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Former Jamestown pupil Brian Henderson with social committee member Sandra Donaldson

Jamestown Primary celebrates 100 years

ALMOST a century and a half of education at Jamestown Primary was marked with a special celebration evening. Read

West Dunbartonshire Council given praise for traveller links

AN innovative approach to working with the gypsy and traveller community in West Dunbartonshire has earned praise from a public service watchdog. Read

SSPCA to stop taking in strays from West Dunbartonshire Council staff

AN animal charity is to stop taking in stray animals picked up by council staff. Read

High rate of poverty in West Dunbartonshire leads to poor results

DEPRIVATION in West Dunbartonshire is damaging children’s chances of academic success. Read

West Dunbartonshire people urged to recycle Christmas cards

ALMOST 25,000 Christmas cards were recycled in West Dunbartonshire last year. Read

More jobseekers in West Dunbartonshire get allowances

MORE people are claiming Jobseekers Allowance in West Dunbartonshire than almost anywhere else in the country, a report reveals. Read

Top cops pledge to hit crime in West Dunbartonshire head-on

WE’RE out to get you – that’s the message from police who have launched a massive clampdown on organised crime in West Dunbartonshire. Read

New crackdown to target binge drinkers in West Dunbartonshire

INCREASING rates of binge drinking in West Dunbartonshire are being targeted in a campaign recently launched. Read

Former Alexandria woman leaves £7m savings to animals

A FORMER Alexandria woman has left nearly all her £7million savings to animal charities. Read

Police hunt after OAP attacked in Alexandria

POLICE are hunting a man who attacked and robbed an elderly woman in Alexandria on Christmas Eve. Read

West Dunbartonshire Council staff get on their bikes

SEVEN council workers have ditched their cars in favour of biking it to work. Read

West of Scotland MSP wants action on jobs

THE number of West Dunbartonshire school leavers with no prospects is on the increase. Read

Young West Dunbartonshire musicians hit the right note

YOUNG West Dunbartonshire musicians entertained a packed Clydebank Town Hall recently with a programme of festive music. Read

Review of levy affecting disabled people in West Dunbartonshire

DISABLED people hit with a charge for using key services are to be consulted on the levy. Read

Vale of Leven Hospital C-Diff labs face axe

VITAL laboratories which discovered the deadly C-Diff bug at the Vale of Leven Hospital are being threatened with the axe by cost-cutting health chiefs. Read