June 7, 2026 – THE DEMOCRAT

MOUTH WATERING SCALLOPS FROM SHETLAND

June 7, 2026 heaneymedia

Tom Morton Tom Morton #Shetland garage food. Apologies for the messy plated picture. I was halfway through guzzling my scallops, salmon, tatties, and spinach before

Baillie says cost of NHS Scotland reliance on agency nurses is ‘eye-watering’

June 7, 2026 heaneymedia

by Bill Heaney New figures show the “eye-watering” cost of continued reliance on NHS supplementary staffing, Scottish Labour said today. The latest NHS Scotland workforce

Delays to defence plan undermine UK credibility, MPs say

June 7, 2026 heaneymedia

by BBC reporter Olivia Ireland Published 7 June 2026, 00:02 BST Delays in publishing a report laying out government defence spending have undermined the UK’s

ROTARY CLUB CLASSIC CAR SHOW COMING SOON TO DUMBARTON FC STADIUM

June 7, 2026 heaneymedia

A Classic Car Event organised by the Rotary Club of Dumbarton is taking place on Sunday, 14th June 2026, from 10 am to 4 pm

Gaelic Songwriter Marcas Mac an Tuairneir Returns to Music with New Single ‘O Rionnag Gu Rionnag’

Edinburgh, Scotland – Gaelic songwriter Marcas Mac an Tuairneir returns to music this August with the release of his new single, O Rionnag Gu Rionnag,

Council tax funds male breastfeeding sessions and mixed-sex school toilets, claim

Former First Minister insisted she was not ‘obsessed’ by gender reforms after public bodies adopted gender self-identification under her — despite this being ruled illegal

‘Burnham bounce’ takes Labour top of polls …

Polling expert Professor Sir John Curtice says polls confirm ‘Labour have been given a second chance’ – but warns against an early election Prime Minister

SNP WALK-IN HEALTH CENTRES PLAN IS WASTE OF SPACE, SAYS LIBDEM LEADER

by BILL HEANEY Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton today called for Scottish Government plans to open 20 more GP walk-in centres to be paused

BOOKS: ‘It is vulgar to drink from your saucer’: 37 rules for life by the Christian Brothers

Christian Politeness and Counsels for Youth was published in Dublin by the Irish Christian Brothers for the instruction of lower-class Catholic boys such as me

Pipes and Piers Concert on 4 September, 7 pm, Rhu Church

Rhu & Shandon Parish Church Pipes and Piers Concert on 4 September, 7 pm, Rhu Church Rhu and Shandon Community Trust has organised a fund-raising

Nicola Sturgeon left ‘raging’ after police called her ‘Mrs Murrell’ during SNP finance probe

by Democrat reporter Nicola Sturgeon was reportedly left “raging” after detectives inquiring into the SNP’s finances called her “Mrs Murrell.” The former First Minister failed

SCOTTISH LABOUR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AGREES LEADERSHIP ELECTION TIMETABLE

Today (Monday 27th July) Scottish Labour’s ruling body, the Scottish Executive Committee, agreed the timetable for the forthcoming election for Leader of the Scottish Labour

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