Constituency
New Surgery Dates
Going forward, my surgeries will be held on the 1st Monday of every month, with the next one being June 3rd 2023. They continue to be at 10am in Balloch Library. You don’t have to […]
Local News
Cuts
Labour Slash Services with No Consultation
West Dunbartonshire’s ruling Labour Administration have cut more than £4m of public services including, £300,000 from refuse collection and municipal waste sites and more than £1.6m coming from Education with no public consultation. Furthermore, a […]
Columns
Dumbarton Reporter Column – 11th October 2022
Labour’s early record in Administration is deeply concerning. At their first meeting in charge, they voted to ban all opposition from key committees while stacking others with enough Labour members that only half of them […]
Constituency
Maid of the Loch
I was delighted to be joined by Council colleagues today in my ward for a tour of paddle steamer the Maid of the Loch, which is currently hoisted out of the water being renovated and […]
Events
Services
Labour Shun Future Council Tenants
West Dunbartonshire’s ruling Labour Administration have rejected the following SNP amendment, moved by Cllr Ian Dickson, seconded by Cllr Jonathan McColl: Agree the recommendations and add the following recommendations:vi – A briefing note be circulated […]
Campaigns
Labour Vote Against Labour Election Pledge
Labour have voted against implementing their own election pledge less that 4 months since the election, despite SNP and public support. During the 2022 Council election campaign, West Dunbartonshire Labour backed their Party Leader’s pledge […]
Constituency
Flooding Update – Levenhowe Area
I have been successful in securing unanimous support from colleagues across the Council to get an update from Council officials on planned flood prevention works, which will benefit the residents of Levenhowe and the surrounding […]
Cuts
Labour Move Closer to Three Weekly Bin Collection
The Council’s controlling Labour Administration have rejected a motion from the SNP that would have protected the current two weekly collection of household waste bins (Green/Black/Grey). At last week’s Infrastructure, Regeneration and Economic Development (IRED) […]
Town Centre
Labour Back Big Business Instead of Local Needs
The Council’s controlling Labour Administration have agreed to gift more than £1.5m of Council land in Alexandria to Lidl with little in the way of community benefit or meaningful regeneration. SNP Councillors asked for the […]