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

Scottish SPCA: Make Scotland the best place in the world for an animal to call home

Scottish SPCA The Scottish SPCA’s supporters are playing their part to make Scotland the best place in the world for an animal to call home.

Argyll and Bute Council to launch consultation on visitor levy

Helensburgh is one area that would be affected by the visitor levy by Bill Heaney A public consultation is to be launched over a potential

Government fraud squad hunts down Covid loan scams …

New enforcement unit pursues billions lost to British taxpayers during pandemic Recovery efforts intensify as nearly 2,000 company directors are banned and 86 criminals are

COUNCIL OFFICIAL INVOLVED IN CONTROVERSIAL PROPOSAL TO CLOSE ST MARTIN’S RETIRES

Published 25 June 2026 by Bill Heaney Ellen McBride, a former teacher in St Stephen’s, Dalmuir, and one-time head teacher at St Peter’s, Bellsmyre, has

ASTUTE MOVE: NEW WORKSHOPS SET TO TRANSFORM SUBMARINE MAINTENANCE

by Kim Hardie The arrival of two unassuming shipping containers at HM Naval Base Clyde marks a significant step forward in how the Royal Navy

End delays to domestic abuse protections, says LibDems leader

by Bill Heaney Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today challenged the First Minister on a sharp rise in sexual crime, as he

Secondary school students take to the fairways at Dalmuir Golf Course

West Dunbartonshire Council Huge congratulations to all the talented golfers who competed in the West Dunbartonshire Schools Golf 2026 Championship. Our secondary school students took

Slow progress in reforming post-school education and skills

by Bill Heaney The Scottish Government’s intentions to reform post-school education and skills lack a clear delivery plan. Progress is slow. The government needs to

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