West Dunbartonshire WASPI campaigners await landmark pensions ruling

Balloch train assault: CCTV released in bid to track down attackerHe said: “We have not been able to close the attainment gap over the previous months due to Covid-19 and it might have compounded it.”Speaking on a report which went to members, he said: “I am content with the report overall but I think we should note the report, rather than endorse it.“I’m not convinced the report shows how we have closed the attainment gap since the last update.“The experts have predicted that the education

Family over everything. Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are spending quality time bonding with their brood. The Skims founder, 39, took to both Twitter and Instagram on September 29 to share a collection of photos from the family’s latest adventure. While it’s unclear where the outdoor snaps were taken, the couple’s kids — North, 7, Saint, 4, Chicago, 2, and 1-year-old Psalm West — looked happier than ever.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A former West Dunbartonshire top cop who over saw the Alesha MacPhail murder case told how it ‘weighed heavy on her heart’ – as she retires after 30 years in the force.Chief Superintendent Hazel Hendren, 51, is stepping down after three decades policing West Dunbartonshire and Glasgow, and commanding major events including the bin lorry tragedy.And she hopes her career will inspire a new generation of female

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.The council investigated allegations about staff using drugs while working and claims of an employee posting about holidays on social media while being off sick.Between July last year and June this year, eight disclosures in the public interest, where a concern is raised confidentially about a danger or illegality, were received by West Dunbartonshire Council.Allegations included a misuse of council vehicles

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Pupils at a West Dunbartonshire school have been keeping the area entertained thanks to a new partnership with a local radio station.The talented youngsters from Kilpatrick School have learned new skills whilst entertaining River Radio listeners, and with the Vale-based station planning on joining the DAB network the sky could be the limit for the pupils.Andy Rimar, music teacher at the additional support

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A total of 126 deaths in West Dunbartonshire are now linked to Covid-19, new figures published today by National Records for Scotland show.The deaths, registered in the week beginning August 17 and week beginning September 7 came after the area had gone for six consecutive weeks without registering a death linked to the virus.In Argyll and Bute meanwhile the figure remains at 64, with the area not having

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.The rate of Covid-19 infections in West Dunbartonshire is five times the Scottish average.NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde confirmed the rate in a post on social media and urged residents to play their part in reducing it.It read: "The Covid rate in West Dunbartonshire (per 100 thousand people) is five times the Scottish average."We can all play our part in getting this figure down - following the rules on

Covid: West Dunbartonshire on track to be one of worst affected areas in the UKLocal people spotted funfair organisers on the site with equipment today, prompting some concern.A council spokeswoman said: “The applicant has been informed that if they wish to rearrange the event for a date in the future, the application will require to be determined at a meeting of the licensing committee.” For more local news, click here

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Stricter lockdown restrictions for West Dunbartonshire and the surrounding local authorities are to continue for at least another week.       The Scottish Government confirmed the move last night, with the rules applying to West Dunbartonshire, Glasgow City, East Renfrewshire, Renfrewshire, East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire.The measures on meetings in indoor

Teen sustains serious head injury during Dumbarton attackAnd the West Dunbartonshire licensing board chair, Councillor Ian Dickson, is encouraging those who work in restaurants and bars to question any group who they think isn’t sticking to the rules.He said: “It is vital for premises to collect and correctly record all of the details of everyone visiting their premises. In a group, we would ask that all individual details are recorded and not just a main contact for the group.

Facebook’s Music Guidelines, stated: “You may not use videos on our Products to create a music listening experience.“We want you to be able to enjoy videos posted by family and friends. However, if you use videos on our Products to create a music listening experience for yourself or for others, your videos will be blocked and your page, profile or group may be deleted.

Rapper Kanye West does not qualify to be on the presidential ballot in battleground Wisconsin after missing a filing deadline, a judge ruled late Friday, upholding a bipartisan decision by the state elections commission. The decision is likely to be rapidly appealed to the conservative-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court.

West Dunbartonshire is worst in Scotland for Covid casesIn total, 52,132 days were lost across the council - which chiefs say equates to around £6.75m in lost productivity.Minor illness was the top reason for absence followed by acute medical conditions and personal stress.

For a lot of Americans, words like “West Bank,” “Palestine,” and “Israel” exist more as political ideas rather than actual places, denoting a struggle that transcends a particular location. To understand this region and the reasons people live the way they do there (behind walls, passing through checkpoints, in the midst of one’s fiercest enemies) takes a nuanced understanding of history spanning World War II, conflicts in 1948 and 1967, and a series of accords over the last 20+ years.

BREAKING: Police search residential area as part of Mary Duncan investigationThis followed huge increases in the number of cases of coronavirus in the west of Scotland – the worst hit area in Scotland currently.And it has prompted NHSGGC’s director of public health, Dr Linda de Caestecker to warn people to play by the rules.She said: “We are seeing increased number of cases in this area, often due to house parties but some also relate to visits to bars and restaurants.  Nobody wants to see pubs