September 10, 2025 – THE DEMOCRAT

TICKETS ON SALE FOR OASIS TRIBUTE NIGHT AT HARP SOCIAL CLUB

September 10, 2025 heaneymedia

DumbartonHarp Social Club Oasis Tribute Night. On Friday 14th November we’ve got an Oasis tribute band live in the Kilmhor Suite followed by an 80’s

Nine months of roadworks begin on M8 motorway between Glasgow and Greenock

September 10, 2025 heaneymedia

The M8 is used by about 150,000 people a day. West Dunbartonshire drivers using Scotland’s busiest road beyond the Erskine Bridge are set for nine

Boys abused at children’s home more than 50 years ago

September 10, 2025 heaneymedia

John Porteous abused young boys at Quarrier’s village near Bridge of Weir. A man sexually abused two young boys while working at a children’s home

GREAT GOLDEN GOODBYES SCANDAL COMING HOME TO ROOST IN WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL

September 10, 2025 heaneymedia

By Democrat reporter The great “golden goodbyes” scandal continues to impact on West Dunbartonshire. Copies of the document which exposed Glasgow City Council for being

LEVENGROVE PARK RUN LOOKING FOR PACERS FOR SATURDAY

September 10, 2025 heaneymedia

Levengrove parkrun TOP OF PAGE PICTURE BY PEDRO Now we have filled our main volunteer roster we’re looking for pacers for Saturday. We have bibs

COUNCIL TAX REVIEW ONGOING AS OFFICERS WORK AT SPEED TO ENSURE HOUSEHOLDS WILL BENEFIT THIS WINTER

by BILL HEANEY The Scottish Government has been asked by an SNP MSP what additional measures it is taking to support low-income households to manage

Three per cent of the population in West Dunbartonshire have been diagnosed with stroke and TIA

Better service needed for stroke patients – left to right, Marie McNair, Amy Callaghan and Health Secretary Angela Constance. by BILL HEANEY Local people will

Finance Secretary Jenny Gilruth to work with councils on £100 energy payment rollout

ABOVE: Finance Secretary Jenny Gilruth is due to announce the Scottish Budget next month by Claire Thomson, BBC Scotland News Scottish ministers say they will

Two men convicted after firearms recovered

They discarded guns – Reece Brown and Daniel Curran by BILL HEANEY Two men have been convicted after firearms were recovered in Glasgow. Reece Brown, 25, and

Mary’s Meals invite you once again to our fabulous Glasgow Christmas Market!

Dear readers of The Dumbarton Democrat, What’s your favourite thing about this time of year? For many of us it’s the approach of Christmas,

ENTERTAINMENT: ‘In Ireland, a funeral seems like a wedding. In Italy a wedding seems like a funeral,’

A Wild Inhabitation: Antoni O’Breskey and Consuelo Nerea Breschi To mark his 50th year in music, Antoni O’Breskey has made the album A Wild Inhabitation

MSPS VOTE FOR INTRODUCTION OF AUTISM (LDAN) BILL

by BILL HEANEY MSPs have voted for the Scottish Government to introduce a Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence (LDAN) Bill to the Scottish Parliament. The

Everyone has the right to attend a sporting event without having to witness this disgraceful and shameful behaviour, Sheriff

Ben Stanex, 24, Scott Dragsness, 55, and Andrew Graham, 21, all from Northern Ireland, have been banned from every football ground in the UK for

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