October 18, 2024 – THE DEMOCRAT

SNP chief executive Murray Foote to resign role

October 18, 2024 heaneymedia

National Executive appoints ex council boss Carol Beattie as interim Chief Executive By Bill Heaney SNP chief executive Murray Foote has announced he will resign

Alex Salmond’s body is returned to Scotland to be met by his family

October 18, 2024 heaneymedia

By Democrat reporter The body of former first minister Alex Salmond has returned to Scotland, almost one week on from his death in North Macedonia.

HEALTH: The real life impacts of social media contraception advice

October 18, 2024 heaneymedia

18 OCTOBER 2024 By Ayshah Tull News Correspondent, Channel 4 The merits of proven birth control methods, such as the pill, are currently a hot

DAMP DISGRACE: Council’s environmental sensors project shortlisted for national award

October 18, 2024 heaneymedia

Published 18 October 2024 By Bill Heaney For a failing council, West Dunbartonshire has surprisingly been picking up one local government award after another. From

Why did Peter Murrell initially qualify for Legal Aid, asks Jackie Baillie

by BILL HEANEY Following confirmation that former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell has had his legal aid withdrawn, Scottish Labour deputy leader Jackie Baillie, pictured

£1m pilot fund for Scotland’s historic places of worship opens for applications

More than 100 faith group representatives have expressed interest in the £1m pilot fund, which opens for applications today Funding will be allocated on a

POLICE: MOTOR CYCLISTS AMONG THE MOST VULNERABLE ROAD USERS

by BILL HEANEY Police Scotland engaged with more than 1000 motorcyclists as part of efforts to prevent harm on Scotland’s roads. The campaign ran from

Faslane dry docks and research ship to be built in UK, says Chancellor John Healey

New dry docks will significantly enhance capacity at the Faslane naval base in the Gareloch. 28 September 2026 Orders for three floating dry docks, worth

Major dance festival Terminal V to be held on banks of River Clyde

The festival will be held on the banks of the Clyde next June Electronic music festival Terminal V will be held on the banks of

DUMBARTON NOTEBOOK BY BILL HEANEY

by BILL HEANEY Whose idea was it to allow the Orange Order to parade down Garvaghy Road in Portadown, Northern Ireland, at the weekend? And

Young people reveal how adult criminals exploit children to commit crime in Scotland

by LUCY ASHTON A new Scotland-wide campaign has launched a warning that adult criminals are grooming and exploiting children to commit crime, enabling them to

What next amid tension in Drumcree? It’s complicated …

It may look like Garvaghy Road residents and Sinn Féin are in lock-step. The reality is more complex Mark Hennessy in The Irish Times Tuesday,

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