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Gunman fear at school

MASS panic ripped through a community as rumours spread that a gunman was near a primary school.

Published: Tuesday, 1st July, 2008 10:45

Case concludes but is far from finished

Lawyers representing members of Chad Hyslop’s family have questioned the legitimacy of some police officers’ versions of events surrounding the teenager’s death.

Published: Tuesday, 1st July, 2008 10:45

Mum buries her son

A MUM is one of the latest people to be directly affected by the C-diff crisis at the Vale.

Published: Tuesday, 1st July, 2008 10:45

News from the frontline

TWO soldiers fighting in Afghanistan have spoken about the continuous attacks they have come under and the “alien” environment they are currently patrolling.

Published: Tuesday, 1st July, 2008 10:45

Teen could have lain dead for hours

QUESTIONS have been raised over the care taken of Chad Hyslop while he was in police custody last year as the Fatal Accident Inquiry entered its third week.

Published: Tuesday, 24th June, 2008 09:30

Denny's ferry is sailing at 70

A DENNY-built ferry is set to mark its 70th birthday next month, but its sailing days could soon be over due to Brussels bureaucrats.

Published: Tuesday, 24th June, 2008 09:30

Vale superbug families' legal action threat

THE grieving families of victims of the killer superbug at the Vale of Leven Hospital could unite to take the health board to task.

Published: Tuesday, 17th June, 2008 09:30

Chad's cell-mate had 'threatened' him with sword

THE “volatile” relationship between Chad Hyslop and one of the men he was locked in a cell with was revealed at the Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI).

Published: Tuesday, 17th June, 2008 09:30

My motor may not run much longer

An ageing Vale inventor is desperate for his revolutionary car engine design to be manufactured while he is still able to oversee the project.

Published: Monday, 16th June, 2008 12:00

Machete? It's a potato knife

AN ex-con — trying to be a “family man” — was caught with a 10in “machete” down his trousers.

Published: Tuesday, 17th June, 2008 09:30

Son of the rock's charity match tie

A SON of the Rock is hoping to see some old faces at a new ground in a bid to raise money for a good cause.

Published: Tuesday, 17th June, 2008 09:30

Family re-united

AN epic quest involving the Dumbarton Reporter has reconnected a South African church organist with a lost branch of his Dunbartonshire family.

Published: Tuesday, 17th June, 2008 09:30