One of the schools where charges are imposed is Dumbarton Academy – the only school in West Dunbartonshire where pupils have to stump up for the materials they use. Our Lady and St Patrick’s in Bellsmyre doesn’t – because it was built in an area of deprivation – but Hermitage Academy in Helensburgh does.
Councils slammed for spending ‘common good’ funds on booze By Jamie Mann and Bill Heaney Two local authorities who spent over £42,000 of funds meant
A Ford Fiesta was stopped in the Redburn area, following a brief police pursuit by road policing officers, around 9.05pm on Saturday, 19 October. A quantity of heroin with an estimated value of £25,000 was subsequently recovered.
West Dunbartonshire Council: “Renegotiations have taken place with a commercial lender other than RBS, resulting in a reduced interest rate. The council actively reviews rates for current loans in conjunction with Treasury advisors and where there are favourable terms, renegotiations are undertaken.”
A Freedom of Information request by the Dumbarton Constituency MSP found that the proposed Workplace Parking levy could see Scottish Government agencies charged a combined total of £5,036,526.
Police are appealing for information after a 25 year old man was seriously injured after being robbed of his laptop and a two figure sum of money in Old Kilpatrick last night (Thursday, 17 October 2019.)
