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  • Balloch dance school ready to claim world glory

    Street dancers of all ages from a Balloch dance school are set to take part in the street dance world championships next month against crews from all over the world.The Urbaniks Street Skool of Dance is run by former professional dancers Pauline and Paul

  • Read Nicola Brown's latest column here

    THERE are few better feelings I’ve come to find, than preparing an out of office reply on your work email after a lengthy stint free from holidays. As you hit the confirm button on your carefully drafted automatic reply that will in mere moments come

  • Flats safety inspection ‘as good as can be hoped’

    AN interim report on the safety of West Dunbartonshire high flats has found them to be "generally satisfactory".But council officers insist that's as good an assessment as they can expect while the process is ongoing.And they said all new

  • Pet of the week

    Clarence is our pet of the week:The chirpy wee guy is looking for a new home in the great outdoors.Clarence is a very friendly wee guy who follows people everywhere. He is very much a lap chook and will happily sit in your arms or on your shoulder all

  • It's this week's letters page

    AFTER projections recently showed the number of pensioners is set to increase by 28 per cent it's high time the SNP started listening to warnings about an ageing populationThe National Records of Scotland has estimated the hike over the next 25 years

  • Jobs risk after care service liquidation

    A HOME care service which provides 300 hours of work per week across Dumbarton has went into liquidation leaving an uncertain future for its 80 staff. M&J Care provides around 27 full care packages with a number of smaller packages being provided to residents

  • Dumbarton bail breach man put behind bars

    A MAN who flouted a court order by going to see his ex-partner when he was banned from doing so has been jailed after a sheriff said he had “reached the end of the line”.David Gordon was seen in the company of the woman in Meadowbank Street and elsewhere

  • False ID man spared jail for 'blatant' breach

    A MAN who gave police a false identity in a bid to avoid being arrested for a breach of bail has been spared a prison sentence – despite what a sheriff called “a blatant attempt to pervert the course of justice”.Alan Watson was arrested after being found