The Scottish and UK governments have no idea how much peat has been dug from the ground for commercial purposes and sold in garden centres, despite both administrations viewing the preservation of peatlands as a priority to combat the climate crisis.
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NO ROOM AT THE INN, NOT EVEN AN INN UNDER NATS
Scottish Liberal Democrats have described it as a “tragedy” that 12,300 children didn’t have a home to call their own last Christmas and called for a “social rent revolution”.
OBITUARY: DOUGLAS STORY DALGLEISH
He was President of the Dumbartonshire Golf Union, served on the executive of the Scottish Golf Union and was elected President of that body in 1994. During his year in office he travelled extensively around Scotland and Europe, and also attended the Masters Tournament at Augusta Georgia.
EVEN SPECIAL COPS ARE HANDING IN THEIR HANDCUFFS
The SNP government have come under a two-pronged attack over their failure to keep special constables on the beat. And ignoring the fact that significant numbers of police are off work with mental health problems. Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP has warned that the police’s Special Constabulary could “vanish altogether” after he revealed that their numbers have nosedived since the SNP’s police centralisation.
NO ACCESS FOR DISABLED ON RAIL NETWORK
The findings of the report by Leonard Cheshire puts the UK Government’s 2030 target to make all rail journeys step-free by 40 years at the current rate of completion in serious doubt. In Dumbarton, there are three stations that are not accessible, which are Dumbarton Central, Dumbarton East and Dalreoch.
CRIME AND PASSION DRAWS VIEWERS TO STV PLAYER
Brand new and classic gritty tales of murder have fuelled the growth of the STV Player in 2019, with all of the best-watched online drama being crime-related. Views are up by almost a quarter year-on-year as more people are watching more content for longer on the STV Player, with STV’s menu of crime in particular holding huge appeal for viewers.