December 31, 2022 – THE DEMOCRAT

NHS AT BREAKING POINT: Doctors ask health board to declare major incident

December 31, 2022 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney That was the weekend that was. It was the weekend when A&E doctors urged NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board –

CAMPAIGN TO SHUT SHOPS ON NEW YEAR’S DAY

December 31, 2022 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney Jackie Baillie has backed retail trade union Usdaw’s call to give shopworkers a day off on New Year’s Day. The Dumbarton constituency

Police numbers have fallen every quarter since Keith Brown became justice secretary

December 31, 2022 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton The number of police officers in Scotland has fallen in every quarter since Keith Brown was appointed SNP justice secretary. The officer

RELIGION: Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI dies at 95

December 31, 2022 heaneymedia

Top picture: Pope Benedict XVI is welcomed to Scotland by Cardinal Keith O’Brien and the Scottish bishops with Monsignor Paul Conroy, Secretary to the Scottish

Scottish SPCA: Make Scotland the best place in the world for an animal to call home

Scottish SPCA The Scottish SPCA’s supporters are playing their part to make Scotland the best place in the world for an animal to call home.

Argyll and Bute Council to launch consultation on visitor levy

Helensburgh is one area that would be affected by the visitor levy by Bill Heaney A public consultation is to be launched over a potential

Government fraud squad hunts down Covid loan scams …

New enforcement unit pursues billions lost to British taxpayers during pandemic Recovery efforts intensify as nearly 2,000 company directors are banned and 86 criminals are

COUNCIL OFFICIAL INVOLVED IN CONTROVERSIAL PROPOSAL TO CLOSE ST MARTIN’S RETIRES

Published 25 June 2026 by Bill Heaney Ellen McBride, a former teacher in St Stephen’s, Dalmuir, and one-time head teacher at St Peter’s, Bellsmyre, has

ASTUTE MOVE: NEW WORKSHOPS SET TO TRANSFORM SUBMARINE MAINTENANCE

by Kim Hardie The arrival of two unassuming shipping containers at HM Naval Base Clyde marks a significant step forward in how the Royal Navy

End delays to domestic abuse protections, says LibDems leader

by Bill Heaney Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today challenged the First Minister on a sharp rise in sexual crime, as he

Secondary school students take to the fairways at Dalmuir Golf Course

West Dunbartonshire Council Huge congratulations to all the talented golfers who competed in the West Dunbartonshire Schools Golf 2026 Championship. Our secondary school students took

Slow progress in reforming post-school education and skills

by Bill Heaney The Scottish Government’s intentions to reform post-school education and skills lack a clear delivery plan. Progress is slow. The government needs to

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