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West Dunbartonshire Council to put pressure on utility firms to minimise disruption after roadworks 'chaos'

Councillor David McBride says disruption has caused 'intolerable traffic chaos' and says 'utility firms must do better'.

Daily Record

Call for ban of single use disposable vapes backed by West Dunbartonshire Council

Councillors unanimously agreed with the call to bring in a Scotland-wide ban on the sale of single use vapes amid concerns about their impact on the environment,

Glasgow Live

Dumbarton councillor calls on action to cut-down on traffic chaos during roadworks

Labour’s David McBride will put forward a motion to this week’s full meeting of West Dunbartonshire Council which calls for a protocol to be introduced that will minimise traffic management measures, ensure that work takes place every day that roadworks are in place to minimise disruption and examines the impact…

Daily Record

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David McBride to face trial this year as Australian Defence Force investigates alleged Afghanistan war crimes

Former military lawyer David McBride will be tried in November, as the Australian Defence Force investigates alleged Afghanistan war crimes.

ABC News

'Punishment by process': Trial dates set for war crimes whistleblower

The former military lawyer's trial has been listed for November.

The Canberra Times

Defence whistleblower David McBride to stand trial four years and eight months after being charged

Trial set down for 6 November for former military lawyer accused of leaking classified Australian defence information to journalists

The Guardian - AU

Commonwealth spends more than $7.6 million in prosecuting whistleblowers including Bernard Collaery, David McBride and Richard Boyle

The Commonwealth has racked up more than $7.6 million in legal fees pursuing whistleblowers, with the bulk of that bill relating to a now-dumped prosecution.

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Commonwealth spends millions prosecuting whistleblowers

The federal government has spent $7.6 million on the prosecution of four whistleblowers, a Senate committee has heard.

AAP

Whistleblower Jeff Morris labels integrity reforms hypocritical as government presses ahead with prosecutions

One of the nation's highest-profile corporate whistleblowers has accused the federal government of "fiddling while Rome burns", labelling integrity reforms as hypocritical considering the Commonwealth is still pressing ahead with two prosecutions.

ABC News

It is not in the public interest to jail people for telling the truth. Labor must end these whistleblower cases

If these brave people are punished for doing the right thing, it will cloud the Albanese government’s legacy

The Guardian - AU

Sheltered housing tenant says that residents are being left in the cold this winter

Theresa Connolly has hit out at West Dunbartonshire Council after delays hit long-awaited works to refurbish the Leven Court common room, rendering it unusable.

Daily Record

West Dunbartonshire Council votes to save Castlehill sports facility plans

Labour and the SNP both agreed that the proposals for a new changing facility at the former OLSP should be saved - with Councillor David McBride saying it was a commitment to the people of Dumbarton West.

Daily Record

Warning over impact cuts to school budgets will have on West Dunbartonshire pupils

WDC currently faces a budget black hole of more than £20million, with cost saving options due to be considered by members at Church Street this week including a 20 percent cut to general school budgets.

Daily Record

How and why Australian whistleblowing laws need an overhaul: new report

Recent developments in Australian whistleblowing cases have shown how critical it is to get our whistleblower protection laws back up to world standards.

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Councillors hit out at lack of communication as roadworks leave Dumbarton in gridlock

Traffic was brought to a standstill on the A82 and Glasgow Road two weeks ago after two separate sets of emergency works were carried out at the same time.

The Guardian - AU

David McBride will face prosecution after blowing whistle on alleged war crimes in Afghanistan

Lawyers for the former military lawyer withdrew an application for protection after government sought to quash testimony

The Canberra Times

'My conscience is clear': Whistleblower McBride set to face trial

McBride's bid for protection withdrawn after government's last-minute intervention.

AAP

War crimes whistleblower to face trial

David McBride has withdrawn an application to be protected under whistleblowing laws after the Commonwealth sought to suppress expert evidence.

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The Guardian - AU

The prosecution of David McBride for exposing Australian war crime allegations is an outrageous injustice

The attorney general must discontinue the case against the former military lawyer and fix federal whistleblowing law

Daily Record

Monthly bin collections to be considered as West Dunbartonshire Council faces budget gap

Council leader Martin Rooney said that all options would have to be considered to close an £18m budget gap, with the SNP warning a move would be "deeply unpopular with residents."

Daily Record

New mountain bike trail network and skills area proposed for Balloch Park

The project, a partnership between West Dunbartonshire Council and West Dunbartonshire Leisure, is currently out for consultation with residents being encouraged to give their feedback on plans.

Daily Record

West Dunbartonshire Councillors say Artizan Centre tenants must be kept informed of demolition proposals

Councillors approved plans to demolish the rear and west side of the shopping centre to pave the way for regeneration plans.

Glasgow Live

West Dunbartonshire schoolchildren to be monitored in bid to close attainment gap

The local authority has outlined its education recovery and improvement strategy for season 2022/23, with tackling the poverty-related attainment gap a primary focus.

Daily Record

West Dunbartonshire Council call on UK Government to demand release of Jagtar Singh Johal

Jagtar Singh Johal – known as Jaggi – was arrested in India after his wedding in November 2017, accused of helping to fund a Sikh-on-Hindu assassination plot. He and his family strongly deny the allegations.

Daily Record

West Dunbartonshire Council’s SNP group accused of ‘playground politics’ by Labour

Michelle McGinty made the comments last week, as members debated an SNP motion highlighting a manifesto pledge to put £1,000 in the pocket of every West Dunbartonshire resident.

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