January 27, 2025 – THE DEMOCRAT

Government lodge over 500 amendments after making dog’s dinner of Legal Services Bill

January 27, 2025 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP has highlighted that the Scottish Government have lodged more than 500 amendments to their

NOTEBOOK: THE NAKED TRUTH ABOUT THE SAUNA IN LUSS

January 27, 2025 heaneymedia

NOTEBOOK by BILL HEANEY The last time I was in a sauna on Loch Lomondside, I was sitting on the shelf when Ulrika Jonsson walked

SCOTCH WHISKY: MSPS CAUTIONED TO ‘HAUD THEIR WHEESHT’ ABOUT PRESIDENT TRUMP AND TARIFFS ON WHISKY

January 27, 2025 heaneymedia

Christine Grahame MSP, President Donald Trump, First Minister John Swinney and Murdo Fraser, Conservative MSP. By Bill Heaney When is US President Donald Trump going

STORM Éowyn WREAKS HAVOC ALONG THE SHORE AT HELENSBURGH

January 27, 2025 heaneymedia

The clear up is underway today at the leisure centre in Helensburgh, where the large area of blue on the roof is the part that

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Roadworks on the Rest and Be Thankful will be withdrawn to cope with tourist traffic.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

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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