Opinion

Opinion

Across Scotland, more than 108,100 affordable homes have been completed since 2007.

Clydebank's MSP has her say on Scot Gov's housing legislation
It is an immense honour to be the MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie and I have had a busy year representing you and taking on casework throughout the constituency.

Health Columnist Healthy eating needn’t cost us more costly

Pam Gosal MSP (Conservative, West Scotland)

Pam Gosal MSP MSP for West Scotland encourages Bankies to have say on ‘Victim’s Law’ plans

Staff such as bin workers continued to work during the height of the lockdowns

Community contribution Clydebank Councillor Danny Lennie: Big ‘thank you’ to council workers

Martin Docherty-Hughes MP (SNP, West Dunbartonshire)

Community contribution Martin Docherty-Hughes: Boris broke law... and people’s trust

Marie McNair MSP

"I am clear in my position; no child should grow up in poverty"

Councillor Jonathan McColl (Leader, West Dunbartonshire Council)

Councillor Jonathan McColl: SNP won’t put a price on people

Councillor Chris Cunningham

OPINION Councillor Chris Cunningham: 'What we do matters'

Councillor Elspeth Kerr

OPINION Elspeth Kerr: 'If you don’t vote you will never change anything'

Bill Kidd MSP (SNP, Glasgow Anniesland)

Community contribution "Scotland being the home of the UK’s nuclear deterrent at Faslane has done nothing for our safety"

Douglas McAllister

Community contribution "Perhaps some could accept this rise if they could actually see any improvements in our local communities."

OPINION MP for Clydebank: Humanity, freedom and peace must prevail

OPINION MP for Clydebank: Humanity, freedom and peace must prevail

"All of these investments are now bringing great improvements to Bankies’ lives"

OPINION Damon Scott: Businesses ‘more agile’ due to Covid

OPINION Damon Scott: Businesses ‘more agile’ due to Covid

OPINION Marie McNair MSP: I’m firmly against ticket office closure

OPINION Marie McNair MSP: I’m firmly against ticket office closure

OPINION Cllr Douglas McAllister: SNP must stop talking and start acting

OPINION Cllr Douglas McAllister: SNP must stop talking and start acting

There is help available if you're worried about coping with rising fuel costs

OPINION Cllr Elspeth Kerr: How you can get help with fuel bills

Energy prices are expected to rise significantly over the next few months (Image - Help the Aged)

OPINION Martin Doherty-Hughes MP: A crisis is looming over energy prices

OPINION Cllr Jonathan McColl: Still lots of cause for concern on Covid

OPINION Cllr Jonathan McColl: Still lots of cause for concern on Covid

The Highway Code

OPINION Julie Millen: How to drive with ‘reasonable care’

OPINION Damon Scott: We will keep support going strong

OPINION Damon Scott: We will keep support going strong

OPINION Cllr Jonathan McColl: Let’s do our part against Covid infamy

OPINION Cllr Jonathan McColl: Let’s do our part against Covid infamy

The SNP says the Scottish Budget will put money in the pockets of those who need it most

OPINION Marie McNair MSP: Help for those who need it the most

ScotRail workers are going on strike during COP26. How will this affect you?

OPINION Cllr Ade Aibinu: World saw city’s cleansing emergency

Thousands of schoolchildren took part in the project.

OPINION Pam Gosal MSP: Working to improve Scotland’s schools

School funding of Â£2 million to reduce the attainment gap will be cut

OPINION Cllr Douglas McAllister: Disgusting cuts to pupils most in need

Poppies laid at Clydebank's Remembrance Sunday commemorations

OPINION Paul O'Kane MSP: High privilege of remembrance tributes

A delegation from Denmark's parliament visited the Queens Quay energy centre during COP26

OPINION Cllr Danny Lennie: Better housing is number one target

Climate protesters hold a candle lit protest outside the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) in Glasgow during the Cop26 summit. Picture date: Wednesday November 10, 2021.

OPINION Ross Greer MSP: Warm words will not solve this crisis

COP26 protests in Glasgow (Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)

OPINION Cllr Eva Murray: City must build on energy of COP26

West Dunbartonshire Council HQ

OPINION Cllr John Mooney: Labour is driving the council’s agenda

The emergency department at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow

OPINION Bailie Anne McTaggart: The three Cs - Covid, COP and Christmas

Clydebank's new district heating centre (Photo - Paul Chappells/WDC)

OPINION Martin Docherty-Hughes: Leaders must rise to COP26 challenge

The Scottish Event Campus will host COP26 (Photo - Danny Lawson/PA Wire)

OPINION Cllr Chris Cunningham: What did you do during COP26, daddy?

Kevin Crawford with Marie McNair at the opening of th Scottish Parliament

OPINION Marie McNair MSP: I’m so proud of our community’s spirit

OPINION Pam Gosal MSP: It is wrong to decriminalise hard drugs

OPINION Pam Gosal MSP: It is wrong to decriminalise hard drugs

Councillor Elspeth Kerr: Closed facilities alarm communities

OPINION Cllr Elspeth Kerr: Closed facilities alarm communities

Duntiglennan Fields

OPINION Cllr Douglas McAllister: I am furious at Duntiglennan decision

Reader opinion: Should fireworks be banned in shops and supermarkets?

Reader opinion: Should fireworks be banned in shops and supermarkets?

Rules on social distancing may have eased but face-to-face surgeries are a while away yet, says Bill Kidd

OPINION Bill Kidd MSP: A way to go before we all feel safe

OPINION Provost William Hendrie: Showing the way on climate change

OPINION Provost William Hendrie: Showing the way on climate change

NHS staff are facing up to the prospect of a tough winter

OPINION Paul O'Kane MSP: NHS must be our top winter priority

OPINION Cllr Danny Lennie: We must act on anti-social behaviour

OPINION Cllr Danny Lennie: We must act on anti-social behaviour

Martin Docherty-Hughes: Tories will put thousands into poverty

OPINION Martin Docherty-Hughes: Tories will put thousands into poverty

Mess around the bin area in the back court area of flats on Kinfauns Drive, Drumchapel.

OPINION Cllr Bill Butler: Our city deserves better than the SNP

The new Faifley campus will combine education and community facilities

OPINION Cllr Jonathan McColl: Have your say on Faifley campus plan

Accident and emergency at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow

OPINION Cllr Douglas McAllister: Act now to avert a crisis this winter

Pam Gosal MSP: Time for an end to soft touch on crime

OPINION Pam Gosal MSP: Time for an end to soft touch on crime

Good hand hygiene is still one of the biggest weapons we have in the fight against Covid

OPINION Bailie Anne McTaggart: ‘Safety first’ must be the golden rule

New Scottish smoke alarm law: What do you need to do?

Bill Kidd MSP: It’s been back to work with a bang

OPINION Bill Kidd MSP: It’s been back to work with a bang

Many people from West Dunbartonshire holidayed at home this summer

OPINION Provost William Hendrie: Hope you enjoyed the holiday season

League tables are now being applied to primary as well as secondary schools - a move which has attracted criticism from some who think it’s unfair to rank pupils’ performance at such a young age

opinion Opinion: Primary league tables? There are better ways of measuring school success

Time to get serious about road safety

OPINION Cllr Elspeth Kerr: Time to get serious about road safety