November 29, 2025 – THE DEMOCRAT

BUDGET: MSP JACKIE BAILLIE WELCOMES SCRAPPING OF TWO-CHILD BENEFIT CAP

November 29, 2025 heaneymedia

by Democrat reporter MSP Jackie Baillie has welcomed Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Budget Statement, describing it as “running to the heart of Labour values”. And the

PARLIAMO HELENSBURGH: PADRONE IN RUNNING FOR BEST PIZZA AWARD

November 29, 2025 heaneymedia

A Helensburgh waterfront pizzeria is hoping to taste success after being named one of the best in the country. Padrone Pizza, on West Clyde Street,

Which trains will be operating over Christmas and New Year?

November 29, 2025 heaneymedia

by Bill Heaney ScotRail has announced its Christmas and New Year timetable which includes the last Christmas Eve and Hogmanay trains departing earlier than usual.

QUELLE DOMAGE! DUMBARTON 0 AUCHINLECK TALBOT 4 PICTURES BY JON LEINO

November 29, 2025 heaneymedia

Sons sack their manager after the match … Dumbarton manager Stevie Farrell, pictured here by Jon Leino after the match, one of Scottish football’s longest

Dumbarton pensioners ‘robbed’ of thousands as insurer pulls plug on 25-year policy

November 29, 2025 heaneymedia

Special report by Tara Fitzpatrick of STV News Dumbarton pensioners who paid into a funeral plan for 25 years say they feel “robbed” after the

DUMBARTON NOTEBOOK: COUNCIL STANDARDS COMMISSION IS JUST A KANGAROO COAT

Elected councillors and local authority executives across Scotland are locked in an escalating conflict over the role, fairness, and perceived weaponisation of the Standards Commission

Historic Environment Scotland launches pilot fund to support Scotland’s historic places of worship

Glasgow Mosque and above St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh. by BILL HEANEY Scotland’s Places of Worship Fund will support eligible listed places of worship across

SCOTTISH LABOUR: Well past time for SNP to wake up to the dire financial crisis our universities are now facing

FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2026 It is well past time for the Scottish Government to wake up to the dire financial crisis our universities are now

SCHOOLGIRL CAROLINE GLACHAN MURDERER DONNA MARIE BRAND DIES IN HOSPITAL

Donna Marie Brand was jailed for at least 17 years for her part in the murder by BILL HEANEY BBC Scotland is reporting that a

Scottish aviation hits record passenger numbers, despite Middle East disruption

xLatest aviation trends data shows that Scottish aviation broke passenger records in the second quarter of this year, despite widely reported disruption caused by conflict

WHY HAVE THE POLICE TAKEN ON THE ROLE OF JOURNALISTS?

What are the chances of Police Scotland giving journalists their jobs back? That’s doing things such as interviewing people who have been involved in something

£BILLIONS: Big changes to Instagram and Facebook to settle a major US court case.

by LUCY ASHTON Meta will pay up to $17bn and make sweeping changes to Instagram and Facebook to settle a major US court case. The tech giant has been fighting a lawsuit against

New Executive Director of Scotland’s Finest Woods to celebrate people who care for our forests, big and small

Cashel Estate on Loch Lomondside has one of Scotland’s finest woods. by Bill Heaney Nick Drainey, pictured above, has been appointed Executive Director of Scotland’s

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