November 15, 2026 – THE DEMOCRAT

Trident submarine returns home to Faslane after record-breaking undersea patrol

November 15, 2026 heaneymedia

Crew members stood atop HMS Vengeance as it travelled up the Gareloch. by Steven Godden and Calum Watson, BBC Scotland A Royal Navy submarine carrying Trident nuclear missiles

Salvation Army Charity Shops

November 15, 2026 heaneymedia

Christmas is here. Our shops have prepared hundreds of affordable Christmas gifts, perfect for everyone, so make sure to pop into your local Salvation Army

ROTARY: Purple crocus is the symbol of Rotary’s ‘End polio now’ campaign

November 15, 2026 heaneymedia

Rotary Club of Lomond Rotary Club of Lomond President Geoff Storer, his wife Shona, and Rotarian Colin Shannon spent the day planting extra purple crocus

Trident submarine returns home to Faslane after record-breaking undersea patrol

Crew members stood atop HMS Vengeance as it travelled up the Gareloch. by Steven Godden and Calum Watson, BBC Scotland A Royal Navy submarine carrying Trident nuclear missiles

Salvation Army Charity Shops

Christmas is here. Our shops have prepared hundreds of affordable Christmas gifts, perfect for everyone, so make sure to pop into your local Salvation Army

ROTARY: Purple crocus is the symbol of Rotary’s ‘End polio now’ campaign

Rotary Club of Lomond Rotary Club of Lomond President Geoff Storer, his wife Shona, and Rotarian Colin Shannon spent the day planting extra purple crocus

How many sewage spills have happened in and around West Dunbartonshire?

Raw sewage and toilet paper on the shore at Arrochar after recent bad weather. Loch Long was once a playground for working-class people from Dumbarton

CAROLINE GLACHAN: The Girl in the Water will be shown on SKY TV on Sunday 22nd November

Murder Next Door: The Girl in the Water will be shown on Sunday 22nd November at 9 pm on Sky Crime.

Committee urges clarity on planned NHS reform amid concerns over ‘scant details’

Health, Care and Sport Committee expresses concern about “scant details” of NHS overhaul November 13th, 2026 A Scottish Parliament committee has called for “clarity and

DUMBARTON NOTEBOOK: WHY WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE CAN’T CLAIM TO HAVE ‘A PRESTIGE PRESENCE’ IN 2006

Why are they so posh while we’re so poor, asks Bill Heaney We have a prestige presence here — and we are determined to keep

WALKING THE DOG: Pets could be at risk if forced outdoors when it’s too cold

14 November 2026 by BILL HEANEY Snow is forecast in West Dunbartonshire’s hills, along Loch Lomondside towards Herensburgh and the Gareloch, on the Long Crags

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