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Two pals who set up a community radio station in Alexandria over lockdown have admitted they still can’t believe it now has its own studio.

Alzheimer’s so she could forget about him. Martin Marley, 73, from Balloch, avoided a jail term after admitting pursuing the young woman - who has learning difficulties.

hospital after a quad bike crash in Dumbartonshire woodlands this morning. Emergency services raced to the incident in Dumbarton Moor, near Beechwood Drive in Alexandria, around 8.30am on Thursday.

hereAnd they will be holding a demonstration on the anniversary of Ava’s death, August 9, to raise awareness and funds which can be put towards more safety equipment.Where Ava, from Alexandria, entered the water, there were lifebelts but they were behind locked gates, something that has devastated her family ever since.Jamie went on: “We just feel so helpless and devastated that more and more families are having to live with this awful reality.

See also: White House installs rainbow lights, LGBTQ exhibit for Pride MonthOn Monday, June 28, marking the anniversary of the Stonewall Inn uprising, Go Gay DC will host a free-to-attend Pride Month social at Freddie’s Beach Bar in Arlington.“This is an opportunity to mingle and to celebrate pride in a fabulous environment and basically a chance to connect with the community,” says Go Gay DC leader TJ Flavell, who is the chief organizer.

Oscar-winning writer-director Terry George (Hotel Rwanda) and Egyptian writer Mariam Naoum (Between Two Seas) have been attached to co-write the serial killer series The Alexandria Killings from Front Row Filmed Entertainment and Rocket Science’s Middle East-based Yalla Yalla.

Ed Meza @edmezavarIn his feature film debut, “The Settlement,” writer-director Mohamed Rashad tackles the timely issue of labor abuses in Egypt, a subject that is close to his heart.Inspired by a true story, the film, set in Alexandria, follows two brothers, the 23-year-old troublemaker Hossam and 12-year-old Maro, who are hired at a blade factory as “compensation” for the accidental death of their father.

A computer hacker serving 20 years for giving the Islamic State group the personal data of more than 1,300 U.S. government and military personnel has been granted compassionate release because of the coronavirus pandemic and will be placed in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody for prompt deportation, a federal judge ordered Thursday.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Plans for a new Lidl in Alexandria must be beneficial for the whole town, a community leader has said.Janice Ross of the Vale of Leven Trust welcomed the budget supermarket’s announcement that they would push ahead with the long-awaited development, however highlighted concerns over the impact on other businesses locally and the potential creation of more residential properties in the town centre.As well as

Alexandria City’s T.C. Williams High School in Virginia, known for being the subject of Disney’s 2000 sports drama Remember The Titans, is set to undergo a name change.

US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently weighed in on the discourse surrounding Harry Styles’s recent infamous photoshoot, in which the Watermelon Sugar singer was featured wearing a variety of couture skirts and dresses.

A Virginia lawyer has been charged with sex trafficking of minors after allegations that he paid at least six girls for sex and promised to be their "sugar daddy." The charges against 45-year-old Matthew Erausquin were unsealed Thursday in federal court in Alexandria. An arrest warrant for the U.S.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.The owner of a soft play centre says a government grant boost will allow her to “tread water” but warned more support is needed to keep the industry afloat.Julie Thomas was forced to close The Wee Play Place in Alexandria when the lockdown hit in March and has no idea when she’ll be able to reopen.She has joined an alliance of soft play business owners across Scotland lobbying the Scottish Government for

A 17-year-old high school student at a prestigious northern Virginia boarding school is fighting possible expulsion that her attorney says is unfairly due to her conservative viewpoints expressed in a "cancel culture."  The student’s attorney, Jesse Binnall, who also represents former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, told Fox News his client, Mackenzie, is involved in disciplinary hearings at Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Va., this week.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.The future of two clothing shops in Dumbarton and Balloch is in doubt after owners called in administrators.Edinburgh Woollen Mill has announced it plans to appoint administrators in an attempt to save the business.The firm has a store at Loch Lomond Shores and also owns Peacocks, which has a unit in Dumbarton High Street.Antartex Shopping Village in Alexandria also stocks Edinburgh Woollen Mill clothing, as

'My daughter's traumatised': Mum speaks out as danger driver sentencedIn response to last week’s changes, Jodie drew up an emergency timetable to make sure parents get the classes they paid up for.The Rhu mum says it has been “an incredible year” after losing two-year-old daughter Eliza to sepsis in December and having to cling on to her business while Covid hit the country. Jodie told the Lennox Herald : “We were closed for six months trying to keep things ticking over.

Remember the Titans debuted in theaters and soon became a favorite. Not only was it led by an all-star cast, the story line was a powerful one.The flick is based on a true story, following African American football coach Herman Boone (Denzel Washington) as he attempts to integrate a high school in Alexandria, Virginia, in 1971.

police search is underway in the search for missing teen Mary Duncan who vanished 44 years ago. Specialist cops are digging up the grounds of Vale of Leven Hospital in Alexandria as they comb the area for clues.

wedding venues has cancelled all 2020 and 2021 functions. Duck Bay Hotel in Alexandria took the decision due to 'too much uncertainty' amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.The sister of a young mum missing for 44 years heaped praise on police as their search of the Vale of Leven Hospital grounds entered a second week.The Lennox Herald told last week how detectives are scouring the site in Alexandria for clues over the disappearance of Mary Duncan who was last seen in 1976, aged 17.And this week Mandy Duncan spoke about how supportive the police have been in trying to

Cops probing the disappearance of Scots teenager Mary Duncan, are to dig up the grounds of a West Dunbartonshire hospital.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.A new emergency foodbank distribution centre has opened in Alexandria.Food For Thought, based in Dumbarton’s St Augustine’s Church, has increased staff and is quadrupling its reach with an extra three distribution centres across West Dunbartonshire.The Alexandria base opened on Tuesday last week in the Catra Centre in Alexander Street.It will be open every Tuesday between 11.30am and 1.30pm and

prosper.” Local companies have requested information from how to make use of outdoor space to managing social distancing in small spaces and dealing with high customer numbers, including at a local drive-thru.M&Co stores in Alexandria and Helensburgh saved after restructuringThe department works closely with licensing and trading standards to support and regulate businesses, as well as Police Scotland, to keep the public safe.This includes working together to help the reopening of larger chain

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.A hero off-duty cop from Alexandria who died after trying to break up a fight in Canada has been described as “one of a kind” by his heartbroken brother.Constable Allan Young was injured with a weapon after he bravely intervened in a disturbance in British Columbia, where he lived and worked.Allan, 55, who grew up in Alexandria and went to the Vale Academy, was on annual leave at the time.

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.Police are treating a huge blaze in Alexandria last week as "deliberate" and "targeted."Fire crews rushed to North Street in the Vale after a huge blaze broke out at around 11.30pm on Thursday night, with the incident involving a container and two vehicles.Crews battled the flames for more than two hours before handing over the site to the Police, who have now confirmed that they are investigating an incident of

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.Police are appealing for information after a “distinctive” electric mountain bike was stolen from a garden shed in Alexandria.Thieves raided the Ferryfield Gardens shed between 3.30am and 7.30am on Sunday July 12 and made off with the distinctive green, black and blue Specialised Kenevo bike - which has a significant four-figure value - despite the fact the owner had removed the front wheel.Cops are now asking anyone who

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.Some on-street car parking has been scrapped in Dumbarton and Alexandria town centres to create wider pedestrian areas.West Dunbartonshire Council say the short-term measure is essential to protect communities and ensure people can visit town centres safely.Bosses say the additional footway space this will create will allow customers queuing outside businesses, and the expected increased visitor numbers, to follow

for online and mobile banking.

Police are appealing for information after an 18-year-old man was rushed to hospital after a violent assault in Alexandria.The victim was attacked at 1am on Thursday (June 18) in Third Avenue, Bonhill, during a confrontation with two men who were reported to have been armed with a baseball bat and a knife.He was taken to the Paisley’s RAH for treatment on a head injury.Detective Constable Thomas O’Donnell at Clydebank CID said: “The men responsible for this assault are described as white and in

A musical Vale family are helping to boost spirits during lockdown with weekly online gigs.Des and Louise McFarlane, who run Singer Station performance school in Alexandria, have been entertaining thousands of people throughout the area - and beyond - with their performances, whilst son Charlie, 22, and daughter Natalie, 18, are proving that talent runs in the family.Speaking to the Lennox, Louise admitted that she’s been taken aback by how popular the gigs have been.She said: “Des and I are

coronavirus  pandemic. Following the success of the trial, the fast food retailer has announced plans to reopen 800 stores for takeaway only across the UK on Thursday, June 18.A limited menu will be available for customers, which will feature firm favourites such as the sausage roll, steak bakes and sausage, bean and cheese melts.Social distancing measures will be implemented across all stores to help keep customers and workers safe.

A former soldier battered a woman and threatened to set her on fire.

A devastated family urged people to follow guidelines and stay inside after losing their beloved relative to coronavirus.

Cruel thugs tied a badly neglected Persian cat to a fence and then abandoned it - leaving the starved tabby with fur so badly matted it had to be shaved off.

The mum of an inspirational woman who defied medical odds and touched the lives of so many has written a book about her courageous story.

A desperate family drove almost 40 miles in a bid to find baby milk as panic buying continues to clear supermarket shelves across Renfrewshire.