Skip to content
THE DUMBARTON DEMOCRAT

THE DEMOCRAT

DUNBARTONSHIRE'S DIGITAL NEWSPAPER

  • Home
  • Latest News
    • West Dunbartonshire
    • Balloch
    • Dumbarton
    • Scotland Wide
    • Helensburgh
  • TRAVEL
  • SPORT
  • BOOK REVIEWS
  • SPECIAL FEATURES
  • CONTACT US

Day: October 17, 2023

SNP CONFERENCE: Humza Yousaf announces Scottish council tax freeze

October 17, 2023 heaneymedia

First Minister Humza Yousaf delivered the keynote speech at the SNP conference. By Lucy Ashton BBC Scotland is reporting that Council tax rates are to

Continue reading

HALF-TERM FUN FOR CHILDREN OF NAVAL BASE WORKERS AND WIDER COMMUNITY

October 17, 2023 heaneymedia

By Kim Hardie LOCAL CHILDREN participated in a vast range of sporting activities recently when Kings Foundation returned to Lomond School Sports Hall and Facilities

Continue reading

IMPROVEMENT WORKS COMPLETED AT DENNY CIVIC THEATRE

October 17, 2023 heaneymedia

Published 17 October 2023 A favourite for the past half century – Denny Civic Theatre hosts an annual pantomime produced by Dumbarton People’s Theatre, the

Continue reading

LABOUR’S JINGLE HAS FAILED TO JANGLE IN COUNCIL HEADQUARTERS

October 17, 2023 heaneymedia

NOTEBOOK by BILL HEANEY Oh, dear. West Dunbartonshire Council have done it again. It doesn’t seem to matter whether it’s Labour that’s in control, as

Continue reading

News, opinion and pictures from West Dunbartonshire.

Recent Posts

  • Police Scotland and partners launch Operation Ballaton to keep Loch Lomond safe
  • SARWAR: SCOTTISH LABOUR WILL GIVE NHS WAITING LISTS THE CHOP
  • Two hospitals prepare for No Mow May – by doing precisely nothing 
  • Remember to register to vote!
  • Wildfire warning in place ahead of bank holiday weekend …
  • None of the five Astute-class submarines in service completed an operational deployment in the first half of 2024

Previously: THE DEMOCRAT

Police Scotland and partners launch Operation Ballaton to keep Loch Lomond safe

Police Scotland and partners launch Operation Ballaton to keep Loch Lomond safe

by Bill Heaney Police Scotland and partners have relaunched Operation Ballaton for 2026, an initiative aimed at keeping visitors and communities safe in Balloch, Loch

Continue reading

SARWAR: SCOTTISH LABOUR WILL GIVE NHS WAITING LISTS THE CHOP

SARWAR: SCOTTISH LABOUR WILL GIVE NHS WAITING LISTS THE CHOP

by Bill Heaney  A Scottish Labour government would give NHS waiting lists the chop and rescue Scotland’s NHS from 20 years of SNP failure, according

Continue reading

Two hospitals prepare for No Mow May – by doing precisely nothing 

Two hospitals prepare for No Mow May – by doing precisely nothing 

by Bill Heaney Summer’s just around the corner, it’s a holiday weekend, and the sun is (hopefully) about to put his hat on – it

Continue reading

Remember to register to vote!

Remember to register to vote!

Stop moaning and complaining about public services in your area. And do something about it by turning up and voting at polling stations across the

Continue reading

Wildfire warning in place ahead of bank holiday weekend …

Wildfire warning in place ahead of bank holiday weekend …

The extreme warning for the whole of the country remains in place until Saturday An extreme warning for wildfires is in place across Loch Lomondside

Continue reading

None of the five Astute-class submarines in service completed an operational deployment in the first half of 2024

None of the five Astute-class submarines in service completed an operational deployment in the first half of 2024

Infrastructure upgrades at the Royal Navy’s submarine base on the Clyde must be delivered at pace or the UK risks failing its AUKUS obligations, the

Continue reading

LibDems call for a crackdown on cowboy vendors and efforts to restore High Streets

LibDems call for a crackdown on cowboy vendors and efforts to restore High Streets

by Bill Heaney New polling commissioned by the Liberal Democrats reveals three in 5 people want to see more power to control the number of

Continue reading

Motorcyclists take part in launch of new safety event

Motorcyclists take part in launch of new safety event

by Bill Heaney Police Scotland and partners yesterday launched a new motorcycle safety initiative aimed at improving the skills and confidence of bikers returning to

Continue reading

October 2023
M T W T F S S
 1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
3031  
« Sep   Nov »

Facebook – Follow Us

  • Facebook

Twitter – Follow Us

  • X
Powered by WordPress.com.
 

Loading Comments...