August 31, 2022 – THE DEMOCRAT

COUNCIL: Free youth swim and gym sessions initiative a “huge success”

August 31, 2022 heaneymedia

By Islay McColl A Labour-controlled council initiative offering free swimming and gym access to children and young people across West Dunbartonshire has been hailed a

Ryan Giggs trial: Jury discharged after failing to reach verdicts

August 31, 2022 heaneymedia

BBC national news is reporting that the jury in the trial of former Manchester United player Ryan Giggs has been discharged after failing to reach

EDINBURGH BOOK FESTIVAL NOTEBOOK by BILL HEANEY

August 31, 2022 heaneymedia

The cast of Good Grief! had plenty to smile about at the Book Festival. Picture by Bill Heaney The rubbish has thankfully gone from

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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