classrooms or elsewhere in the
BOOKS: Volume control: how creating my library brought order in a world of chaos
Lucy Mangan always dreamed of having her own library. One new house and 8,000 books later, it’s become a reality By Lucy Mangan in The
Glencairn House transformation moves forward
November 2021 By Lucy Ashton A new library and museum in Dumbarton’s historic Glencairn House could be operational as soon as 2024. Councillors were updated
NOTEBOOK: Spin doctors paint dark picture of land earmarked for housing
Around 35 new private houses are expected to be built on publicly owned land in the Vale NOTEBOOK by BILL HEANEY Two pieces of public