April 22, 2026 – THE DEMOCRAT

DUMBARTON NOTEBOOK: IF IT WISNAE FOR THE VOLUNTEERS WHERE WID WE BE?

April 22, 2026 heaneymedia

Can’t make it to a polling station on 7th May 2026? You can apply for a proxy vote, allowing someone you trust to cast your

Scottish Liberal Democrats set out plans on drugs and homelessness

April 22, 2026 heaneymedia

by Lucy Ashton Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has used a visit to Glasgow City Mission to set out his party’s plans for tackling

INVESTIGATION: Argyll soldiers in Kenya babies scandal

April 22, 2026 heaneymedia

by Josephine Casserly, Ivana Davidovic, BBC News, and Bill Heaney “Edward”, a nine-year-old Kenyan boy, has always been aware that his father worked for the British

Common-sense Tory rural manifesto will end two decades of SNP neglect

April 22, 2026 heaneymedia

Russell Findlay on the election campaign trail amongst farmers. by Bill Heaney The Scottish Conservatives will today (Wednesday) publish a dedicated rural manifesto designed to

DUMBARTON NOTEBOOK BY BILL HEANEY

Glasgow City Chambers, City Council leader Ricky Bell, and West Dunbartonshire Council headquarters, all involved in speculation about local government reform. Don’t be surprised if

Flights ‘hit by air traffic control issues again’ as passengers warned of delays

Holidaymakers have been warned of delays after a technical failure at Prestwick Centre air traffic control restricted the capacity of Scottish airspace by 60% September

JOURNALISTS (NUJ): THIS WEEK’S FUNDED TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

IF YOU WISH TO BOOK A PLACE, PLEASE CONTACT joanm@nuj.org.uk Due to last-minute cancellations, we still have a couple of places available on the following courses

Cole-Hamilton to say his party is poised to shape course of Scottish politics

by BILL HEANEY In his speech at the Liberal Democrat Party conference in Brighton today (Tuesday 22nd September), Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP

NEW LABOUR LEADER MARRA PLEDGES TO PUT EDUCATION AT HEART OF SCOTTISH POLITICS

by BILL HEANEY Holyrood must break its “consensus of silence” on education, Michael Marra will say today, as the Scottish Labour leader pledges to put

‘It might be time to wrap it up’ – O’Neill ponders Celtic future after defeat

by Kheredine Idessane BBC Sport Scotland at Celtic Park He delivered a double few thought possible last season when the Scottish Premiership and Scottish Cup

Is Scotland’s whisky industry on the rocks?

Job cuts, falling sales and growing competition have put pressure on the country’s most famous export Scotch whisky remains one of Scotland’s most important exports,

Scotland’s National Book Awards – Fiction Book of the Year

Luath Press CAT WUMMAN by Gerda Stevenson has been longlisted for the 2026 Saltires, Scotland’s National Book Awards – Fiction Book of the Year. This

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