June 29, 2026 – THE DEMOCRAT

DUMBARTON NOTEBOOK BY BILL HEANEY

June 29, 2026 heaneymedia

I was in Edinburgh for the weekend attending a graduation cum birthday party for my granddaughter, Jane Heaney, which gave me some time off to

HELENSBURGH WATERFRONT CONSULTATION IS NOW OPEN

June 29, 2026 heaneymedia

In an extraordinary turnaround, Argyll and Bute Council has launched a statutory public consultation regarding Helensburgh waterfront. In line with Section 104 of the Community

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

Council ban is a threat to everyone who believes in one of the core foundation principles of a democracy- their right to know what their government [at every level] is doing.

National Press Club One can only hope that West Dunbartonshire Council and its Communications Officer Amanda Graham have been paying attention to internet postings like

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