http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/roundup/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:18:25 +0000 Copyright (C) 2010 Clyde and Forth Press Ltd http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/feeds/ 3 http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/furniture/dr_logo_500x75.png http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/roundup/ A DAD has tragically died following a blaze in a flat in the early hours of Sunday morning. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/29/401851-blaze-death/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/29/401851-blaze-death/ Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:00:00 +0100 News THE niece of a man who went missing for five days after walking out of the Vale of Leven Hospital believes a closer eye should have been kept on him. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/29/401849-anger-over-tubs-disappearance/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/29/401849-anger-over-tubs-disappearance/ Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:00:00 +0100 News TRADE unions will lobby councillors tomorrow night to join them in "a fight they must win". http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/29/401848-unions-dont-just-sit-back-and-accept-cuts-/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/29/401848-unions-dont-just-sit-back-and-accept-cuts-/ Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:00:00 +0100 News A TALENTED young actress is mastering her American accent as she prepares for her first professional stage role. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/29/401845-actress-steely-role/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/29/401845-actress-steely-role/ Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:00:00 +0100 News In this week's Dumbarton and Vale of Leven Reporter another card skimming device is found on a High Street cash point. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/29/401857-in-this-weeks-dumbarton-and-vale-of-leven-reporter/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/29/401857-in-this-weeks-dumbarton-and-vale-of-leven-reporter/ Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:30:00 +0100 News PROTESTORS will take to the streets of Dumbarton on Thursday after the plug was pulled on funding for some of the area's charities. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/22/401628-protest-march-over-funding-cuts/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/22/401628-protest-march-over-funding-cuts/ Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:00:00 +0100 News A PRIMARY school was transformed into a film set on Friday to highlight its "excellent" example in educating pupils on road safety. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/22/401625-pupils-star-in-film-/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/22/401625-pupils-star-in-film-/ Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:00:00 +0100 News THE number of fly tipping incidents in the area has rocketed, with blame being put on a £15 fee imposed by the council. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/22/401624-pound15-fee-blamed-for-surge-in-fly-tipping-/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/22/401624-pound15-fee-blamed-for-surge-in-fly-tipping-/ Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:00:00 +0100 News A "MIXTURE of emotions" has taken hold of parents, pupils and staff at a Vale primary as they prepare to say goodbye to their old school building. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/22/401623-end-of-an-era-for-primary-school/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/22/401623-end-of-an-era-for-primary-school/ Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:00:00 +0100 News In this week's Dumbarton Reporter police crackdown on anti-social behaviour in Balloch Park following an alleged riot. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/22/401632-in-this-weeks-dumbarton-and-vale-of-leven-reporter/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/22/401632-in-this-weeks-dumbarton-and-vale-of-leven-reporter/ Tue, 22 Jun 2010 09:30:00 +0100 News A MUM of four is in a critical condition after a fire ripped through her top floor flat. The blaze took hold of Theresa Hearne's home in Alexandria in the early hours of the morning last week. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/08/401195-mum-fights-for-life/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/08/401195-mum-fights-for-life/ Tue, 08 Jun 2010 09:30:00 +0100 News In this week's Dumbarton Reporter we have the exclusive pictures of the journey of a 90-tonne passenger ship as it made its way on the back of a lorry through Dumbarton and the wrong way up the dual carriageway to Loch Lomond. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/08/401192-in-this-weeks-dumbarton-and-vale-of-leven-reporter/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/08/401192-in-this-weeks-dumbarton-and-vale-of-leven-reporter/ Tue, 08 Jun 2010 09:30:00 +0100 News A VALE pensioner who injured her face and leg in a fall found herself stranded and bleeding after being left to find her own way home from hospital in Paisley. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/01/400938-injured-oap-was-left-to-plod-home/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/01/400938-injured-oap-was-left-to-plod-home/ Tue, 01 Jun 2010 10:00:00 +0100 News THE public inquiry into the tragic C-difficile (C-diff) outbreak at the Vale of Leven Hospital will begin on Monday (June 7) with a minute of silence to remember the 18 victims. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/01/400937-silence-for-cdiff-victims/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/01/400937-silence-for-cdiff-victims/ Tue, 01 Jun 2010 10:00:00 +0100 News Less than six ASBOs a year have been handed out in Dumbarton and the Vale over the past six years, the Reporter can reveal. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/01/400936-asbos-a-no-go/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/01/400936-asbos-a-no-go/ Tue, 01 Jun 2010 10:00:00 +0100 News FUNDING towards building the new Alexandria Medical Centre has been announced by Greater Glasgow and Clyde (GGC). http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/01/400933-cash-secured-for-new-surgery/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/01/400933-cash-secured-for-new-surgery/ Tue, 01 Jun 2010 10:00:00 +0100 News In this week's Dumbarton Reporter a drug addict who stole £12,000 of his parents' possessions is in court. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/01/400930-in-this-weeks-dumbarton-and-vale-of-leven-reporter/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/01/400930-in-this-weeks-dumbarton-and-vale-of-leven-reporter/ Tue, 01 Jun 2010 09:30:00 +0100 News "ALL cash machines in the area are vulnerable" to a scam uncovered in Dumbarton last week. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/05/25/400655-bank-card-scam-uncovered/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/05/25/400655-bank-card-scam-uncovered/ Tue, 25 May 2010 15:00:00 +0100 News AROUND 30,000 sun-soaked visitors enjoyed one of the busiest Scottish Pipe band Championships ever on one of the hottest days of the year so far. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/05/25/400654-sunshine-and-skirls/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/05/25/400654-sunshine-and-skirls/ Tue, 25 May 2010 14:00:00 +0100 News NEW figures revealed last week show that the people of West Dunbartonshire are recycling less. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/05/25/400652-recession-blamed-for-recycling-drop/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/05/25/400652-recession-blamed-for-recycling-drop/ Tue, 25 May 2010 12:00:00 +0100 News A RADICAL shake-up of nursery services could be implemented in a bid to save hundreds of thousands of pounds. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/05/18/400419-early-education-shakeup/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/05/18/400419-early-education-shakeup/ Tue, 18 May 2010 15:00:00 +0100 News In this week's Dumbarton and Vale of Leven Reporter a dad who grew thousands of pound of cannabis in a flat is in court. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/05/18/400427-in-this-weeks-dumbarton-and-vale-of-leven-reporter/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/05/18/400427-in-this-weeks-dumbarton-and-vale-of-leven-reporter/ Tue, 18 May 2010 14:05:21 +0100 News A CAMPAIGN to retain 5,000 council houses could be launched after the go ahead was given to let tenants vote on stock transfer. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/05/18/400418-campaign-to-stop-housing-transfer/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/05/18/400418-campaign-to-stop-housing-transfer/ Tue, 18 May 2010 14:00:00 +0100 News A HERITAGE trail is beginning to take shape in and around Dumbarton. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/05/18/400414-following-the-trail-of-history/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/05/18/400414-following-the-trail-of-history/ Tue, 18 May 2010 13:00:00 +0100 News TWO Dumbarton school pupils are set to represent West Dunbartonshire in Belgium after winning a Europe wide competition. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/05/18/400412-pupils-are-brussels-bound/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/05/18/400412-pupils-are-brussels-bound/ Tue, 18 May 2010 12:00:00 +0100 News