April 3, 2025 – THE DEMOCRAT

BAILLIE AND SWINNEY IN ANGRY CLASH OVER IMPROVEMENTS TO NHS SCOTLAND

April 3, 2025 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney Dumbarton MSP Jackie Baillie is not interested in improvements to the National Health Service, according to First Minister John Swinney. The Scottish

SKIRL O’ THE PIPES COULD WIN PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP OVER ON SCOTCH WHISKY TARIFFS

April 3, 2025 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney First Minister John Swinney will don his kilt and swagger through New York behind a pipe band this weekend in a bid

Whisky to raise spirits for England ahead of Argentina World Cup clash

by Bill Heaney The SNP is ‘raising a glass’ to Argentina to belatedly mark the first anniversary of Scotch Whisky being given legal protection in

Faslane set for £15bn upgrade to increase ‘warfighting readiness’

The UK’s Vanguard-class missile submarines are based at Faslane by Bill Heaney BBC Scotland is reporting that a £15 billion modernisation of the Faslane and

DUMBARTON NOTEBOOK BY BILL HEANEY

Notebook by Bill Heaney For many of us Dumbartonians, Argentina’s connections with our town are far more interesting than a football match taking place later

£10 BILLION on poor-quality PPE during pandemic, damning inquiry report finds

The report addresses the so-called ‘VIP lane’ contracts granted to some suppliers during the pandemic by Dan Haygarth, Millie Cooke & Athena

Woman’s body recovered from water at Falls of Falloch near Loch Lomond

by Bill Heaney Emergency teams searched a waterfall deep pool at a beauty spot near Loch Lomond after a woman was reported in difficulty in

BAILLIE BLASTS SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT OVER DELAYED DISCHARGE FIGURES

by Democrat reporter MSP Jackie Baillie has blasted the Scottish Government after new figures revealed rocketing delayed discharge cases. Data from Public Health Scotland revealed

Scottish Maritime Museum to host a series of workshops

Keep Scotland Beautiful We’re partnering with the Scottish Maritime Museum to host a series of workshops over the coming weeks, with the first on active

WAVERLEY EXCURSIONS DOON THE WATTER

Waverley Excursions Step back in time aboard Scotland’s favourite steamer as Waverley returns to the Clyde Coast for her summer season. Cruise the spectacular Clyde

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