Jim Bollan: Last News

Warmth centres are set to be opened this winter for people in West Dunbartonshire struggling with soaring energy bills.

Fed-up West Dunbartonshire Council tenants have made more than 1,100 complaints about damp and mould in the last year alone.

A decision to slash up to 28 welfare and financial advice jobs will hit the area’s poorest and most vulnerable residents, it’s been warned.

Warnings have been issued that three Alexandria traders “are on the brink of closure” amid renewed calls for urgent financial support.

Labour have taken control of West Dunbartonshire Council, winning an outright majority for the first time since 2012.

Candidates were grilled by the public at a lively hustings organised by the Clydebank TUC in Dumbarton last week.

A poignant sculpture highlighting the battle with addiction has been installed in a Dumbarton church.

A Renton councillor has said he was “astonished” to read that almost nine percent of West Dunbartonshire Council employees have resigned from the local authority since the start of the pandemic.

Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletterTenants are not getting the service they should be according to council bosses planning to have a crunch meeting as complaints over repairs stack up.West Dunbartonshire Council’s chief officer of supply, distribution and property, Angela Wilson said there were 120 active enquiries and complaints within the building services section.And council execs lined up to apologise for the “enormous frustration” being caused to people seeking work on their homes.While Councillor Jim Bollan urged senior management to get round the table at the first available moment to sort the problem out.The issue was high on the agenda at last week’s full council meeting when it was

West Dunbartonshire Community Party member Jim Bollan is calling on council management to sort the problem out straight away.

West Dunbartonshire Council after reports of anti-catholic graffiti across the region. During last week’s council meeting, Councillor Karen Conaghan told members she had been contacted by “distressed” constituents over slogans being painted locally.

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.A popular astroturf pitch in Alexandria is being closed in the evenings due to anti-social behaviour.West Dunbartonshire Council says it is shutting Argyll Park at 5pm every day after broken glass was repeatedly left strewn across the pitch.The local authority closed the pitch completely on July 7 due to mess left behind and revisited it to secure all entry points after being told adults, who are not yet allowed to play contact sports, were still gaining access.The new 9am to 5pm opening hours were put in place yesterday (Monday).The full closure angered Councillor Jim Bollan who says children have been locked out the park while adults were able to gain access.He

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.Women affected by controversial state pension rulings and their supporters gathered at Christie Park last week ahead of a landmark week for the campaign.Members of the West Dunbartonshire WASPI (Women Against State Pension Inequality) group laid a wreath at the workers’ memorial in honour of the thousands of local women who died before reaching state pension age.The event was supported by Martin Docherty-Hughes MP, Councillor Jim Bollan, Margaret Wood from Unite and Jean Halliday from Unison, as well as interested members of the public and some local WASPI members.The event also coincided with the birthday of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst.The hearing, at the Court

A councillor is calling for an emergency meeting to take place to discuss the local authority’s action plan.