West Dunbartonshire becomes the cheapest place in Scotland to buy a home

Scottish independence - and he reckons his time on Outlander has swayed his opinion. The 40-year-old Scottish actor claimed that he ‘never really felt Scottish’ during his years of working in London and America.

Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.West Dunbartonshire Council’s efforts to ensure its employees enjoy a healthy work/life balance has seen it named as one of the country’s most flexible employers.The award from charity Flexibility Works saw the local authority named in the top 10 of hundreds of entrants from all over the country.Judges were impressed with the high volume of the council’s workforce already working flexibly throughout

Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Police are hunting for a father and son who went missing.Alan Caldwell (48) from Polbeth took his twelve-year-old son Thomas out and the pair have not been seen since yesterday afternoon.Police and the family are now desperately appealing to the public for information.A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Officers in West Lothian are carrying out enquiries to trace father and son Alan Caldwell (48) and

Glasgow and it's already aiming to “become one of the top gastropubs in the world”.With restrictions set to ease again next month, The Duke’s Umbrella has just opened on the city's Argyle Street at the former site of the old Trader’s Bar.

The Snuts enter straight in at Number 1 on this week’s Official Albums Chart with their debut album W.L.

Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the regionNow fronted by Tom’s children: Martin; Marion; and Caroline, the business is adapting once more as it looks to reward its nine staff by making them part of the Trust.Dazzle and Inkspot’s transition makes them the 100th Scottish business to adopt the model.Director, Martin Super, sees the move as another positive step for the ever-adapting business.Martin, said: “We have been

elections.Prue, whose brother David died in agony from cancer, said it was inhumane to rob the terminally ill of the choice to end their own life.David, who spent eight months, growing progressively worse from bone cancer, desperately wanted to die and end his suffering.He spent the last weeks of his life fluctuating between a semi-comatose state and unbearable pain.Prue said: “That is no way to treat a human being.

sexual offences after a police investigation into Ballet West school. A 38-year-old has been arrested and charged following the probe at the boarding school in the Taynuilt area of Argyll.

Love Island Scot Laura Anderson says she regrets using FaceApp to change her appearance online, but admits she still uses it for her hair. Laura who currently lives in Stirling with her dad since returning to Scotland during the coronavirus epidemic, says she used to be ' obsessed ' with the face filtering app which acts like digital cosmetic surgery.

viral after spending lockdown winding up cold callers. Jim Potts, from Kilmarnock, who has been shielding during the pandemic decided to turn his daily bogus calls 'into a bit of fun' by filming himself pranking fraudsters.

whopping 12 stone has told how he was unable to go on a fairground ride with his pals after the safety bar became jammed on his belly.Zahid Javed was mortified as staff at the Irn Bru Carnival in Glasgow tried to secure him into the seat before eventually admitting defeat in front of dozens of onlookers.The then 21-year-old student decided to make a drastic change to his diet and fitness routine after being known as a ‘big boy’ his entire life.Just 12 months later, he returned to the busy annual

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Business leaders welcomed indicative dates over lockdown easing as hairdressers, non-essential retailers, pubs, restaurants and cafes all prepare to reopen next month.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon last week outlined a route back to recovery which will include the stay at home message being replaced with stay local guidance from early April.Scotland-wide travel will again be permitted from April 26 with most

a previous FOI we sent to Public Health Scotland, that revealed that there were 294 pupils across 55 schools in the nine months from March 2020 to January 2021.The secondary schools with pupils returning positive coronavirus infections in January and February were: Armadale Academy, Bathgate Academy, Broxburn Academy, Deans Community High School, Inveralmond Community High School, James Young High School, Linlithgow Academy, St Kentigern’s Academy, St Margaret’s Academy, West Calder High School