November 19, 2023 – THE DEMOCRAT

Royal Navy nuclear sub plunges warship into ‘danger zone’

November 19, 2023 heaneymedia

DEEP TROUBLE Worst Royal Navy disaster since World War Two was averted at last minute … Published: 22:00, 19 Nov 2023 A ROYAL Navy nuclear sub

Only one in seven GPs has sufficient access to mental health staff

November 19, 2023 heaneymedia

A survey of GPs found just 13% have sufficient access to urgent care while 29% said the same as pharmacy staff The study was carried

BALLOCH LIBRARY: CHILDREN ENJOY A LAST HURRAH BEFORE COUNCIL CLOSE IT

November 19, 2023 heaneymedia

Children from the St Kessog’s section of the Balloch Schools Campus enjoying themselves in the now doomed Balloch Library which is set to be closed

Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says more than 12,300 people have been killed

November 19, 2023 heaneymedia

Israeli military moved in on al-Shifa on Wednesday. By Bill Heaney Thirty-one premature babies have been moved out of Gaza’s main hospital and are receiving “urgent

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