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Police probe wilful fire-raising at flat in Dumbarton after mattress found on fire

Detectives are appealing for information after a fire was deliberately started at a flat in Dumbarton on Cumbrae Crescent North at around 11.25pm on Tuesday, 31 May.

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Dumbarton band releases new single based on Glasgow Barlinnie prison

The song was written by guitarist Ewan, on tales his grandmother told him of the prison from when she stayed in Riddrie.

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Keir Starmer urges Boris Johnson to demand release of Scot Jagtar Singh Johal detained in India

Jagtar Singh Johal, from Dumbarton, has been held in India since 2017 without a trial on alleged terror charges.

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Dumbarton care home residents recall coronation memories as they celebrate Jubilee

One of the residents told how her husband was part of the procession which escorted the Queen’s carriage to the ceremony where she took the throne.

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Scots pensioner tragically dies in horror flat blaze as cops launch probe

Mercy crews attended the scan of the blaze in Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire on Thursday evening but sadly the man died in hospital a while later.

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Elderly man dies in Dumbarton flat fire as police probe gets underway

Police have confirmed that enquiries are ongoing into the cause of the fire, however there are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances. A report will be forwarded to the Procurator Fiscal.

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Man dies following fire at Dumbarton flat

The 72-year-old was rushed to hospital last night, but tragically passed away a short time later.

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Residents in lucky escape after mattress set on fire within close in Dumbarton block of flats

Police are appealing to anyone who may have seen or heard something suspicious to get in touch with any information they may have following the incident, which took place after 11pm on Tuesday.

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Police launch public appeal over suspicious fire in Dumbarton

A mattress was set alight in Cumbrae Crescent North on Tuesday night.

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Dunkirk hero boat stories to be told at Dumbarton's Scottish Maritime Museum

Stories will be told about the Skylark IX boat as part of Scotland's year of stories.

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Dumbarton nursery celebrates 50th anniversary

Staff, children and parents celebrated with dancing, singing and tasty cake.

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Dumbarton litter group demand UK Government introduce plastic ban legislation

The Scottish Government are set to introduce a ban on some single-use plastic in June 2022 but Friends of Dumbarton Foreshore want change across the whole UK.

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Costa appeals planning refusal for new coffee shop in Dumbarton

Costa Coffee's plans for the car park area of Morrison's supermarket were rejected by the council last year.

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Dumbarton comedy club fights to increase low attendance figures caused by Covid

The Rock Comedy Club have held a few shows post-pandemic but the attendance figures are just over half of what they were before the first lockdown.

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Dumbarton MSP blasts 'appalling' train timetable cuts

A reduced Scotrail timetable came into force yesterday, with a third of services across the country axed.

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Charity blasts 'senseless' chopping down of trees in Dumbarton

Police are investigating after around a dozen trees were cut down without permission in Lang Craigs.

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SNP Government accused of failing to rule out 12% rise in water charges

Jackie Baillie, Labour MSP for Dumbarton, slammed the Scottish Government for signing off on a two per cent rise above inflation on bills.

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Dumbarton food bank's £8,000 payout to ex-worker 'not welcome' during cost of living crisis

Caroline Marsland had sued charity Food For Thought alleging she was dismissed after making a complaint about a married priest's relationship with a member of his congregation.

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SNP appoint Dumbarton councillor as new leader of West Dunbartonshire Council opposition

Councillor Karen Conaghan has moved up to the role, after existing leader Jonathan McColl made the decision to step down earlier this month.

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Dumbarton food bank worker sacked after row over priest's affair wins £8k pay-out

An employment tribunal ruled that Caroline Marsland was unfairly dismissed, but found that disclosures about the clergyman's relationship a "vulnerable" woman was not the principal reason.

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Looking back on Dumbarton's Second World War bombings

Whilst the town didn’t suffer the devastation during World War II that neighbouring Clydebank had done, it is believed that 17 Sons and Daughters of the Rock lost their lives to bombs dropped on Dumbarton.

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Dumbarton's historic Rialto on the market - priced at a cool £395,000

The College Street venue, which closed as a bingo hall in 2020, has been listed by Kirkstone Property for offers over £395,000, with renting also an option for businesses able to stump up £40,000 annually.

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Scots church charity worker sacked after telling pal about priest's affair wins £8K compensation

Caroline, the project co-ordinator for a food bank run by the church in Dumbarton, was left “angry, upset and disgusted” by the revelations because she considered the woman to be a “vulnerable adult”.

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New exhibition celebrating Skylark IX opens at Dumbarton museum

Hope Floats, which has been curated by the Skylark IX Recovery Project which cares for Skylark IX, charts Skylark’s story from launching as a pleasure boat in 1934 through her wartime service and her sinking in 2010.

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Man, 59, dead and four rushed to hospital after car collides with workers on A82 in Dumbarton

Police confirmed a 59-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene and a 37-year-old man was taken to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow where he remains in serious condition.

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