By Bill Heaney It used to happen at primary school all the time. When the class teacher who was off sick, she was replaced by
Day: May 26, 2022
SHOCKING FIGURES FOR ASSAULTS ON WOMEN ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT
By Bill Heaney How safe are women aboard public transport? Tory Tess White asked transport minister Jenny Gilruth to provide an update on the consultation
TRAIN SERVICES HIT THE BUFFERS: No service after 8 pm and Leanne finishes her shift at 10.30 pm
By Bill Heaney Across the country, thousands of people are being left out of pocket and are struggling with this week’s rail chaos. There are
NATURE: Save our hedgehogs with ‘hedgehog highways’
Hedgehogs in Scotland are in serious trouble. Repeated studies have shown that the nation’s favourite animal is being wiped out. But there is something we
ENVIRONMENT: Health Board teams sanitising sustainably
Sam Atkinson and Bev Knight from Redeem Exchange with a recycling box. By Lucy Ashton A scheme designed to reduce the use of single use
COST OF LIVING: VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS WILL RECEIVE £1,200
By Democrat reporter Almost all of the eight million most vulnerable households across the UK will receive support of at least £1,200 this year, including