West Dunbartonshire kids in poverty crisis as lifeline foodbank sees huge rise in demand

raced to Mosside Drive, Blackburn, around 12.50am on Saturday morning. Sadly a 35-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.His death is currently being treated as suspicious and cops say they are carrying out "extensive" enquiries.

Falkirk Council binman has compete the West Highland Way for a fifth time and all for a good cause. David Kowal took on the arduous 96-mile challenge in aid of Scottish Autism last month and was joined by two of his colleagues, Gary Hamilton and Jose Farrell.But they had to withdraw due to due to blisters.

Falkirk area primary school have struck gold after winning a prestigious prize for their efforts in promoting and realising children's rights. Langlees Primary School fewer than 100 schools out of 2,500 across Scotland to receive the Gold Rights Respecting Schools Award from UNICEF.

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Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletter.Action is being taken to ensure those most vulnerable are protected amidst a spike in online fraud locally.The Lennox Herald told last month how the number of fraud crimes almost doubled in the past year.And a recent workshop which took place aimed to provide information and tools to those who work with those likely to be targeted in a bid to keep them

Kinross has received the Queen’s award for voluntary service, the highest honour in charity work. Broke Not Broken is the only charity in Perth and Kinross - and one of just 18 in Scotland - that will receive the prestigious accolade.

Staff at Dumbarton home were 'scared' for colleagues and residentsAt the height of the first wave of coronavirus last spring, staff at Dumbarton’s Crosslet House care home said they were “scared” for residents and colleagues.They also feared taking the virus home to their families, according to trade union Unison at the time.The trade union were calling on West Dunbartonshire Council to reveal how many residents had died at its care homes, claiming there was a lack of transparency.They told us

Scotland. A further 123,000 to reduce the cost of the school day is also helping low income parents with things such as food vouchers, energy top-ups, toiletries and clothing, as well as the usual stationery and school uniforms.

Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Almost 7,000 children in Renfrewshire are living in poverty, a damning new report has revealed.Of the 6,997, more than 1,200 have been plunged into poverty in the past five years, marking one of the biggest increases in deprivation in Scotland.Campaigners say the new data shows the situation for local children “couldn’t be starker”.The report, released by End Child Poverty Coalition, shows the number

Police Scotland have faced a social media backlash after launching a hate crime probe into lamp post stickers from a women’s rights group. Officers in Kirkcaldy tweeted an appeal after receiving a report over the “controversial” signs in the Viewforth Avenue area of the town on May 17.

give donations in the current climate. “British Heart Foundation saw their donations halve because of the pandemic so anything at all we can raise for them would be magnificent.”The group’s auction went live on May 16 and includes items such as signed boxing gloves from Mike Tyson and Tony Bellew, as well as a pair of trousers worn by Biffy Clyro’s Simon Neil during the band’s ‘Opposites’ tour and a number of fourballs at some of Scotland’s top golf courses.

mickey out of Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross in her latest voiceover. Janey who has been a huge hit with her funny voiceovers of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon throughout the Coronavirus crisis, decided to pick on someone else for a change.