Poet Ross Wilcock feels trapped at home by the cycling championship. By Craig Williams BBC Scotland News Residents in West Dunbartonshire are not the only
Day: August 4, 2023
Edinburgh airport Wetherspoons pint breaks £7 barrier
By Bill Heaney It is known for cheap drinks and no-nonsense service – but the cost-of-living crisis is even starting to bite on Wetherspoons. And that
BOOKS: Association Football and the Making of Irish Identities
JUST PUBLISHED No Foreign Game Association Football and the Making of Irish Identities JAMES QUINN From its earliest days, association football was seen not just as
BOOKS: Orwell was not just the conscience but the wintry conscience of his generation
Julian Symons Orwellspeak The Politics of Literary Reputation: The Making and Claiming of ‘St George’ Orwell by John Rodden. Oxford, 478 pp., £22.50, October 1989, 0 19
Scottish Government fail in bid to postpone showdown with Westminster over gender reforms
By Lucy Ashton A former SNP leadership candidate has demanded that Nicola Sturgeon apologise after pushing “discredited” gender reforms on her MSPs. Ash Regan, pictured right,
LICENSING: Blue Badge applicants being made to ‘jump through hoops’ in Dumbarton
By Bill Heaney Blue Badge holders could face a hefty £1,000 fine if they continue to display it when they no longer need one, or