October 25, 2023 – THE DEMOCRAT

New dementia drugs: patients to pay privately or face NHS postcode lottery

October 25, 2023 heaneymedia

As advanced remedies emerge, the chief executive of Alzheimer’s Research UK warns sufferers could miss out as the health service struggles to cope By Democrat

Firefighters’ union to consult members on strike action over cuts

October 25, 2023 heaneymedia

October, 2023 Fire Brigades Union takes first step towards nationwide strike action Fire cuts are “threat to the lives, homes and livelihoods of everyone in

THE FERRET: Take the word ‘farmed’ off our farmed salmon, pleads industry body

October 25, 2023 heaneymedia

A salmon farm off Oban in Argyll. Pictures by Bill Heaney By Investigative reporter Billy Briggs Former LibDem Minister Tavish Scott, a leading figure in

BALLET RIDICULOUS: LABOUR DEMANDS REVERSE TO CREATIVE SCOTLAND CUT

October 25, 2023 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton Scottish Labour will today (Wednesday 25) force a vote in the Scottish Parliament on the SNP-Green government’s “crushing” decision to slash Creative

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Roadworks on the Rest and Be Thankful will be withdrawn to cope with tourist traffic.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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