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Disappointed campaigners say long-awaited plans to develop an eyesore will leave Alexandria town centre “like a housing estate”.

Police have confirmed to the Lennox that they will continue their investigations into "non-recent abuse" in Jamestown for "at least another week."

As Boris Johnson is claimed to have attended a Downing Street garden party in May 2020, the number of Covid-19 deaths in West Dunbartonshire moved towards 100.

Police think that an alleged serial killer – dubbed the “Shopping Cart Killer” – might be responsible for the deaths of four women in Virginia.

The countdown to Christmas officially began in Dumbarton and the Vale as residents turned out at light switch on events.

“It’s not anybody’s job to get abuse.”

Two pals who set up a community radio station in Alexandria over lockdown have admitted they still can’t believe it now has its own studio.

Alzheimer’s so she could forget about him. Martin Marley, 73, from Balloch, avoided a jail term after admitting pursuing the young woman - who has learning difficulties.

hospital after a quad bike crash in Dumbartonshire woodlands this morning. Emergency services raced to the incident in Dumbarton Moor, near Beechwood Drive in Alexandria, around 8.30am on Thursday.

hereAnd they will be holding a demonstration on the anniversary of Ava’s death, August 9, to raise awareness and funds which can be put towards more safety equipment.Where Ava, from Alexandria, entered the water, there were lifebelts but they were behind locked gates, something that has devastated her family ever since.Jamie went on: “We just feel so helpless and devastated that more and more families are having to live with this awful reality.

See also: White House installs rainbow lights, LGBTQ exhibit for Pride MonthOn Monday, June 28, marking the anniversary of the Stonewall Inn uprising, Go Gay DC will host a free-to-attend Pride Month social at Freddie’s Beach Bar in Arlington.“This is an opportunity to mingle and to celebrate pride in a fabulous environment and basically a chance to connect with the community,” says Go Gay DC leader TJ Flavell, who is the chief organizer.

Oscar-winning writer-director Terry George (Hotel Rwanda) and Egyptian writer Mariam Naoum (Between Two Seas) have been attached to co-write the serial killer series The Alexandria Killings from Front Row Filmed Entertainment and Rocket Science’s Middle East-based Yalla Yalla.

Ed Meza @edmezavarIn his feature film debut, “The Settlement,” writer-director Mohamed Rashad tackles the timely issue of labor abuses in Egypt, a subject that is close to his heart.Inspired by a true story, the film, set in Alexandria, follows two brothers, the 23-year-old troublemaker Hossam and 12-year-old Maro, who are hired at a blade factory as “compensation” for the accidental death of their father.

A computer hacker serving 20 years for giving the Islamic State group the personal data of more than 1,300 U.S. government and military personnel has been granted compassionate release because of the coronavirus pandemic and will be placed in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody for prompt deportation, a federal judge ordered Thursday.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Plans for a new Lidl in Alexandria must be beneficial for the whole town, a community leader has said.Janice Ross of the Vale of Leven Trust welcomed the budget supermarket’s announcement that they would push ahead with the long-awaited development, however highlighted concerns over the impact on other businesses locally and the potential creation of more residential properties in the town centre.As well as

Alexandria City’s T.C. Williams High School in Virginia, known for being the subject of Disney’s 2000 sports drama Remember The Titans, is set to undergo a name change.

US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently weighed in on the discourse surrounding Harry Styles’s recent infamous photoshoot, in which the Watermelon Sugar singer was featured wearing a variety of couture skirts and dresses.

A Virginia lawyer has been charged with sex trafficking of minors after allegations that he paid at least six girls for sex and promised to be their "sugar daddy." The charges against 45-year-old Matthew Erausquin were unsealed Thursday in federal court in Alexandria. An arrest warrant for the U.S.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.The owner of a soft play centre says a government grant boost will allow her to “tread water” but warned more support is needed to keep the industry afloat.Julie Thomas was forced to close The Wee Play Place in Alexandria when the lockdown hit in March and has no idea when she’ll be able to reopen.She has joined an alliance of soft play business owners across Scotland lobbying the Scottish Government for

A 17-year-old high school student at a prestigious northern Virginia boarding school is fighting possible expulsion that her attorney says is unfairly due to her conservative viewpoints expressed in a "cancel culture."  The student’s attorney, Jesse Binnall, who also represents former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, told Fox News his client, Mackenzie, is involved in disciplinary hearings at Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Va., this week.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.The future of two clothing shops in Dumbarton and Balloch is in doubt after owners called in administrators.Edinburgh Woollen Mill has announced it plans to appoint administrators in an attempt to save the business.The firm has a store at Loch Lomond Shores and also owns Peacocks, which has a unit in Dumbarton High Street.Antartex Shopping Village in Alexandria also stocks Edinburgh Woollen Mill clothing, as

'My daughter's traumatised': Mum speaks out as danger driver sentencedIn response to last week’s changes, Jodie drew up an emergency timetable to make sure parents get the classes they paid up for.The Rhu mum says it has been “an incredible year” after losing two-year-old daughter Eliza to sepsis in December and having to cling on to her business while Covid hit the country. Jodie told the Lennox Herald : “We were closed for six months trying to keep things ticking over.

Remember the Titans debuted in theaters and soon became a favorite. Not only was it led by an all-star cast, the story line was a powerful one.The flick is based on a true story, following African American football coach Herman Boone (Denzel Washington) as he attempts to integrate a high school in Alexandria, Virginia, in 1971.

wedding venues has cancelled all 2020 and 2021 functions. Duck Bay Hotel in Alexandria took the decision due to 'too much uncertainty' amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.The sister of a young mum missing for 44 years heaped praise on police as their search of the Vale of Leven Hospital grounds entered a second week.The Lennox Herald told last week how detectives are scouring the site in Alexandria for clues over the disappearance of Mary Duncan who was last seen in 1976, aged 17.And this week Mandy Duncan spoke about how supportive the police have been in trying to

Cops probing the disappearance of Scots teenager Mary Duncan, are to dig up the grounds of a West Dunbartonshire hospital.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.A new emergency foodbank distribution centre has opened in Alexandria.Food For Thought, based in Dumbarton’s St Augustine’s Church, has increased staff and is quadrupling its reach with an extra three distribution centres across West Dunbartonshire.The Alexandria base opened on Tuesday last week in the Catra Centre in Alexander Street.It will be open every Tuesday between 11.30am and 1.30pm and

prosper.” Local companies have requested information from how to make use of outdoor space to managing social distancing in small spaces and dealing with high customer numbers, including at a local drive-thru.M&Co stores in Alexandria and Helensburgh saved after restructuringThe department works closely with licensing and trading standards to support and regulate businesses, as well as Police Scotland, to keep the public safe.This includes working together to help the reopening of larger chain

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.A hero off-duty cop from Alexandria who died after trying to break up a fight in Canada has been described as “one of a kind” by his heartbroken brother.Constable Allan Young was injured with a weapon after he bravely intervened in a disturbance in British Columbia, where he lived and worked.Allan, 55, who grew up in Alexandria and went to the Vale Academy, was on annual leave at the time.