Category: Vale of Leven

Emergency services were called to a fire in a first-floor flat within a four-storey building on Hughenden Lane Last updated Oct 23rd, 2025 at 13:09

By Bill Heaney Councils are spending less on culture and leisure services, reviewing the services they offer and increasing or introducing charges. Yet gaps in

Rhiana McGroggan from Bonhill has lost more than one-third of her body weight since joining the Weigh to Go programme. By Bill Heaney A West

By Bill Heaney If you’re Irish come into the Harp Club in Dumbarton High Street. And if you’re not called Timothy, Mick or Pat then

PICTURES BY JAMES DUNCAN  The term “Potts” is of English origin, primarily found in northern England and the Scottish borders. It is derived from the Middle English word “pot,” meaning a pit or a hollow in the ground, indicating that the name may have been given to someone who lived near such a feature or in a place characterized by pits, such as a quarry or mine. 

The Royal Navy’s oldest Type 23 Frigate, HMS Argyll which has always held close links with the area, was decommissioned in September and the ship’s