NOTEBOOK BY BILL HEANEY Sex in Dumbarton was something they carried coal in up Kirktonhill when the people were richer and posher and the accents
Day: December 12, 2022
JOURNALISM: GENDERED AGEISM IN THE MEDIA TALK
You are invited to the NUJ 60+ Council’s lunchtime event on Monday 9 January, 12.30-1.30 with Karen Ross, professor of gender and media in the School of Arts
HEALTH: Conservatives outline “real” winter recovery plan for NHS
By Bill Heaney The Scottish Conservatives have today unveiled a “real” winter recovery plan for Scotland’s NHS, which continues to lurch from crisis to crisis
ENVIRONMENT: Deprived communities impacted most by growing litter problem
By Lucy Ashton The litter emergency is here, and people are significantly concerned about it states a report published today by Keep Scotland Beautiful. The
ABORTION: SCOTTISH BISHOPS’ STATEMENT ON SUPREME COURT DECISION
By Bill Heaney Scotland’s Catholic bishops have described the recent Supreme Court decision which forbids protests outside abortion clinics as “very concerning”. In a statement
TRAGEDY: Three boys aged eight, 10 and 11 die after after falling through ice
By Democrat reporter Three boys aged 11, 10 and eight have died after being pulled from an icy lake in Solihull on Sunday, West Midlands