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Police appeal four months after Glasgow attack as cops need your help tracing this man

Officers believe the man pictured may be able to help with their enquiries into a serious assault which took place outside a premises on Dumbarton Road in April.

13 August 2026
Daily Record

Family and friends take on hike challenge in memory of beloved Dumbarton dad

Thomas Campbell died suddenly from a blood clot in August last year at the age of 49 after a busy life which included time with the Territorial Army.

11 August 2026
Glasgow Live

Police probe late-night 'firebomb attack' as car torched on Dumbarton street

Police Scotland confirmed the fire is being treated as deliberate.

6 August 2026
Daily Record

Long-awaited Dumbarton revamp project "postponed" in latest completion delay

The The £7.2million project will see Glencairn House transformed into a new public lending library and local history museum for the town - but it has been pushed back further.

4 August 2026
Daily Record

New Foreign Secretary pressured for action on Dumbarton man detained in India

Ed Miliband has been urged to raise the case of Jagtar Singh Johal with Indian officials as the local man faces up to almost a decade in jail in the country.

28 July 2026
Daily Record

Dumbarton land dispute leads to grass cutting responsibility confusion

The stretch of land in Overtoun has been left three feet high in some places - with discussions continuing between the council and the nearby Overtoun House estate amid frustrations from residents.

21 July 2026
Daily Record

Fresh calls launched for new Dumbarton health centre after flood damage

The current facility has seen interior ceilings collapse following heavy periods of rainfall during recent storm weather.

7 July 2026
Daily Record

Dumbarton charity hit with "devastating" storm damage blow after funding cut

Volunteers at Food For Thought have been forced to pick up the pieces after the extreme weather last week battered their city-centre unit - and comes on the back of a 50 per cent reduction in council

30 June 2026
Glasgow Live

Two women arrested after Dumbarton robbery leaves victim in hospital

The 37-year-old male victim was taken to hospital for treatment and later discharged.

27 June 2026
Glasgow Live

Dumbarton carer who choked woman and said 'you're going to die' given five-year warning

During the ordeal, Thabani Moyo told the woman "you're going to die"

26 June 2026
Daily Record

Dumbarton charity forced to slash services after council funding cut hits hard

The Dumbarton-based charity has been told it will receive just £25,750 from the local authority this year – an almost 50 per cent drop from its usual annual grant of £42,000.

16 June 2026
Glasgow Live

Almost 30,000 illegal cigarettes seized from shops across West Dunbartonshire

Officers from the council's Trading Standards team visited six shops in Clydebank, Dumbarton and Alexandria

7 June 2026
Glasgow Live

Family of Dumbarton man jailed in India welcomes Foreign Secretary's call for 'swift resolution'

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has called for a "swift resolution" to his case.

6 June 2026
Glasgow Live

Dumbarton man jailed in India tells Foreign Secretary he is ‘stuck in broken country’

39-year-old Jagtar Singh Johal was arrested by Indian authorities in 2017, just weeks after his wedding in the country, and has been detained ever since.

4 June 2026
Daily Record

Double celebration for West Dunbartonshire twins to bring up birthday milestone

The two women – who celebrated their birthdays on April 29 – have spent most of their lives living in Dumbarton and the Vale, raising their seven children and 18 grandchildren, and six great-grandchil

3 June 2026
Glasgow Live

Dumbarton resident among seven Afghan refugees charged over child sexual exploitation

All of the men appeared before Norwich Magistrates' Court on Friday.

22 May 2026
Glasgow Live

Police hunt Dumbarton knifeman after victim assaulted while inside parked car

The incident happened on May 5 after midnight at around 12.30am on Alclutha Avenue in Dumbarton.

17 May 2026
Glasgow Live

Dumbarton man jailed after secret stash of guns discovered in storage

Robert Weir, 56, stored the firearms, which included two shotguns, at Sandpoint Marina

15 May 2026
Daily Record

Seventh heaven for Labour politician after latest Dumbarton election victory

The Labour veteran secured her seventh straight election victory in the Holyrood election on Thursday.

12 May 2026
Glasgow Live

Dumbarton man stuck in Indian jail for eight years enduring ‘psychological torture’ say UN experts

Mr Johal was arrested by Indian authorities in 2017, just weeks after his wedding in the country, and has been detained there ever since.

22 April 2026

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