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

Police Scotland and partners launch Operation Ballaton to keep Loch Lomond safe

by Bill Heaney Police Scotland and partners have relaunched Operation Ballaton for 2026, an initiative aimed at keeping visitors and communities safe in Balloch, Loch

SARWAR: SCOTTISH LABOUR WILL GIVE NHS WAITING LISTS THE CHOP

by Bill Heaney A Scottish Labour government would give NHS waiting lists the chop and rescue Scotland’s NHS from 20 years of SNP failure, according

Two hospitals prepare for No Mow May – by doing precisely nothing

by Bill Heaney Summer’s just around the corner, it’s a holiday weekend, and the sun is (hopefully) about to put his hat on – it

Remember to register to vote!

Stop moaning and complaining about public services in your area. And do something about it by turning up and voting at polling stations across the

Wildfire warning in place ahead of bank holiday weekend …

The extreme warning for the whole of the country remains in place until Saturday An extreme warning for wildfires is in place across Loch Lomondside

None of the five Astute-class submarines in service completed an operational deployment in the first half of 2024

Infrastructure upgrades at the Royal Navy’s submarine base on the Clyde must be delivered at pace or the UK risks failing its AUKUS obligations, the

LibDems call for a crackdown on cowboy vendors and efforts to restore High Streets

by Bill Heaney New polling commissioned by the Liberal Democrats reveals three in 5 people want to see more power to control the number of

Motorcyclists take part in launch of new safety event

by Bill Heaney Police Scotland and partners yesterday launched a new motorcycle safety initiative aimed at improving the skills and confidence of bikers returning to

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