By Bill Heaney Celtic Connections have launched a “hybrid” online version of the musical festival after shows had to be cancelled due to Covid restrictions
Month: January 2022
FISHING: Atlantic salmon are at crisis point while SNP move to protect cod angers fishermen
By Bill Heaney An ambitious strategy which aims to bring the wild salmon population in Scotland back from crisis point has been launched. Atlantic salmon
PUBLIC MONEY TO BURN: Professional sport allocated £2.55 million of COVID support
13 January 2022 By Bill Heaney Who in the name of the Wee Man could believe that professional sports affected by the recent COVID-19 crowd
NOTEBOOK: LIGHTWEIGHTS AND HEAVYWEIGHTS MAKE POLITICS A KNOCK OUT
By Bill Heaney Politicians are fed up telling me they don’t hate each other. That they’re all pals together when they leave the Holyrood chamber.
Many businesses have contacted the SNP government to complain they cannot even apply for that funding, let alone receive a penny
By Bill Heaney Government financial support for businesses has been slow in coming, according to “lightweight” Tory leader Douglas Ross. This is despite the fact
EMPLOYMENT: New skills programme to help young people into workplace
By Lauren Crooks A new programme to help West Dunbartonshire’s young people move successfully into the world of work has been launched. Thrive – run