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MP for West Dunbartonshire Martin Docherty-Hughes joined MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North Gavin Newlands to officially open a new almost 2km long gas pipeline under the River Clyde at the Erskine Bridge. The new pipeline replaces two 1.5km pipelines … Continue reading →

West Dunbartonshire’s MP has said Boris Johnson should rule out a damaging no-deal Brexit after the new Prime Minister’s plans were defeated in parliament. Local SNP MP Martin Docherty-Hughes voted in the House of Commons this week to support the … Continue reading →

Local MP Martin Docherty-Hughes has joined Police Scotland officers out on patrol to see first-hand what goes in to keeping the communities of West Dunbartonshire safe. The Member of Parliament, who represents Clydebank, Dumbarton and the Vale of Leven, spent … Continue reading →

MP for West Dunbartonshire, Martin Docherty-Hughes, has urged bosses at ASDA to reconsider proposed changes to staff contracts that could see supermarket workers lose hundreds of pounds a year. The local SNP MP, who represents constituents working at ASDA stores … Continue reading →

Local MP Martin Docherty-Hughes has hit out at the UK government over proposals to increase the state pension age to 75, warning that it would have dire consequences for pensioners in West Dunbartonshire and across Scotland. It has been reported … Continue reading →

It’s summer recess in the House of Commons which offers MPs a very welcome opportunity to spend some much-needed time with friends and family. But for me that doesn’t mean the work stops – quite the opposite in fact, as … Continue reading →

A Clydebank man in his 90s has been praised in the House of Commons for his ‘remarkable contribution’ to swimming in Scotland. Veteran swim coach Peter Dempster, who has been involved in Clydebank Amateur Swimming Club since 1938, was described … Continue reading →