A WOMAN who hit someone with a glass to the head at the The Burgh Bar in Dumbarton has been ordered to pay compensation. Joanne O’Dell, of Hawthornhill Road, Castlehill, previously pleaded guilty to assault of the woman on January 1 and returned
A DUMBARTON man caught with a dealer quantity of a class B drug has been given another chance to avoid prison – despite failing to comply with a community-based punishment imposed for the crime. Derek Hay, 37, of Ashton View, was handed a community
Most children are likely to sleep through standard smoke alarms, a new study suggests. Just 28 per cent of youngsters were woken up by the sound of an alarm in their home in an experiment by researchers and the fire service. They said manufacturers
WEST Dunbartonshire are “on track” to meet new government regulations on nursery care. The Scottish Government has mandated that local authorities provide 1140 hours of high quality early learning and childcare for all Scottish three and four-year-olds
West Dunbartonshire Council is considering the use of solar panels in a bid to reduce its carbon emissions. The council said putting panels on buildings it owns, including its Church Street HQ in Dumbarton, would increase self-sufficiency by generating
Dumbarton and the Vale MP Martin Docherty-Hughes got a first-hand taste of policing with area officers recently. The MP joined cops on patrol for an afternoon as part of Police Scotland’s “Give a Day to Policing” initiative. He was given a tour
COUNCILLORS have agreed to launch a consultation into a boat hiring scheme - following the sinking of a passenger ferry in 2012. The Vixen, which was found to be in poor condition, sank on Loch Lomond in 2012. It was found by the Marine Accident
A MAJOR drive is underway to ensure every firefighter in Scotland is equipped to save the lives of pets caught up in house fires. Firefighters have always worked to resuscitate animals suffering from severe smoke inhalation - including adapting
