December 8, 2024 – THE DEMOCRAT

Council leader suspended by Labour after ‘sexual messages to refugees’

December 8, 2024 heaneymedia

Cammy Day has been administratively suspended by Scottish Labour pending the outcome of any investigation By Democrat reporter The leader of Edinburgh city council has

Red squirrel sightings surge around Loch Lomondside

December 8, 2024 heaneymedia

Picture by Emma Cobb By Lucy Ashton More than 2,500 sightings of red and grey squirrels were reported during this year’s Great Scottish Squirrel Survey.

TEENAGER SEXUALLY ASSAULTED AT BUS STOP IN CLYDEBANK

December 8, 2024 heaneymedia

BY DEMOCRAT REPORTER Police have appealed for information after a 15-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in West Dunbartonshire. A man approached the girl on Saturday

THERE ARE WEEKS WHEN DECADES HAPPEN AND THIS WAS ONE OF THEM

December 8, 2024 heaneymedia

It’s close to midday on Sunday, December 8, 2024. While most of us have hunkered down and sheltered from the icy blast of Storm Darragh

Campus will provide state-of-the-art learning, childcare, sport and community facilities for people of Faifley

New Faifley Campus Officially Opens Proud pupils and campus staff joined Councillors and family members as the new education and community campus in Faifley was

ISLANDS HIT BY 10,000 FERRY BREAKDOWNS SINCE 2025

by BILL HEANEY Scottish Labour has called for action to improve Scotland’s ferry services as new figures show 10,000 ferries have been cancelled due

Schools have gone without an inspection for more than a decade, reveals LibDem MSP.

by BILL HEANEY Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Duncan Dunlop, pictured right, has condemned the Scottish government’s failure to ensure all schools are being inspected,

NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION RISES IN ARGYLL AND BUTE

JACKIE BAILLIE URGES GOVERNMENT TO CLOSE AWAAB’S LAW LOOPHOLE Jackie Baillie MSP has backed calls for Awaab’s Law protections to be extended to all forms

JACKIE BAILLIE URGES OLDER PEOPLE TO CLAIM SUPPORT AS £2 MILLION PENSION CREDIT GOES UNCLAIMED EACH YEAR

by BILL HEANEY Independent Age and Jackie Baillie MSP are urging older people in Dumbarton Constituency to find out whether they could be eligible for

Crackdown urged after attacks on defence workers’ homes

By Lisa West October 23, 2026 Police Scotland, the Ministry of Defence and the Scottish Government should work together to protect defence industry staff after

Vulnerable young people are being targeted to steal alcohol from stores across Scotland

23 October 2026 Man jailed for child exploitation offences as part of Operation Dynos by BILL HEANEY A 23-year-old man has been jailed as part

YOUNG APPRENTICESHIPS FALL BY A THIRD SINCE 2016, SAYS SCOTTISH LABOUR LEADER

Friday 23rd October 2026 BAE Systems apprentices who have been allowed to start their “time” on Clydeside. by BILL HEANEY Greater regional control over skills

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