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West Dunbartonshire Council Joins National Campaign to Commemorate 80 Years Since WWII’s End

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West Dunbartonshire Council has been selected to be part of a national programme of community-based events marking the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.

Published : 10 June 2025

Regeneration site transformed into vibrant Clydebank community

Delegates from West Dunbartonshire Council, Scottish Government and CCG (Scotland) Ltd
A vibrant community has been created with the final tenants moving into an 88-unit housing development on a key regeneration site in Clydebank.

Published : 09 June 2025

What Matters to you? West Dunbartonshire Council’s 2026/27 Budget

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Residents are being encouraged to have their say on the Council’s spending for 2026/27 by sharing what matters to them most in our budget conversation, launching today (Monday 2 June).

Published : 02 June 2025

Boost for learning in Early Learning and Childcare Centres

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Children attending Early Learning and Childcare Centres are making steady progress with an increase in the number of children achieving the benchmark in both literacy and numeracy.

Published : 30 May 2025

Additional money for Early Learning and Childcare providers

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Privately run early education and childcare providers are set to get an hourly rise for supporting the Council in offering childcare to local families.

Published : 30 May 2025

Riverside Additional Support Needs school to open in August

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A school which will create a stimulating and supportive learning environment for young people with additional support needs will open in time for the new school year in August.

Published : 30 May 2025

Steady increase in school attendance is welcomed

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The number of children absent from schools in West Dunbartonshire has reduced including a reduction in absence for care experienced young people.

Published : 30 May 2025

Boost for multi-storey tenants with new heating and hot water controls

Head of Regulation and Policy at SP Energy Networks Stephanie Anderson, West Dunbartonshire Council's Convener of Housing and Communities, Councillor Gurpreet Singh Johal and Felix Wight of Connected Response
Council tenants in multi-storey blocks are starting to see the benefits of new heating and hot water controls.

Published : 29 May 2025

Book checked out at Faifley Library 13 years ago turns up in Denmark

Copy of 'Literature or Life' by Jorge Semprún, returned to Faifley Library 13 years after it was borrowed, accompanied by a letter from the Royal Danish Library in Aarhus.
A book which disappeared after being checked out from Faifley Library in 2012 has turned up over 1100 miles away.

Published : 29 May 2025

Upgrade of pitch in Dumbarton is completed

Convener of IRED Councillor David McBride, Greenspace Manager Ian Bain and Vice Convener of IRED Councillor Lawrence O'Neill
The upgrade of Dumbarton’s East End Park football pitch is now complete and ready for use.

Published : 28 May 2025

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