By Aileen MacLennan To provide further support with the cost of living, Argyll and Bute Council is issuing Love Local cards, worth £120 to island
Day: February 14, 2023
NOTEBOOK: THIS POWDER PUFF OPPOSITION IS NOT UP TO THE JOB
NOTEBOOK by BILL HEANEY The man they couldn’t gag Now is not the time for a blame game, says West Dunbartonshire Council’s Labour leader. The
INVESTIGATION: Fewer than 1% of unauthorised tree fellings result in prosecution
Author: Jamie Mann in The Ferret additional reporting by Bill Heaney Fewer than one per cent of unauthorised tree felling cases reported to Scotland’s forest
RELIGION: We don’t believe anyone is really in control
CANON GERRY CONROY Freedom is a wonderful but also a terrifying thing. When you look at the history of mankind, you see we have done
SNP government splashes out over £12 million on highly paid ‘chief’ civil servants
Exclusive: Taxpayers have footed an extortionate bill for highly paid bureaucrats in Scotland, including permanent secretary JP Marks, with some being paid upwards of £93k
Local authorities’ “staggering” £150 million overtime bill for social care
By Bill Heaney Councils across Scotland, including West Dunbartonshire and Argyll and Bute, have racked up a £150 million bill on social care overtime costs