West Dunbartonshire Council slated in report from Care Commission By Democrat reporter Why are we so bad? Dumbarton and Lomond constituency MSP, Jackie Baillie, is angry about West Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership’s attitude to self-directed support. SDS is where people contact or turn up at the Council to tell them what their needs … More WORST IN SCOTLAND FOR SELF DIRECTED SUPPORT
Elizabeth Denham became the UK’s Information Commissioner in 2016. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is the UK’s regulator for data protection and information rights. It enforces the law, both civil and criminal, against organisations that have violated data protection rules. … More INFORMATION COMMISSIONER’S TALK TO EDITORS
Flamingo Land’s latest plans for Loch Lomondside plus an artist’s impression of what Station Square in Balloch might look like and Gordon Gibb, millionaire boss of Flamingo Land. By Bill Heaney A public meeting will take place tonight in Balloch to discuss the controversial proposals by Flamingo Land and Scottish Enterprise for 56-acres of the … More FLAMINGO LAND LATEST
Police investigating a number of incendiary devices sent via the post to locations in London and Glasgow earlier this year are appealing for anyone who may have information about the origins of the devices, or who handled them, to come forward and help them with their inquiries. … More EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND RECKLESS ACT
This was physiotherapist Theresa McIntyre after finishing a half marathon in lovely Stornoway on Sunday. Theresa took advantage of the bank holiday weekend to head off to the Hebrides and raise some money for one of her favourite charities, Alzheimer Scotland, which looks after people with dementia. … More STORNOWAY SUCCESS FOR THERESA’S CHARITY RUN
The Society of Editors has warned of severe consequences if plans to restrict young people’s access to news websites go ahead. Writing to the Information Commissioner’s Office, the Society says proposals to ensure news websites are age appropriate risk doing untold harm to legitimate media companies, even forcing some regional titles to fold. … More LET YOUNG PEOPLE READ DIGITAL NEWSPAPERS
BBC Scotland is reporting that celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has said he is “saddened” after his restaurant group went into administration, putting up to 1,300 jobs at risk. … More 1,300 JOBS NOW AT RISK IN JAMIE’S RESTAURANTS
