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Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire has been classed as a Potentially Vulnerable Area (PVA) to flooding since 2011 - for good reason.

Police have launched an urgent appeal to help trace a missing Alexandria man who vanished almost a week ago.

Every country in the world has place names that are difficult to pronounce even to people from there, and Scotland is no different.

A man has appeared in court charged with murder following a death at a block of flats in Bearsden .

Outlander actor Paul Donnelly has announced that he will be officially opening his unique boxing gym concept BXNG, next week in Milngavie.

incident in Clydebank after reports of a suspicious package being found. Officers scrambled to Kilbowie Road, near Singer train station, in the West Dunbartonshire town on Thursday afternoon.

fundraiser has been launched for the family of a 12-year-old girl who tragically died in a Scots river last night.Emergency services raced to the River Leven in Balloch at around 6.45pm on Sunday after reports of three youngsters in difficulty in the water near Balloch Bridge.The body of Ava Gray, from Alexandria, was recovered in the West Dunbartonshire town at round 9.45pm.The other two youths, a boy and a girl, managed to get themselves out of the water.Devastated friends and family have been paying tribute to the talented freestyle dancer following her death.Mum Leanne Rae paid tribute to her daughter in a heartbreaking post on social media, alongside a picture of her in a dancing leotard reading: “My dancing angel queen.

river.The body of tragic Ava Gray was recovered by emergency services last night in the River Leven near Balloch Bridge.Ava, who is understood to be from the Dunbarton area, was a talented freestyle dancer who had won awards according to friends.The tragedy unfolded as police were called to a report of a youngster in difficulty in the river.Helicopters were spotted above the West Dunbartonshire town at the foot of Loch Lomond during the search operation.But sadly her body was discovered around 9.45pm by rescuers.Friends have taken to social media to express their devastation at her tragic death and said she was a "dancing angel".Dance teacher Holly Douglas wrote: "My dancing angel I am heart broken."Words can't describe the way I feel Ava

missing in the water in Balloch has ended in tragedy with police finding the 12-year-old girl's body. Police Scotland were called to a report of a youngster in difficulty in the River Leven, near Balloch Bridge, at about 6.45pm on Sunday.

pub was ' petrol -bombed' in a targeted attack in Kirkintilloch.The Redbrae Pub, in the East Dunbartonshire town, was set upon at around 1.45am on Sunday morning.Fire crews and police were called after locals spotted flames coming from the boozer.They arrived at the scene before 2am and didn't leave until 11am.Nobody was injured in the blaze.Locals claimed the pub had been petrol-bombed in in the early morning incident.The inferno is being treated by police as 'wilful' and officers say enquiries are ongoing.