November 14, 2023 – THE DEMOCRAT

UKRAINE: What’s the real figure for refugees who arrived here?

November 14, 2023 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today asked the Scottish Government to justify claims made by the First Minister that more

LOOK OUT FOR THE SANTA DASH IN HELENSBURGH

November 14, 2023 heaneymedia

Suella Braverman accuses Rishi Sunak of betrayal in scathing resignation letter

November 14, 2023 heaneymedia

Former Home Secretary Suella Braverman has accused Rishi Sunak of repeatedly failing to deliver on key policies. BBC News at Six is reporting that in

Seven convicted of rape and sexual assault as part of child abuse ring

November 14, 2023 heaneymedia

The trial at the High Court in Glasgow is believed to have been the largest prosecution of a child sex abuse ring in Scotland. By

Gaza’s largest hospital ‘no longer functioning’, says World Health Organisation

November 14, 2023 heaneymedia

Those trapped inside al-Shifa hospital reject Israel’s claims that it helped babies and others evacuate Palestinians injured in Israeli raids at Nasser Medical Hospital in

PHILISTINE COUNCIL PRESSES AHEAD WITH BALLOCH LIBRARY CLOSURE

November 14, 2023 heaneymedia

All we want for Christmas is for our libraries to stay open … By Lucy Ashton West Dunbartonshire Libraries are feeling creative. When you see what’s

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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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