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The Latest Breaking News from West Dunbartonshire

Funding for West Dunbartonshire Council labelled "unethical and destructive" as budget looms

Members have until March to balance the books, but face savage funding cuts - with opposition parties slamming the way the ruling Labour admiration are operating.

Daily Record · Feb 22, 2023

Councillor organises community meetings to improve ‘failing’ West Dunbartonshire's child mental health services

Deputy council leader Michelle McGinty held an open meeting with parents of children on CAMHS waiting lists earlier this month, with two more to come in the next couple of months.

Daily Record · Feb 20, 2023

School week could be cut to four days as West Dunbartonshire Council attempts to balance budget

West Dunbartonshire Council has revealed a list of potential cuts, as it attempts to close a record budget gap that had stood at more than £20m.

Daily Record · Feb 16, 2023

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West Dunbartonshire Council leader makes 'Save our Services' call, as savage cuts loom

Councillor Rooney has warned that, without further funding from Holyrood, the local authority will face savage cuts that impact key services if it’s forced to close the gap by March.

Daily Record · Feb 16, 2023

West Dunbartonshire to give staff struggling with pregnancy loss compassionate leave

The move follows a similar scheme brought in by Glasgow and has been welcomed by the MP who started campaigning for the change.

Glasgow Live · Feb 10, 2023

Families living in cramped conditions plead with West Dunbartonshire Council to help end their 'nightmare'

Two families, one in Pappert and one in Bellsmyre, have spoken to the Lennox over overcrowding in their homes.

Daily Record · Feb 3, 2023

Public meeting aims to force changes to children's mental health services in West Dunbartonshire

Deputy council leader Michelle McGinty has organised the event, after seeing her own grandson struggle to find support with waiting times at record levels.

Daily Record · Feb 2, 2023

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"Now is not the time for a blame game" says West Dunbartonshire Council leader, as budget cuts loom

During an in-depth interview with the Lennox, Labour's Martin Rooney highlighted the bleak financial picture facing the local authority - but insisted he didn't blame WDC's former SNP administration.

Daily Record · Feb 1, 2023

John Swinney says he recognises scale of West Dunbartonshire's financial challenge

Deputy FM John Swinney has responded to a letter from WDC chief Martin Rooney outlining the local authority's huge budget gap.

Daily Record · Jan 27, 2023

Transgender woman convicted of rape not allowed to serve sentence in women’s prison

Isla Bryson, from West Dunbartonshire, committed the crimes against two women before she transitioned

The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2023

Taxi firm owner hits out at West Dunbartonshire's crumbling roads

Allan Wright, owner of Wright’s Taxis in Alexandria, has said he’s seen a number of his drivers forced to fork out for replacement tyres after striking potholes – and has called on people to report them.

Daily Record · Jan 26, 2023

Calls made to guarantee the future of dementia wards at hospitals in Dumbarton and Alexandria

MSP Jackie Baillie has called for a 'cast-iron guarantee' on the future of dementia wards in Dumbarton and Alexandria.

Daily Record · Jan 19, 2023

MP calls for urgent action as Dumbarton man Jagtar Johal Singh faces death penalty in India

Martin Docherty-Hughes MP, who represents West Dunbartonshire, will use a general debate at Westminster to call for urgent action by the UK Government to release Mr Johal.

Glasgow Live · Jan 19, 2023

Sunak must act to end 'arbitrary detention' of Scot jailed in India, says SNP MP

AN SNP MP will call on the UK government to urgently act on the imprisonment of his West Dunbartonshire constituent, Jagtar Singh Johal, who has…

The National (Scotland) · Jan 19, 2023

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Daily Record · Jan 18, 2023

West Dunbartonshire Council's leader labels Scottish Government funding "scandalous"

Labour's Martin Rooney has written to MSPs demanding extra cash for the local area, whilst Clydebank MSP Marie McNair has accused the Lomond member of 'juvenile politics'.

Daily Record · Jan 16, 2023

West Dunbartonshire teacher's union reps speak out after last week's strikes

All primaries and additional support needs facilities were closed on last Tuesday, with secondary schools across the region closing their doors the following day.

Daily Record · Jan 13, 2023

Scotland's life expectancy is shortest in UK - as one area has 10-year difference

A new study has revealed the areas across the UK with the lowest life expectancy at age 40 for both men and women, and one city in Scotland has the lowest for both.

Glasgow Live · Jan 12, 2023

Glasgow has UK's shortest life expectancy with 10 year difference - full list of Scottish areas

Areas such as Glasgow City, North Lanarkshire and East Ayrshire have made the list of local authorities for men and women living in Scotland, according to a recent survey.

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Daily Record · Jan 11, 2023

Pothole compensation claims made to West Dunbartonshire Council all rejected

New figures revealed 36 claims were made by motorists for damage caused by crumbling roads in the area, but all of these were rejected.

Daily Record · Jan 3, 2023

Dumbarton family’s Christmas 'ruined' over nightmare mould which they say hospitalised them

Mum Gemma Ewing has hit out at West Dunbartonshire Council (WDC) over black mould which she says is rife in her Overburn Crescent home and is putting the family’s health at risk.

Daily Record · Dec 28, 2022

£3m slashed from West Dunbartonshire Council services as £21m budget gap addressed

Labour leader of WDC, Martin Rooney, labelled the Scottish Government's funding package for councils "a scandal" whilst SNP members hit out at the ruling authority for a lack of consultation.

Glasgow Live · Dec 27, 2022

Tenant's health fears as mouldy walls spread throughout West Dunbartonshire home in safety risk

Derek McKenzie has been trying to get the cause of the problem - which he believes is a leak in the roof - to be looked at by the council. It comes after the death of a two-year-old exposed to a mouldy house.

Daily Record · Dec 20, 2022

Scots killers who stabbed friend in the heart over midget jibe jailed for 27 years

Billy McGuire was stabbed four times in the chest during the attack in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire on December 20 2020.

Daily Record · Dec 20, 2022

West Dunbartonshire Council’s leader calls for more funding following the Scottish Government’s budget announcement

Council leader Martin Rooney has blasted the Scottish Government saying the budget announcement falls 'far short' of what the council need to bridge a £21million gap.

Daily Record · Dec 19, 2022

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.

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