The Latest Breaking News from West Dunbartonshire

The decision to close the DWP office on Kilbowie Road will mean around 200 staff being transferred to neighbouring areas of Glasgow, but local councillors have called for the move to be reversed.

After a narrow vote councillors agreed to allow campaign posters to be put up on public street furniture for all future elections, despite concerns about the amount of plastic waste it could produce.

It means pupils will not have to be sent outside the local authority area to get support

Councillors are concerned as a gap in school pupils' achievements widens between those in deprived areas and those in affluent neighbourhoods

This is despite data published by chartered surveyors Walker Fraser Steele showing that the average price of a property in the area increased from £136,102 to £150,297 between January 2021 and January 2022.

The move comes after vile anti-catholic slurs were painted on Dumbarton's Denny Tank Museum earlier this year.

The grim statistics have shown fuel poverty rates are soaring across the country, with prices set to increase even further later this year.

A spokesperson for the leisure trust told the Lennox that the proposals won't limit sporting opportunities throughout the area.

The St Mary's Way theatre is undergoing renovation works, but so far West Dunbartonshire Council are unable to provide a clear indication of when the tasks will be completed.