November 1, 2023 – THE DEMOCRAT

Covid rules were almost never followed in Downing Street, ex-aide tells inquiry

November 1, 2023 heaneymedia

Wednesday 1 November 2023 at 1:52pm Helen MacNamara, who was the deputy Cabinet secretary in the key early stages of the pandemic, working in Boris

Scottish Covid inquiry told ‘The families we represent deserve the truth.”

November 1, 2023 heaneymedia

The inquiry is supposed to discover the truth (Picture: Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry on Twitter) By Democrat reporter A picture of horror is emerging from the

Sarwar: Starmer’s comments on Israel and Gaza ‘hurtful’

November 1, 2023 heaneymedia

31st October Scottish Labour’s Anas Sarwar said comments by UK party leader Sir Keir Starmer on the Middle East conflict were ‘hurtful’. By Lucy Ashton

UNISON: REFUSE WORKERS CONSIDER JOINING SCHOOL STRIKERS

November 1, 2023 heaneymedia

Talks will decide when school strikes go ahead in West Dunbartonshire Striking schools staff gathered in the rain to make their feelings known. By Bill

SCOTLAND WILL BE A “MANUFACTURING POWERHOUSE” UNDER LABOUR – SARWAR

November 1, 2023 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney Labour will unleash Scotland’s potential as an “manufacturing powerhouse” Anas Sarwar has pledged today. Ahead of a visit to a Harland &

GLOVES ARE OFF AS LIBRARY PROTESTERS CONSULT LAWYERS OVER CLOSURE

Balloch library campaigners threaten to take Council to court By Bill Heaney Women, children and elderly residents of Balloch have written to politicians and taken

CHIVAS WORKERS TO GO ON STRIKE OVER FESTIVE SEASON

Trade unions warned the action could hit festive supplies of premier brands By Bill Heaney Hundreds of Dumbarton-based Scotch whisky production workers will take strike

Donna threatened to batter her, witness tell Caroline Glachan trial

By Democrat reporter Donna Marie Brand threatened to “batter” Caroline Glachan for going out with Robert O’Brien whom she was herself seeing at the same

POLITICS: Majority of Scots think Matheson should resign over £11,000 iPad data bill

By Bill Heaney I may have been wrong when I wrote in my Notebook column that I believed Michael Matheson, pictured right, should refuse to

BAILLIE: HEARTBREAKING DEATH TOLL REVEALS LOCAL HOUSING EMERGENCY

By Bill Heaney Homelessness is not new in West Dunbartonshire. People of a certain age will remember the Model lodging house in the old Artizan

Parents will feel blamed, sidelined and abandoned by new schools behaviour report

Published 28 November 2023 Good behaviour – the majority of pupils are behaving well in Scotland. By Bill Heaney Thousands of head teachers, teachers and

CAROLINE: It was likely that she sustained a minimum of ten blows to the head

Caroline was unconscious but alive when she entered water, murder trial told The body of 14-year-old Caroline Glachan was discovered in the river Leven on

CARERS DAY IN WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE

Carers of West Dunbartonshire Wow, what a great day we’ve had! A HUGE thank you to all the amazing organisations who joined us for today’s

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