By Bill Heaney West Dunbartonshire Council have launched a new budget consultation to give residents more say on how their money is spent. Obviously embarrassed by public criticism of the way they have done things previously, the Council have spent more public money to see if they can find out what the public would and … More LIST YOUR OWN CUTS, COUNCIL TELLS TAXPAYERS
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board met on Tuesday 20 August 2019 All the Board papers are available on their website. These notes were prepared by their communications staff. Second term for Chair Chairman, Professor John Brown CBE, has accepted the invitation of the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport, Jeanne Freeman, to serve a … More HEALTH BOARD’S MONTHLY REPORT
By Bill Heaney Police in West Dunbartonshire and Helensburgh are appealing for information after two women tried to enter three different properties in separate incidents in Clydebank and Helensburgh. Around 2 pm on Thursday 22 August 2019 a 73 year-old woman was within her home on Marmion Avenue, Helensburgh, when a women entered and spoke … More ALERT FOR WOMEN CON ARTISTS IN HELENSBURGH
By Moira Rodger West Dunbartonshire Council will conduct a series of tests on homes in Clydebank in a bid to reduce the impact of aircraft noise. The noise mitigation trial initiative, which is being run in partnership with Glasgow Airport, will focus on 12 households in the Whitecrook area, and aims to identify the best … More Council initiative to help reduce impact of aircraft noise
Stobhill Health Campus deals with patients with eating disorders. By Lyall Allen, health correspondent A hospital ward which cares for West Dunbartonshire and Helensburgh and Lomond patients suffering from anorexia nervosa has been praised by mental health inspectors Inspectors the Mental Welfare Commission visited Armadale Ward on the Stobhill Campus at the end of May … More TOP MARKS FOR SPECIAL HEALTH SERVICES
By Bill Heaney Rail travellers are set to pay hundreds of pounds more for their commute to work following a rip-off rail fare rise from the SNP government. Some annual passes are set to increase by more than £100, with all rail fares set to rise by 2.8% from January. Dumbarton and Lomond constituency MSP, … More RAIL FARES SET TO RISE DESPITE FAILING SERVICE
The fabulous Barbara Dickson, headlining the BBC Proms in Glasgow in September. By Lizzie Healey Multi-million selling recording artist and Scottish music legend, Barbara Dickson, OBE, will headline this year’s BBC Proms in the Park at Glasgow Green. Presented by Jamie MacDougall, the event will feature Barbara Dickson and other artists and guests who will join … More Barbara Dickson to headline BBC Proms in the Park in Glasgow
Michael Matheson and Helensburgh councillor Aileen Morton. By Aileen MacLennan Council leader Councillor Aileen Morton met with Scottish Government Minister Michael Matheson MSP to discuss Argyll and Bute’s drive for a Rural Growth Deal. The meeting took place at Helensburgh and Lomond Civic Centre, where Argyll and Bute Council Chief Executive Cleland Sneddon and Executive … More Cabinet Secretary impressed by Council’s Rural Growth Deal plans
