February 22, 2023 – THE DEMOCRAT

ENVIRONMENT: Beaver-friendly brash removed from Aber Burn over salmon fears

February 22, 2023 heaneymedia

Atlantic salmon in the River Endrick. Picture by Stewart Cunningham RSPB ordered to remove brash from water preventing Atlantic salmon from migrating to spawn By

HEALTH: SNP FAILURE UNDERMINING CANCER SCREENING PROGRAMME, WARNS BAILLIE

February 22, 2023 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney Jackie Baillie has warned that government failure is undermining vital cancer screening programmes, as a new report reveals vast health inequalities and

SNP LEADERSHIP: ‘Mudslinging’ over leadership candidates’ religious views must end, says Ash Regan

February 22, 2023 heaneymedia

Former community safety minister appeals for ‘calm’ amid row over the religious views of SNP leadership candidates By Lucy Ashton Ash Regan has appealed for

NOTEBOOK: LIFE IN WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE IS NEVER ENDING SEASON OF LENT

February 22, 2023 heaneymedia

NOTEBOOK BY BILL HEANEY Wednesday, March 1, is an important day at West Dunbartonshire Council, where the chief officials will present to councillors – the

SNP AND GREENS HAVE ‘FINAL CHANCE TO DO THE RIGHT THING,’ SAYS BAILLIE

Jackie Baillie, John Swinney, Ross Greer and Peter Murrell – at odds over inquiry. by Bill Heaney SNP and Scottish Green MSPs have a “final

PICTURES: DRYMEN SHOW EXTRA SPECIAL

Gartocharn lass Esmi Doherty shows off the fabulous silverware at the hugely successful Drymen and Strathendrick Agricultural Show. The best presented stockperson went to 8-year-old Esmi with

World Cup brings together football, Scottish country dance and physical activity for a schools’ celebration

by Lucy Ashton Dumbarton MSP Jackie Baillie is supporting a proposal to encourage school pupils to embrace their national culture ahead of Scotland’s World Cup

ROADWORKS TAKE A BREAK ON THE REST AND BE THANKFUL

Roadworks on the Rest and Be Thankful will be withdrawn to cope with tourist traffic. by Lucy Ashton Summertime has come, and as the volume

Dangerous building closes important road in Helensburgh

June 9 2026 by Bill Heaney Argyll and Bute Council is appealing to private property owners to repair their buildings after it has had to

Health Board team marks 20 years of 3D planning and printing

by Lucy Ashton A once highly specialised technology has now become an essential part of modern patient care, as NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde marks

Too many Scots in agony for months on end, says Dumbarton MSP

by Bill Heaney NHS waiting lists “leaving Scots in agony”, Scottish Labour has warned as waits for pain management services rise. The number of patients

SCOTTISH LABOUR backs transparency over cover-up and demands inquiry in Murrell case

by Bill Heaney Scottish Labour has urged MSPs to “back transparency over cover-up” as it lodges a motion calling for a Scottish Parliamentary Inquiry into

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