Category: Scotland Wide
FASLANE BASE WILL HOST MAJOR NAVAL EXERCISE
More than 3,700 military personnel, 52 aircraft, 15 warships and three submarines from 14 countries will take part in Exercise Joint Warrior until October 17. Many of the UK and international vessels will gather at HM Naval Base Clyde ahead of the exercise as well as at Greenock and Glasgow’s King George V dock.
LASTEST ON THE BRITISH BORDER IN IRELAND
Why Johnson’s plan for two borders is unlikely to fly The EU will not compromise on protecting the single market Dumbarton Democrat editor Bill Heaney
THE OLD VALE BAR
The Old Vale Bar, the evening the late Ben Albone brought his horse, Sir Galahad, in for a drink. The horse had a good bucket, served by proprietor Lewis Montgomery, a legendary publican in Alexandria. The poem that follows is by Billy Scobie.
NEW LIFEBOAT FOR CLIFDEN
Clifden RNLI has welcomed its new lifeboat. There was also a big ‘dry land’ welcome for the new Shannon-class lifeboat, the first all-weather lifeboat to use waterjets instead of traditional propellers.