West Dunbartonshire Council

Voluntary groups are being urged to bid for interest-free cash to help kick-start their regeneration plans. West Dunbartonshire Council is offering interest-free capital loans of up to £10,000 to neighbourhood organisations in the area ‒ and is one of the first local authorities in Scotland to la

Plans to turn a former Dumbarton town centre office building into ten new flats have been approved by West Dunbartonshire Council. The application was made by JCR Development Limited for a site at 127-133 High Street.

Clydebank East residents and local councillors were given a look at what the future could hold when they visited a nearby regeneration project. West Dunbartonshire Council approved plans to develop a regeneration strategy for Clydebank East earlier this year and after consultation with residents the

An artist’s impression of how the new homes planned for Beardmore Street may look Cube Housing Association has submitted plans to build 20 new flats in Clydebank.

Councillor Gail Casey, chairperson of West Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership, with ladies from Dalreoch Day Centre and Dalreoch House (from left) Margaret McInally, Lorna Dennett (front), Betty Wilson, Cllr Gail Casey (front), Ann Jennings, and Jenny Campbell (front) Four West Dunbar

A very early artist’s impression of how the site might look Fifty new homes for social rent in Dumbarton are being planned by Cube Housing Association.

A proportion of a £1.7 million pot is up for grabs for West Dunbartonshire communities keen to make a difference to their town centres. The Scottish Government funding has been made available via the Town Centre Communities Capital Fund.

Jackie Baillie MSP with Bield chair Gerry O'Sullivan An innovative housing development in Dumbarton has been hailed as a shining example of how high quality and affordable homes can be provided for older people.

Owners of empty homes in West Dunbartonshire could be eligible for refunds after councillors approved backdated changes to Council Tax charges. In April 2014, West Dunbartonshire Council was keen to get local empty homes back into use and introduced a policy which meant owners of empty homes could b

West Dunbartonshire Council tenants are being consulted on proposals to reduce weekly rent charges by spreading payments over the whole year instead of 47 weeks. The move is a response to the introduction of Universal Credit, which means some tenants now receive a single monthly benefit payment to m

Cube Housing Association has announced plans to build 31 houses for social rent in Dumbarton. Subject to planning and other approvals, work on the homes in Carrick Terrace is expected to start in April 2016.

West Dunbartonshire Council has defended its evictions approach saying the method is only ever used as a last resort. An increase in evictions by the local authority from eight last year to 34 this year has been described as “very worrying” by housing charity Shelter Scotland.

Council tenants throughout West Dunbartonshire say they are more satisfied than ever with their housing services. A report to the council’s housing and communities committee shows the vast majority of its performance statistics have positively improved in the last year. These standards are set by

The former John Brown’s shipyard in Clydebank, famous for building some of the world’s greatest ships, is set to be unlocked for future development after an ambitious £15 million plan was signed. The deal will see essential infrastructure and ground works undertaken on the site, and more import

Councillors have unanimously rejected proposals to allow a greenfield site in Duntocher to be opened up for housing development. West Dunbartonshire Council’s planning committee was directed to approve a Scottish Government ministers recommendation to include the Duntiglennan Fields site into