December 7, 2021 – THE DEMOCRAT

WOKE BID TO STOP STIGMATISING PEOPLE BY CALLING THEM JUNKIES OR ALKEYS

December 7, 2021 heaneymedia

Stop saying ‘junkie’: Adverts aim to end stigma over drug and drink problems By Lucy Ashton A national campaign calling for drug and alcohol problems

HEALTH BOARD: Review ordered after woman’s body lay in mortuary for six weeks

December 7, 2021 heaneymedia

Charlene McGregor, 41, was being treated for a cyst when she died at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital By Lucy Ashton The local health board

POLICE: Overall crime is down in Argyll & West Dunbartonshire

December 7, 2021 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton Figures released by Police Scotland today reveal a drop in overall crime across Argyll and West Dunbartonshire. A drop of more than

ASDA BE FRESH DAIRY PRODUCTS FROM GRAHAMS FAMILY DAIRY AT UP COUNTRY KIPPEN

Photographs by John Young Spent an enjoyable afternoon in Kippen at Graham’s The Family Dairy as they announced their biggest ever deal with Asda. The

HELLO THERE CHINA! PUPILS WALK ALL THE WAY TO THE GREAT WALL

West Dunbartonshire Council A massive well done to St Mary’s, Duntocher, and St Martin’s Primary School, Renton, who are the first in the UK to

JAMES FRASER HONOURED FOR WORK IN TOURISM ON LOCH LOMOND

by Democrat reporter James Fraser has been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) for his services to tourism and heritage in the Loch Lomond and

HELENSBURGH RNLI EMERGENCY RESPONSE

HELENSBURGH RNLI EMERGENCY RESPONSE The Helensburgh Lifeboat completed four callouts in a single week, responding to a beached rib, an engine failure, a false alarm,

Northern Marsh Orchid. Loch Lomond National Park

Photograph by James Duncan Northern Marsh Orchid. Loch Lomond National Park. The gorgeous northern marsh orchid (Dactylorhiza purpurella) is very recognisable, bringing splashes of bright

FABULOUS OFFER NOT TO MISS: VISIT STATION HOUSE IN CLIFDEN, CONNEMARA

Clifden Station House Hotel If you’ve been looking for an excuse to visit Connemara, this is it. With sunshine forecast and the landscape looking spectacular,

DOMESTIC ABUSE VICTIMS BEING “LET DOWN” BY JUSTICE CHAOS WARNS MCNEILL

by Bill Heaney Scottish Labour has warned that victims of domestic abuse are being “let down” as a result of the pressures on Scotland’s justice

BAILLIE “DISGUSTED” OVER “DANGEROUS” HELENSBURGH FIRE SERVICE MOVE

by Bill Heaney MSP Jackie Baillie has voiced her “disgust” after fire chiefs pushed through a decision to downgrade Helensburgh Fire Station. The Scottish Fire

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