December 19, 2023 – THE DEMOCRAT

BIN COLLECTION DATES FOR CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR

December 19, 2023 heaneymedia

Bin collection dates over the Festive period Changes to waste collections for over Christmas and New Year period The normal Waste & Recycling collection service

Scottish Budget: Higher earners to pay more income tax, but cost of living crisis continues

December 19, 2023 heaneymedia

Shona Robison announced the income tax changes as she unveiled the Scottish budget. By Angus Cochrane of BBC Scotland News and Bill Heaney of the

HAPPY CHRISTMAS FROM THE SCHOOL DINNER LADIES — AND THE KIDS, OF COURSE

December 19, 2023 heaneymedia

It’s been Christmas in the kitchen at West Dunbartonshire schools! The catering teams have been very busy over the festive period, staff have been getting

FORFAR 2 DUMBARTON 4 : SONS PICTURE SPECIAL BY JON LEINO

December 19, 2023 heaneymedia

SONS BACK TO WINNING WAYS cinch League 2 Dumbarton came out on top in a six-goal thriller at Station Park in the town famous for

Gangland hitman who threw acid at Scottish Conservative leader is freed

Investigative reporter Russell Findlay says he lives with the possibility he may be attacked again. by David Wallace Lockhart BBC Scotland political correspondent The leader

PS WAVERLEY: Seniors Bring a Friend FREE aboard Paddle Steamer Waverley!

Waverley Excursions Seniors Bring a Friend FREE aboard Paddle Steamer Waverley. Enjoy a memorable day out from Greenock, taking in spectacular scenery and the unique

DUMBARTON FOOTBALL CLUB’S NEW PLAYING FIELD AT THE ROACK

The installation of the new pitch at Dumbarton nears completion now. Not a bad effort considering the work only began in May— at Dumbarton FC

HELLO SAILORS! CLYDESIDE WELCOMES NATO WARSHIPS

GLASGOW WELCOMES STANDING NATO MARITIME Local people may have seen the passing pageant of Naval warships sailing up the River Clyde for a special visit

Current defence investment plan would only achieve 2.68 per cent by the decade’s end

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has declined to commit to increasing the UK’s defence spending to 3 per cent of GDP by 2030. This position contrasts

Cycling Without Age Scotland at Levengrove Park

Cycling Without Age Scotland at Levengrove Park If you have a passion for volunteering and would like to be part of CWAS – Team Levengrove,

Madeleine McCann’s brother’s Commonwealth Games debut

by Democrat reporter TV host Lorraine Kelly has shared how she was touched by the “heartwarming debut” of Madeleine McCann’s younger brother, Sean, as he

Carers should be best paid people in society, not the worst, says Burnham as he vows to overhaul social care system

by BILL HEANEY Scottish Labour politicians at every level are going to have to get the finger out and start campaigning in earnest for a

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