The Latest Breaking News from West Dunbartonshire

There are almost 1500 people in the area with the condition, and the council has backed calls for more education to be provided to residents.

Councillors unanimously backed moves to hold more surgeries online, saying it 'reduced risk' to members as one councillor admitted a recent experience left her feeling 'vulnerable and scared'.

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,

At that time the two local authorities, as well as East Dunbartonshire Council, had developed a model to share roads and transportation services before the remit was expanded to include waste, fleet and grounds services.

A FIRE at a West Dunbartonshire beauty spot sparked an emergency response last night.

The partnership between the two councils was found to have 'modest' cost savings but was unsustainable.

HISTORIC Environment Scotland (HES) has discovered the remains of a Roman fortlet in West Dunbartonshire.

Under proposals approved by West Dunbartonshire Council’s Labour administration in their budget, 28 full-time roles from the welfare rights and money advice services teams could be axed.

More than 112 pupils have been excluded from schools in Dumbarton and the Vale since the start of the 2021 school term.

Like Glasgow the area feels it has missed out on vital investment to help its recovery and the council has backed Glasgow's move to contact the UK and Scottish Governments over the issue.

The council was the first in Scotland to sign up to a pledge to reduce the amount of abuse children face, and councillors insisted they remained committed to that.