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News in brief: ENABLE Scotland Anniversary, ‘Low Pay Loophole, community...
A civic reception to help ENABLE Scotland celebrate 60 years of supporting children and adults with learning disabilities was held by Argyll and Bute Council. Welcoming 40 members, staff and volunteers...
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All change for train services
Extra train services on the West Highland Line will start later this month – but a rush hour service from Helensburgh Central is being cut. Scotrail’s new timetable, comes into effect on Monday May 19,...
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Crowds, cabers, clans, crafts and choir at Luss Highland Games
Caber-tossing heavies, pipers, drummers, cyclists, crafts and dancers will all descend on the village of Luss this weekend for Loch Lomond’s oldest Highland gathering. Dating back to 1875, the Luss...
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£50,000 lottery payout for youth project in Garelochhead
A youth group in Garelochhead has been congratulated after hitting the jackpot in the latest round of lottery funding. Project 81 will receive £50,000 of funding from the Big Lottery Fund’s Young Start...
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MSP’s praise for ScotRail apprenticeship programme
MSP Jackie Baillie has praised First ScotRail’s modern apprenticeship scheme after meeting the train operator’s latest recruits. She said ScotRail’s Modern Apprenticeship in Customer Service – the...
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Lifeboat called out after boats’ engines fail
Helensburgh’s lifeboat was called out twice in successive days this week to boats which had suffered engine failure. And the volunteer crew, based at Rhu Marina, was also called out to a false alarm...
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Politicians clash in Trident debate
Thousands of workers at Faslane and Coulport would be ‘thrown on the scrapheap’ in the event of independence, the Scottish Parliament was told this week. Local MSP Jackie Baillie ridiculed the SNP’s...
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MSP calls for action on fair rents
MSP Jackie Baillie has called on politicians of all parties to deliver fair rents for local people, as new figures show that rent levels have increased all over Scotland. Statistics released by letting...
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Police appeal in search for missing Paul
Police are appealing for help from the public in an effort to trace a missing man as concern mounts for his well-being. Paul Harley (53) of Whiteford Avenue, Dumbarton, has been missing since Sunday...
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Revelation of staff concerns shows NHS at breaking point, says Baillie
Staff worries and reports of bullying show that the NHS is reaching crisis point, MSP Jackie Baillie has warned. Figures revealed under the Freedom of Information Act show that in the past year there...
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Thin blue line of police is getting thinner, says Baillie
Merger plans which will see policing in Helensburgh being run from Paisley have been attacked by a Labour MSP and a candidate for the London parliament. Police Scotland is expected to remove its local...
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High winds cause havoc – and forecasters say there’s more to come
With the Clyde coast being battered by hailstorms this afternoon (Saturday), a flood alert is still in place for Argyll and Bute. And with weather forecasters warning of more heavy rain and high winds...
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A night of chaos – and flood warnings are renewed
The A814 at Finnart is expected to be closed for several days after a landslide in storms which caused havoc last night (Wednesday). Snow, rain and high winds battered the Clyde coast once again, and...
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Petition against merger plans handed to police chiefs
A petition signed by more than 1,500 people has been handed to Police Scotland in a bid to stop the force’s controversial merger plans. MSP Jackie Baillie and MP Gemma Doyle say the merger, which would...
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Sea lochs trail is brought back to life
The Clyde Sea Lochs Trail has been brought back to life, with new panels telling the story of coastal communities. The trail was first launched 15 years ago, but information panels soon became faded or...
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U-turn on plans to move police HQ south of the Clyde
Plans to move key police offices from Dumbarton to Paisley have been reversed following a protest campaign. The surprise announcement from Police Scotland announcement came today (Friday) – 24 hours...
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A&E tops agenda as hospital campaigners meet Health Secretary
MSP Jackie Baillie led a cross-party local delegation of hospital campaigners to meet Health Secretary Shona Robison at the Scottish Parliament last week. After the meeting Jackie welcomed Ms Robison’s...
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Police plan to cash in by moving out of Dumbarton revealed
Police Scotland have been planning to move the local policing headquarters from Dumbarton to Paisley all along, new information obtained by MSP Jackie Baillie has revealed. More than 1,700 people have...
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Election 2016: Dumbarton constituency candidates in their own words
In a week’s time voting will be well udner way for this 2016 Scottish Parliament election, with five candidates fighting to represent the Dumbarton constituency. Labour’s Jackie Baillie has won every...
View ArticleRoadworks delayed after landslide closes West Highland railway line
Roadworks on the A82 in Dumbarton have been delayed because the West Highland Railway Line has been closed by a [...] The post Roadworks delayed after landslide closes West Highland railway line...
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