December 25, 2022 – THE DEMOCRAT

Beaver family given go ahead for Loch Lomond move

December 25, 2022 heaneymedia

A family of beavers has been approved for a move from Tayside to Loch Lomond. RSPB Scotland’s application to translocate the animals was agreed by NatureScot,

Wildlife filmmaker Gordon Buchanan’s Christmas special

December 25, 2022 heaneymedia

By Nicholas Cannon with Hannah Davies Snow Dogs on BBC2, sees Gordon Buchanan take a dramatic dog sled adventure across Canada’s wilderness… Snow Dogs: Into The

SECRET SCOTLAND: SNP failing to respond to FOI within legal deadlines

December 25, 2022 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney The SNP are routinely failing to meet the legal deadline for responding to Freedom of Information requests, new research indicates. Figures obtained

DUMBARTON 2 EAST FIFE 0

December 25, 2022 heaneymedia

PICTURES by JON LEINO FINE WIN FOR SONS ON SPECIAL DAY DUMBARTON have celebrated their 150th anniversary – and Christmas – with a 2-0 win

CELTIC CONNECTIONS LAUNCHES THE FULL PROGRAMME FOR FABULOUS FESTIVAL IN JANUARY

by LIAM O’HEANAI World-renowned music festival Celtic Connections today unveils an incredible programme powered by a spirit of discovery for its 2027 edition, as it prepares to

Chart-topping singer and television host Lena Martell dies, aged 86

Lena Martell was the first solo Scottish female singer to top the UK singles chart with One Day at a Time by LUCY ASHTON Scottish

YER HAVIN’ A LAUGH: WELCOME TO THE FANTASY WORLD OF WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL

Published 05 October 2026 West Dunbartonshire Council has welcomed an independent audit report praising its community engagement and resident-focused approach to decision-making, according to West

GARVACHY ROAD: Appeal court reserves judgement over Drumcree parade dispute

By Julian O’Neill, BBC Crime and Justice correspondent, and Mark Simpson, Community correspondent October 5, 2026 The Court of Appeal has reserved judgement in a bid by Garvaghy

One in five children in poverty: Councils require a big shake-up, says charity

5 October 2026 by JAMES COOK, BBC SCOTLAND EDITOR Scotland is on course to miss by a wide margin legally binding targets to cut child

HOUSING CRISIS: CABINET SECRETARY TELLS TORY MSP IT’S NOT WORTH TALKING ABOUT

Conservative Housing spokesperson Liam Kerr; Cabinet Secretary Shirley Ann Somerville and SNP MSP Paul McLennan. by BILL HEANEY There is a special place in my

SCOTTISH TORY LEADER RUSSELL FINDLAY’S SPEECH TO CONFERENCE

Conference speech by Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay Left to right: Russell Findlay, Andy Burnham, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage. The SNP came to power

JUSTICE: Thin blue line becoming thinner and Scottish prisons are bursting at the seams

by BILL HEANEY They used to be known as vigilantes, but in these turbulent times we are now dealing with the Scottish Government, which would

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