January 1, 2022 – THE DEMOCRAT

SCOTS IN NEW YEAR’S Honours LIST 2022

January 1, 2022 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton New Year Honours have been given to people who make outstanding contributions to their community and country, with the list acknowledging 1,278 people

FISHING: Wild salmon tracking Initiative seeks to revive fortunes of iconic species

January 1, 2022 heaneymedia

Wild salmon fighting its way in the River Endrick on Loch Lomondside. Picture by Stewart Cunningham By Bill Heaney An ambitious project is harnessing the

FARMING: Creating opportunities for women in agriculture

January 1, 2022 heaneymedia

Drymen Show – more and more local women are training to be farmers. By Lucy Ashton More women and girls living and working in agriculture

Conservatives beat SNP in Girvan by-election

By Lucy Ashton The Scottish Conservatives have won the Girvan and South Carrick by–election, gaining the seat from the SNP. South Ayrshire resident Alan Lamont becomes

School strikes to go ahead as union rejects demand to return to work immediately

By Lucy Ashton Strikes that will close schools across Scotland are set to go ahead after UNISON unsurprisingly rejected a new pay deal which the

DENTAL CHARGES: Dependent on overall treatment plans

By Bill Heaney Getting a straight answer to a question in the Scottish Parliament can often be like pulling teeth. And so it was when

PARLIAMENT: WILL THERE BE A COUNCIL TAX HIKE?

Deputy First Minister Shona Robison and Labour leader Anas Sarwar By Bill Heaney The consultation on the council tax multiplier is looking at how we

HEALTH: Celebrating 10 years of my kidney transplant

Lynn Smith discovered that she had kidney failure two years after giving birth to her now 17-year-old daughter, Erin. Five years later she had a

Cost of a bottle of whisky to soar to £18.20

Price of drink up again as SNP roll out a 65p minimum unit price The Scottish Government wants to ‘hit responsible drinkers during a cost-of-living

COUNCILS LIED ABOUT MONEY DURING SCHOOL STRIKE NEGOTIATIONS

They are now ‘demanding’ strike suspension as ‘best and final’ offer made Most primary and secondary schools in Scotland face closures from Tuesday, September 26,

WHY CUTS IN SERVICES HAVE COME BACK TO HAUNT POLITICIANS AND PUBLIC SERVANTS

Hospitals and health centres which serve patients from West Dunbartonshire. By Bill Heaney Read this and weep. All the main hospitals and health centres serving

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