By Bill Heaney Why do Scots have to wait so long for an ambulance? And why are ambulances backed up outside hospitals? Tory leader Douglas
Day: December 15, 2023
BILL HEANEY’S NOTEBOOK COLUMN ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT
On the Buses with Reg Vardy was an extremely popular television comedy series for those who appreciate that kind of thing. Today though bus travel
RELIGION: Some thoughts from this week’s Tablet magazine …
Fifteen years ago, I was sent by the Economist magazine Intelligent Life to interview a Benedictine nun, Dame Joanna Jamieson. She was 73, and had spent 51 years
Obituary: John Byrne, whose characters were rooted in comedy of real life
John Patrick Byrne, artist, playwright and designer. Born: 6 January 1940 in Paisley, Renfrewshire. Died: 30 November 2023, aged 83 By Duncan Macmillan in The
LABOUR APPOINTS OLDER PERSONS CHAMPION AS HOMELESSNESS SOARS
By Bill Heaney Scottish Labour has today (Friday 15 December) announced that Colin Smyth MSP will take on a new role as Scottish Labour’s Older
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS: WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?
By Bill Heaney Putting together a family tree and tracing your ancestors are popular pastimes and television programmes such as Who Do You Think You