February 5, 2025 – THE DEMOCRAT

NOTEBOOK: TIME WE HAD SOME VISION AMONGST OUR ARCHITECTS AND POLITICIANS

February 5, 2025 heaneymedia

Dunglass Castle and monument on the banks of the River Clyde at Bowling could become a Memorial Park in honour of Charles Rennie Mackintosh. NOTEBOOK

BOOM, BANG A BANG AS EARTHQUAKE HITS OBAN

February 5, 2025 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney Three earthquakes struck the West Coast earlier today – waking people up from their sleep and leaving houses shaking. The first took

Businesses ‘abandoning’ North Sea because of Starmer decisions, says Badenoch

February 5, 2025 heaneymedia

Wednesday 5 February 2025 By Bill Heaney UK Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said today that businesses are “abandoning” the North Sea because of Sir Keir

CELTIC CONNECTIONS LAUNCHES THE FULL PROGRAMME FOR FABULOUS FESTIVAL IN JANUARY

by LIAM O’HEANAI World-renowned music festival Celtic Connections today unveils an incredible programme powered by a spirit of discovery for its 2027 edition, as it prepares to

Chart-topping singer and television host Lena Martell dies, aged 86

Lena Martell was the first solo Scottish female singer to top the UK singles chart with One Day at a Time by LUCY ASHTON Scottish

YER HAVIN’ A LAUGH: WELCOME TO THE FANTASY WORLD OF WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL

Published 05 October 2026 West Dunbartonshire Council has welcomed an independent audit report praising its community engagement and resident-focused approach to decision-making, according to West

GARVACHY ROAD: Appeal court reserves judgement over Drumcree parade dispute

By Julian O’Neill, BBC Crime and Justice correspondent, and Mark Simpson, Community correspondent October 5, 2026 The Court of Appeal has reserved judgement in a bid by Garvaghy

One in five children in poverty: Councils require a big shake-up, says charity

5 October 2026 by JAMES COOK, BBC SCOTLAND EDITOR Scotland is on course to miss by a wide margin legally binding targets to cut child

HOUSING CRISIS: CABINET SECRETARY TELLS TORY MSP IT’S NOT WORTH TALKING ABOUT

Conservative Housing spokesperson Liam Kerr; Cabinet Secretary Shirley Ann Somerville and SNP MSP Paul McLennan. by BILL HEANEY There is a special place in my

SCOTTISH TORY LEADER RUSSELL FINDLAY’S SPEECH TO CONFERENCE

Conference speech by Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay Left to right: Russell Findlay, Andy Burnham, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage. The SNP came to power

JUSTICE: Thin blue line becoming thinner and Scottish prisons are bursting at the seams

by BILL HEANEY They used to be known as vigilantes, but in these turbulent times we are now dealing with the Scottish Government, which would

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