Councils urgently need to make progress with workforce plans if they are to protect services and financial sustainability By Bill Heaney Staff are councils’ most
Month: August 2025
HOWZAT FOR A CHEQUE FROM WEST OF SCOTLAND CRICKET CLUB?
St Margaret of Scotland Hospice We would like to extend our deepest gratitude to the members and supporters of West of Scotland Cricket Club who
RELIGION: DUMBARTON YOUTH ATTENDS PAPAL FESTIVAL IN ROME
St Patrick’s Parish, Dumbarton The BBC and other mainstream media outlets are unlikely to report much about this, but The Dumbarton Democrat will. Over one
VALE OF LEVEN JUNIORS APPOINT THEIR OWN CHAPLAIN
Vale of Leven Football & Athletic Club Club President Fergus McLellan, Secretary Craig Thomson and Manager Brian Brown welcomed our new Club chaplain, Alex Forrest,
PEACE CAMPAIGNERS MARK HIROSHIMA ANNIVERSARY WITH PROTEST DEMO AT FASLANE NAVAL BASE
By Bill Heaney Scotland’s Church leaders were joined by more than 100 people at the weekend for a peace vigil outside the Faslane naval base
Labour claim to have taken an average of £1,000 a year off new mortgages
AUGUST 6, 2025 By Bill Heaney Scottish Labour has welcomed new analysis showing mortgages are on average £1,000 a year cheaper under the UK Labour