Cash secured to tackle youth unemployment

YOUNG people in Dumbarton and the Vale could be helped into jobs as the council secured more than £933,000 of funding to tackle youth unemployment.

Posted 18 Jun 2013 15:00   Editorial   0 Comments

New Balloch playpark set to open this week

A NEW play park for the Balloch area is nearing completion with a date for its official opening set.

Posted 18 Jun 2013 13:00   Editorial   0 Comments

Residents of Dumbarton and Vale set to benefit from funding boost

HOUSEHOLDERS in Dumbarton and the Vale will benefit from a share of nearly £50million of funding to make their homes warmer, more environmentally friendly and easier and cheaper to heat.

Posted 18 Jun 2013 07:00

Public meetings held to discuss welfare reforms

IN response to the growing number of enquiries received, West Dunbartonshire Citizens Advice Bureau has arranged a number of public meetings to discuss the impact of the welfare reforms.

Posted 17 Jun 2013 11:00

Teenagers arrested in Loch Lomond

THREE teenagers are were involved in a disturbance on Inchmurrin Island on Loch Lomond.

Posted 16 Jun 2013 14:00

Crackdown on speeding in Dumbarton and the Vale

MORE than 600 road users were caught speeding, as Police Scotland crack down on dangerous or careless driving.

Posted 16 Jun 2013 10:00

Pupils take action on River Leven litter

A SHOCKED group of primary school pupils are taking it upon themselves to clean up their community - after they were horrified at the amount of litter and rubbish being dropped.

Posted 15 Jun 2013 14:00

£450,000 paid to your Dumbarton and Vale councillors

COUNCILLORS cost tax payers in Dumbarton and the Vale more than £450,000 last year, new figures reveal.

Posted 14 Jun 2013 17:00

Petition is launched to save Balloch bus

MOMENTUM is building for a campaign to save an under-threat bus service which takes passengers from Balloch to Glasgow in one hour.

Posted 14 Jun 2013 11:00

UPDATE: Man slashed in Alexandria

A MAN and woman have been arrested and charged with serious assault following an incident yesterday morning.

Posted 14 Jun 2013 09:50   Editorial   0 Comments

Renton mum's appeal to buy daughter a new bed

A RENTON mother is hoping a charity ladies night will help give her daughter, who suffers from cerebral palsy, a better quality of life.

Posted 14 Jun 2013 09:00

Olympian makes a splash in Loch Lomond

OLYMPIC open water swimming silver medallist Keri-Anne Payne made a splash on the Bonnie Banks last week to launch the Great Scottish Swim.

Posted 14 Jun 2013 07:00

Residents updated on super care home

PROPOSALS for a 'super' care home in Dumbarton were put to community councillors last week - where it was revealed none of the council's existing homes are meeting care standards.

Posted 13 Jun 2013 17:00

Police will tackle summer violence in Dumbarton and the Vale

POLICE in Dumbarton and the Vale have vowed to crackdown on boozed up thugs over the summer.

Posted 13 Jun 2013 15:00