December 22, 2022 – THE DEMOCRAT

Gender recognition reforms approved by the Scottish Parliament

December 22, 2022 heaneymedia

By Democrat reporter STV News is reporting from Edinburgh that the Scottish Parliament has passed legislation which aims to make it easier for transgender people

BOOKS: Happy Christmas! A Little Look Back at 2022

December 22, 2022 heaneymedia

Thank you all for helping to make 2022 another excellent year for Merrion Press/IAP Happy Christmas, everyone! It’s hard to believe we are here again, but we

ENTERTAINMENT: FRESH NEW FESTIVAL LAUNCHES IN AYR

December 22, 2022 heaneymedia

First ever folk festival to take place in the heart of Ayr next summer By Hannah Innes It might be bit late to start fishing

Dessie O’Halloran documentary features Bofin on Christmas Day

December 22, 2022 heaneymedia

December 21, 2022 Christmas Day documentary features unique life of Inishbofin singer Dessie O’Halloran Dessie O’Halloran, unique archive and footage filmed with Dessie before he

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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