The Latest Breaking News from West Dunbartonshire

The Hollie Guard app can be used to alert friends and family if the user is in danger.

The memorials will mark the sacrifice made by so many during the pandemic, with local residents to be asked for help in designing the finished gardens, which will also act as places for reflection.

The Hollie Guard is designed to help people across the country more safety and security, allowing them to enter start and end destinations before setting off on a trip and notifying an emergency contact once you arrive safely.

Last month WDC chief executive Joyce White announced that she would be standing down from the role after a decade at the helm of the local authority, saying: “It has been a difficult decision to move on from a job, an organisation and an area I care so much about.”

A total of 489 people aged 18 to 24 living in the region were unemployed in January – but this is 12 percent fewer than five years ago.

There are concerns youth homelessness remains one of the highest in the country in the area

It's been announced today that fuel bills will increase by an average of £693.

According to the latest figures for the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde health board, which covers West Dunbartonshire, cervical screening attendance is at the lowest level in the country for 25 to 49-year-olds.

Scotrail have announced plans to close ticket offices at a number of local stations, and now councillors have asked Police Scotland if they can influence the decision and help maintain staffing levels.