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

Review into access to banking services begins …

by Lucy Ashton Former Which? Director and former board member of the FCA, Richard Lloyd OBE, seeks views as he begins his Independent Review. Evidence

Child poverty should be a ‘priority from day one’, say young people

Two-thirds of respondents to the Save the Children Scotland and Young Scot poll said fighting child poverty was a priority by Bill Heaney Young people

REMEMBER: IT’S A BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND

Bank Holiday reminder Residents of Greater Glasgow and Clyde are reminded that GP practices and many pharmacies will be closed on Monday, 15 June, due

VALE OF LEVEN ACADEMY S6 PROM

Vale of Leven Academy celebrated its annual Broad General Education Awards Ceremonies with more than 500 students recognised for a range of curricular and extra-curricular

FORMER PUPILS MCGINN AND BRIDGES PAY WORLD CUP VISIT TO OLD SCHOOL

‘MON SCOTLAND St Peter the Apostle Secondary School had some very exciting guests recently. Comedian Kevin Bridges and Scotland star John McGinn visited the school

MOUTH WATERING SCALLOPS FROM SHETLAND

Tom Morton Tom Morton #Shetland garage food. Apologies for the messy plated picture. I was halfway through guzzling my scallops, salmon, tatties, and spinach before

Baillie says cost of NHS Scotland reliance on agency nurses is ‘eye-watering’

by Bill Heaney New figures show the “eye-watering” cost of continued reliance on NHS supplementary staffing, Scottish Labour said today. The latest NHS Scotland workforce

Delays to defence plan undermine UK credibility, MPs say

by BBC reporter Olivia Ireland Published 7 June 2026, 00:02 BST Delays in publishing a report laying out government defence spending have undermined the UK’s

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