Journalist, writer, digital platform editor of The Dumbarton Democrat.
This audit should be the nail in the coffin for NDP/MIM and all variants of privately financed public infrastructure projects. The Scottish Parliament should immediately ban any further contracts. DEXTER WHITFIELD, EUROPEAN SERVICES STRATEGY UNIT … More TAX MONEY GOES INTO POCKETS OF PRIVATE LENDERS
There is snow right up the West Coast this morning. This photograph by Tom Gardiner illustrates the vagaries of our late January weather. … More SNOW ARRIVES IN DUMBARTON THIS MORNING
Mid Argyll councillor Dougie Philand, a former mental health nurse, said: ‘This proposal will mean that those who suffer from and care for people with this horrendous illness will have to travel out of Argyll for inpatient care. … More CONCERN OVER FUTURE FOR DEMENTIA PATIENTS
The government also added further action points, including work to improve access for journalists covering courts to promote open justice, work to increase the efficiency of government advertising spending with the media, ensuring the Local Government Publicity Code is fully implemented by local authorities and to promote an ongoing dialogue with the media industry. … More AMBER LIGHT ON PUBLIC INTEREST NEWS PLAN
Homeless deaths recorded by The Ferret included some on the city streets. However many were housed in temporary accommodation such as hostels, homeless B&Bs or were sofa surfing when they died. One man died in Glasgow’s Winter Night Shelter in January 2018. Drug overdoses were implicated in many of the deaths. … More DRUGS IMPLICATED IN MANY HOMELESS DEATHS
Head of BBC Daytime and Early Peak, Carla-Maria Lawson, said: “Antiques Road Trip and Celebrity Antiques Road Trip are appointment to view TV, so I’m over the moon we can bring viewers this bumper haul of new episodes to BBC One and Two.” … More STV LANDS LUCRATIVE ANTIQUES SHOW FROM BBC
“As we approach the publication of the Scottish Budget my message and that of COSLA and Trade Unions to the Scottish Government is clear: stop the cuts to West Dunbartonshire and Argyll & Bute Councils and protect our services. … More BAILLIE CHALLENGES SNP OVER COUNCIL CUTS
Sergeant Paul MacPherson, of Police Scotland’s Road Policing Unit, said: “Inquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of this tragic incident which has resulted in the deaths of two people. … More TWO BODIES AND CRASHED CAR FOUND ON ARGYLL SHORE
The First Minister promised to dump the debt, but student debt has soared, and students from the most deprived backgrounds are leaving university with the heaviest burden of debt. The Government is letting down our students, and it is letting down our universities. … More LABOUR ACCUSE SNP OF MISLEADING STUDENTS ON DEBT
Jackson Carlaw said: “The budget that the SNP Government receives from Westminster is on the rise, but what do we have to show for it? Leaking police stations and collapsing ceilings; half-built ferries; boarded-up hospitals and closed-off children’s wards; and a crisis in Scotland’s schools. … More TORIES TAUNT SNP OVER STATE OF POLICE STATIONS
