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  • Falkirk 1 Dumbarton 1: Sons take a point from the Bairns

    Dumbarton are two draws from two in the Championship after a 1-1 stalemate at Falkirk on Saturday, writes Jack Crawford. Ally Roy scored for the Sons before Myles Hippolyte levelled things up with a penalty before half-time. The hosts dominated

  • Caroline McAllister's column

    Politics is a blood sport – or so I’m told. This conjures up images of entitled, barbaric individuals on horseback chasing their prey with the sole purpose of tearing it limb from limb.Is this really the type of politics the people of Dumbarton and the

  • Nature lovers enjoy special bat tracking night

    A group of local bat lovers got their chance to enjoy a Saturday night out with a difference as they went on the search for their flying friends at the RSPB Loch Lomond Reserve.Around 20 people turned out for the Bat Night event at the Gartocharn reserve

  • Kem brings a little love to Dumbarton

    A slice of Love Island will be heading to Dumbarton as one half of the show’s winning couple visits a local nightspot. Cheers Nightclub is to host a special evening with Kem Cetinay, one of the winners of the smash-hit ITV2 show, with organisers

  • Dumbarton copper thief spared jail over pipe theft

    A DUMBARTON man who stole copper piping from a flat in the same block as his own home has been spared jail.Craig Montague carried out the theft after he broke into the council-owned property in Westcliff on March 25 last year.Montague, 46, appeared for

  • Musicians recognised in Rotary Club ceremony

    TALENTED young musicians from across Dumbarton and the Vale showed off their skills at a special competition organised by Dumbarton Rotary Club.The competition, which was held in the Riverside Church, saw 10 entrants from local schools competing and performing

  • Talented Dumbarton and the Vale pupils show off exam results

    Talented pupils from schools across Dumbarton and the Vale were showing off their exam results last week, as council officials hailed a “fantastic” set of results.In total, 98 per cent of pupils sitting exams across the region achieved at least one award