May 15, 2025 – THE DEMOCRAT

Council Tax rules for people who miss a single monthly payment

May 15, 2025 heaneymedia

Some councils can now seize benefits and take other actions to recover the owed payments 15 May 2025 By Bill Heaney They must be really

GREEN MSP ASKS FOR PUBLIC APOLOGY FOR TRAVELLING PEOPLE

May 15, 2025 heaneymedia

The Travelling People Song by The Dubliners I’m a freeborn man of the travelling people got no fixed abode with nomads I am numbered country

BONNIE BANKS OF LOCH LOMOND HAVE NEVER LOOKED SO BONNIE

May 15, 2025 heaneymedia

Sweeney’s Cruise Co. Loch Lomond What’s that thing in the sky? Do you recognise it? It’s the sunshine! With temperatures set to soar for the

NOTEBOOK BY TOM GALLACHER

May 15, 2025 heaneymedia

It’s almost 30 years since they closed the Dumbarton District Council News, a newspaper paid for by the ratepayers which would print their “news” no

NHS health board launches new digital support service for spinal injuries

May 15, 2025 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton A new digital service to support people living with spinal injury has been launched by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. The Queen

dangerous path of living in a society that devalues the lives of the most vulnerable

May 15, 2025 heaneymedia

By Marie McNair (Clydebank and Milngavie) (SNP), who came out against the Assisted Dying Bill. This is her speech to Parliament in full. Before I

Flights ‘hit by air traffic control issues again’ as passengers warned of delays

Holidaymakers have been warned of delays after a technical failure at Prestwick Centre air traffic control restricted the capacity of Scottish airspace by 60% September

JOURNALISTS (NUJ): THIS WEEK’S FUNDED TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

IF YOU WISH TO BOOK A PLACE, PLEASE CONTACT joanm@nuj.org.uk Due to last-minute cancellations, we still have a couple of places available on the following courses

Cole-Hamilton to say his party is poised to shape course of Scottish politics

by BILL HEANEY In his speech at the Liberal Democrat Party conference in Brighton today (Tuesday 22nd September), Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP

NEW LABOUR LEADER MARRA PLEDGES TO PUT EDUCATION AT HEART OF SCOTTISH POLITICS

by BILL HEANEY Holyrood must break its “consensus of silence” on education, Michael Marra will say today, as the Scottish Labour leader pledges to put

‘It might be time to wrap it up’ – O’Neill ponders Celtic future after defeat

by Kheredine Idessane BBC Sport Scotland at Celtic Park He delivered a double few thought possible last season when the Scottish Premiership and Scottish Cup

Is Scotland’s whisky industry on the rocks?

Job cuts, falling sales and growing competition have put pressure on the country’s most famous export Scotch whisky remains one of Scotland’s most important exports,

Scotland’s National Book Awards – Fiction Book of the Year

Luath Press CAT WUMMAN by Gerda Stevenson has been longlisted for the 2026 Saltires, Scotland’s National Book Awards – Fiction Book of the Year. This

Council ban is a threat to everyone who believes in one of the core foundation principles of a democracy- their right to know what their government [at every level] is doing.

National Press Club One can only hope that West Dunbartonshire Council and its Communications Officer Amanda Graham have been paying attention to internet postings like

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