February 20, 2022 – THE DEMOCRAT

BUSINESS: Brian McBride nominated as next CBI president

February 20, 2022 heaneymedia

Mr McBride (above) was a non-executive director of Celtic FC between 2005 and 2009. Brian McBride, who has Dumbarton connections, started his business life selling

ABUSE: Cost of living crisis will leave victims of domestic violence ‘even more vulnerable’

February 20, 2022 heaneymedia

February 20, 2022 Investigation by Jasmine Andersson in The Ferret The cost of living crisis will leave victims of domestic violence – West Dunbartonshire has

JOURNALISM: The Dumbarton Democrat is for sale

February 20, 2022 heaneymedia

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ARGYLL AND BUTE: Rural growth deal progress on track

February 20, 2022 heaneymedia

MSP Kevin Stewart and Finance Secretary Kate Forbes. By Aileen MacLennan Argyll and Bute’s Rural Growth Deal continues to progress towards the green light for

GLOVES ARE OFF AS LIBRARY PROTESTERS CONSULT LAWYERS OVER CLOSURE

Balloch library campaigners threaten to take Council to court By Bill Heaney Women, children and elderly residents of Balloch have written to politicians and taken

CHIVAS WORKERS TO GO ON STRIKE OVER FESTIVE SEASON

Trade unions warned the action could hit festive supplies of premier brands By Bill Heaney Hundreds of Dumbarton-based Scotch whisky production workers will take strike

Donna threatened to batter her, witness tell Caroline Glachan trial

By Democrat reporter Donna Marie Brand threatened to “batter” Caroline Glachan for going out with Robert O’Brien whom she was herself seeing at the same

POLITICS: Majority of Scots think Matheson should resign over £11,000 iPad data bill

By Bill Heaney I may have been wrong when I wrote in my Notebook column that I believed Michael Matheson, pictured right, should refuse to

BAILLIE: HEARTBREAKING DEATH TOLL REVEALS LOCAL HOUSING EMERGENCY

By Bill Heaney Homelessness is not new in West Dunbartonshire. People of a certain age will remember the Model lodging house in the old Artizan

Parents will feel blamed, sidelined and abandoned by new schools behaviour report

Published 28 November 2023 Good behaviour – the majority of pupils are behaving well in Scotland. By Bill Heaney Thousands of head teachers, teachers and

CAROLINE: It was likely that she sustained a minimum of ten blows to the head

Caroline was unconscious but alive when she entered water, murder trial told The body of 14-year-old Caroline Glachan was discovered in the river Leven on

CARERS DAY IN WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE

Carers of West Dunbartonshire Wow, what a great day we’ve had! A HUGE thank you to all the amazing organisations who joined us for today’s

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