Skip to content
THE DUMBARTON DEMOCRAT

THE DEMOCRAT

DUNBARTONSHIRE'S DIGITAL NEWSPAPER

  • Home
  • Latest News
    • West Dunbartonshire
    • Balloch
    • Dumbarton
    • Scotland Wide
    • Helensburgh
  • TRAVEL
  • SPORT
  • BOOK REVIEWS
  • SPECIAL FEATURES
  • CONTACT US

Day: August 27, 2025

Ministers give go-ahead to controversial Loch Long salmon farm

August 27, 2025 heaneymedia

An artist’s impression shows what the containers will look like on the loch. By Bill Heaney SNP Ministers have given the go-ahead for “a new

Continue reading

BAILLIE PUTS THE BOOT IN ON SIMPSON DEFECTION FROM TORIES

August 27, 2025 heaneymedia

Labour’s Jackie Baillie attacks Tory defector Graham Simpson. By Democrat reporter Conservative MSP Graham Simpson has defected from the Holyrood Tories to Reform UK. Dumbarton

Continue reading

Recorded rape crimes rise by 15% across Scotland … domestic abuse up too

August 27, 2025 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney The number of rapes and attempted rapes in Scotland increased by 15 per cent last year. Statistics released by the Scottish Government

Continue reading

PICTURES BY JON LEINO: SONS TAKE POINTS FROM BEATING HEARTS LAST NIGHT

August 27, 2025 heaneymedia

Dumbarton 1 Hearts B 0                  26 August 2025 Full Time Dumbarton 19 Ollie Ecrepont 2 Aron Lynas

Continue reading

Sir Jackie Stewart’s heartbreaking update about Lady Helen …

August 27, 2025 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton Motor racing legend Sir Jackie Stewart has revealed his wife can no longer walk in a heartbreaking update on her battle with

Continue reading

Wild Swimming & Water Safety Sessions for beginners …

August 27, 2025 heaneymedia

West Dunbartonshire Community  ·  The Wild Sauna Company  Keen to try swimming in open water but lacking in confidence? Introducing our Wild Swimming & Water Safety

Continue reading

News, opinion and pictures from West Dunbartonshire.

Recent Posts

  • Care is being breached for thousands of psychiatric patients, claim LibDems.  
  • New national compendium showcases rethinking innovation ecosystems for inclusive growth
  • Crown Office drops case against woman charged over anti-abortion protest
  • ELECTION: Change could mean a hat-trick of wins for the SNP
  • DOCTORS AND CHEMISTS: Early May public holiday reminder
  • Trump says his mother had a crush on King Charles as part of his welcome speech

Previously: THE DEMOCRAT

Care is being breached for thousands of psychiatric patients, claim LibDems.  

Care is being breached for thousands of psychiatric patients, claim LibDems.  

by Bill Heaney Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today said that the SNP “cannot be trusted with your health” as he revealed that

Continue reading

New national compendium showcases rethinking innovation ecosystems for inclusive growth

New national compendium showcases rethinking innovation ecosystems for inclusive growth

by Charlotte Morris A new study from the University of Glasgow and the UKRI Arts and Humanities Research Council’s Place Programme argues that understanding how

Continue reading

Crown Office drops case against woman charged over anti-abortion protest

Crown Office drops case against woman charged over anti-abortion protest

Rose Docherty was arrested near the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, which takes patients from  Glasgow and West Dunbartonshire. by Lucy Ashton A woman who was

Continue reading

ELECTION: Change could mean a hat-trick of wins for the SNP

ELECTION: Change could mean a hat-trick of wins for the SNP

Notebook by Bill Heaney Beware of what you wish for. The candidates for the Dumbarton seat in the Scottish Parliament all want change, but should

Continue reading

DOCTORS AND CHEMISTS: Early May public holiday reminder

DOCTORS AND CHEMISTS: Early May public holiday reminder

Greater Glasgow and Clyde residents are reminded that GP practices and many pharmacies will be closed on Monday, 4th May, for the bank holiday. People

Continue reading

Trump says his mother had a crush on King Charles as part of his welcome speech

Trump says his mother had a crush on King Charles as part of his welcome speech

US visit is under heightened security after Saturday’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner Robert Jobson in Washington, DC, Holly Evans & Bryony Gooch Trump makes

Continue reading

Changes in feeding grounds of pilot whales may contribute to mass stranding vulnerability

Changes in feeding grounds of pilot whales may contribute to mass stranding vulnerability

by Elizabeth McMeekin New research, focused on the feeding behaviour of long-finned pilot whales, has shed light on one of Scotland’s largest mass stranding events.

Continue reading

Tick Alert – check for bites as outdoor season begins  

Tick Alert – check for bites as outdoor season begins  

by Bill Heaney As the weather improves and more people spend time outdoors, NHS 24 is reminding the public to be aware of ticks and

Continue reading

August 2025
M T W T F S S
 123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
25262728293031
« Jul   Sep »

Facebook – Follow Us

  • Facebook

Twitter – Follow Us

  • X
Powered by WordPress.com.
 

Loading Comments...