October 2, 2024 – THE DEMOCRAT

Staff ‘anxious’ for child cancer patients in hospital where ‘very black, slimey grime’ from drains was creeping into the sinks in wards

October 2, 2024 heaneymedia

By Democrat reporter A former infection control nurse has told the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry that staff in a children’s hospital felt “extreme anxiety” that child

FREEBIES ROW THAT WON’T GO AWAY: Starmer repays more than £6,000 in gifts after donations row

October 2, 2024 heaneymedia

Starmer repays more than £6,000 in gifts after donations row Sir Keir Starmer and his benefactor the Labour peer Lord Alli. By Bill Heaney Prime

FREEBIES SCANDAL Labour peer Lord Alli investigated by watchdog

October 2, 2024 heaneymedia

2 October 2024 By Bill Heaney Labour peer Lord Alli is being investigated by the House of Lords’ standards watchdog over allegedly failing to register

PENSIONERS ADVISED TO READ THEIR GAS AND ELECTRICITY METER AS ENERGY BILLS RISE

October 2, 2024 heaneymedia

Updated 1 October 2024 By Democrat reporter BBC Scotland is reporting that billpayers have been urged to give an accurate meter reading as gas and

GOLDEN JUBILEE IS ONE OF SCOTTISH HOSPITALS WHERE HELICOPTER LANDINGS HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED

October 2, 2024 heaneymedia

1 October 2024 A Coastguard helicopter taking part in a rescue at The Cobbler with the Arrochar Mountain Rescue team. By Bill Heaney The UK’s

SNP AND GREENS HAVE ‘FINAL CHANCE TO DO THE RIGHT THING,’ SAYS BAILLIE

Jackie Baillie, John Swinney, Ross Greer and Peter Murrell – at odds over inquiry. by Bill Heaney SNP and Scottish Green MSPs have a “final

PICTURES: DRYMEN SHOW EXTRA SPECIAL

Gartocharn lass Esmi Doherty shows off the fabulous silverware at the hugely successful Drymen and Strathendrick Agricultural Show. The best presented stockperson went to 8-year-old Esmi with

World Cup brings together football, Scottish country dance and physical activity for a schools’ celebration

by Lucy Ashton Dumbarton MSP Jackie Baillie is supporting a proposal to encourage school pupils to embrace their national culture ahead of Scotland’s World Cup

ROADWORKS TAKE A BREAK ON THE REST AND BE THANKFUL

Roadworks on the Rest and Be Thankful will be withdrawn to cope with tourist traffic. by Lucy Ashton Summertime has come, and as the volume

Dangerous building closes important road in Helensburgh

June 9 2026 by Bill Heaney Argyll and Bute Council is appealing to private property owners to repair their buildings after it has had to

Health Board team marks 20 years of 3D planning and printing

by Lucy Ashton A once highly specialised technology has now become an essential part of modern patient care, as NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde marks

Too many Scots in agony for months on end, says Dumbarton MSP

by Bill Heaney NHS waiting lists “leaving Scots in agony”, Scottish Labour has warned as waits for pain management services rise. The number of patients

SCOTTISH LABOUR backs transparency over cover-up and demands inquiry in Murrell case

by Bill Heaney Scottish Labour has urged MSPs to “back transparency over cover-up” as it lodges a motion calling for a Scottish Parliamentary Inquiry into

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