Day: October 3, 2025

Farming country in Argyll and Bute at Glen Fruin above Helensburgh. Pictures by Bill Heaney. Democrat reporter The deaths of six men who fell from

By Democrat reporter The politics of envy has bubbled to the surface following a new revelation that Michelle Mone has claimed more than £33,000 in

October kickstarts Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a good opportunity to remind women of the importance of attending their breast screening appointment. “One in eight women

By Bill Heaney There are solutions in the pipeline for Scottish councils such as West Dunbartonshire and Argyll and Bute to dispose of  biodegradable municipal

By Bill Heaney Pope Leo XIV has hit out at those who minimise the “increasingly evident” impact of rising temperatures in his first major statement

Nicola Benedetti took to the stage to perform at the ceremony. Violinist Nicola Benedetti has won a Grammy Award for best classical instrumental solo. The