January 2, 2026 – THE DEMOCRAT

Litter league table of shame – and we’re right up there challenging to be number one

January 2, 2026 heaneymedia

by Bill Heaney Dirty old Dunbartonshire. The local Council spin doctors can deny it as much as they wish, but when it comes to litter

£63 million spent on golden goodbyes for council fat cats since 2022

January 2, 2026 heaneymedia

by Bill Heaney Almost £63 million has been wasted by councils on ‘golden goodbyes’ for high-earning employees since 2022, Scottish Conservative research has revealed. And

Far from the Madding Crowd? A reflection on retirement in the age of turmoil

January 2, 2026 heaneymedia

by Stewart Sweeney Thomas Hardy titled Far from the Madding Crowd like an invitation to step away. The phrase comes trailing a centuries-old promise: that

St Margaret of Scotland Hospice’s thanks for unwavering support

January 2, 2026 heaneymedia

St Margaret of Scotland Hospice Happy New Year from St Margaret of Scotland Hospice! As we welcome 2026, we at St Margaret of Scotland Hospice

BIG THANK YOU FROM THE BEATSON CANCER CHARITY

January 2, 2026 heaneymedia

Beatson Cancer Charity A Huge Thank You to Our Incredible Volunteers! As we reflect on the past year, we want to take a moment to

RNLI RHU NEW YEAR DOOK: FOR PICTURE SPECIAL SEE INSIDE THE

January 2, 2026 heaneymedia

ELECTION: MESSAGE FROM SOCIALIST CANDIDATE LYNDA MCEWAN

Friends of Dumbarton Foreshore is at Havoc on Saturday April 18

Friends of Dumbarton Foreshore is at Havoc Dumbarton. One week to go until our big closing #litterpick of this year’s #BigClydeCleanUp at Havoc. Don’t be shy, come

ELECTION: Sophie Traynor SNP for Dumbarton is with Brendan O’Hara MP

Sophie Traynor SNP for Dumbarton is with Brendan O’Hara MP Great to have the support of Brendan O’Hara MP. Together, we’re standing up for our communities, protecting

Helicopter rescues three trapped on sinking boat in Loch Lomond

Boat began to sink between Inchmurrin Island and the Boturrich shoreline on Sunday A helicopter helped rescue three people who were trapped on a boat

BOOKS: The astonishingly varied and accomplished life of a long-forgotten Liberal

Biography Having a Reputation A new biography of James Bryce, one-time Chief Secretary of Ireland and supporter of Irish Home Rule, reveals the astonishingly varied

LIBDEMS WILL MAKE SCHOOLS SMARTPHONE-FREE ENVIRONMENTS

by Lucy Ashton Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today set out how his party will legislate to make schools smartphone-free environments, as part

Scottish Conservatives’ National Pothole Action Fund would end two decades of SNP neglect

by Bill Heaney Russell Findlay has today outlined his party’s plans to tackle Scotland’s pothole epidemic, which he says is “a monument to two decades

Southport catastrophe which claimed the lives of three children and left 10 more injured, could have been – and should have been – prevented

Southport killer’s parents ‘bear considerable blame’ for ‘preventable’ attack, damning report finds Report by Amy-Clare Martin, Crime correspondent, and Tara Cobham in The Independent Monday

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