A MURDERER who stabbed a lawyer to death more than 25 years ago was caught back in Alexandria with a knife. Alexander Somerville, 45, had been released on licence from the life sentence he received for the 1992 murder of Gerald Friel in Redburn.
A DELAY in plans to pay more into teachers’ pensions has left the council’s budget shortfall £500,000 better off. The latest figures, issued late Friday afternoon, hint at the constantly shifting calculations for West Dunbartonshire Council (WDC
A new £1.6 million office which has helped transform "an environmental blight" at the heart of Renton has been officially opened. Cordale Housing Association opened the doors of its new office on Main Street in Renton to show off the modern, flexible
A high profile police campaign against child sexual abuse is being backed in West Dunbartonshire. The council and the area’s Health and Social Care Partnership are backing Police Scotland’s campaign which encourages offenders to seek help.
By Hannah Wood A CASTLEHILL shop celebrated its contemporary new site with residents at a fun-filled open day last week. Festivities at the Day-Today store included the chance to sample a variety of food and beverages, face painting, and an ice
On Wednesday, March 31, 2004 we reported that... STRIKING nursery practitioners brought Dumbarton to a standstill recently with a march through the town. And as the Reporter went to press efforts were being made to settle the four-week-old strike
POLICE are on the hunt for thugs who broke into the homes of elderly women in the Vale. On Sunday, two incidents were reported to police by pensioners. Between 6.15pm and 9pm a house in Auchencarroch Road in Jamestown was targeted while hours
