Category Archives: News

Having access to public parks is important to our health and wellbeing and there are few better green spaces than Levengrove Park right here in Dumbarton. The multi-million pound regeneration of Levengrove Park by West Dunbartonshire Council has been a … Continue reading →

West Dunbartonshire’s MP Martin Docherty-Hughes has shown his support for NHS staff and families affected by cancer at a House of Commons event marking World Cancer Day. The local MP met with cancer specialists and campaigners from Cancer Research UK … Continue reading →

MP for West Dunbartonshire Martin Docherty-Hughes has welcomed the announcement that a new Post Office is set to open in Duntocher next month on Thursday 19th March. The new branch will open at the Spar store based at 74-76 Dumbarton … Continue reading →

A Tory government Minister is facing criticism after making a joke about deep-fried Mars bars in response to a question from West Dunbartonshire’s MP about the impact of Universal Credit on foodbanks. Local SNP MP Martin Docherty-Hughes slammed Tory DWP … Continue reading →

As this is my first column since the snap general election, I’d like to take this opportunity to say a big thank you to everyone who voted across West Dunbartonshire. It’s an immense privilege to be re-elected as your local … Continue reading →

A Scottish charity that supports terminally ill-children and their families is to benefit from the donation of the stunning Ardoch Estate overlooking Loch Lomond in West Dunbartonshire. Children’s hospice charity CHAS, which runs Robin House in Balloch, has been gifted … Continue reading →

Martin Docherty-Hughes, MP for West Dunbartonshire, has called on people to ‘stand together’ in remembrance of the millions of people who lost their lives during the Holocaust. In the run up to Holocaust Memorial Day (27th January), the local Member … Continue reading →

It is a immense privilege to be re-elected as your MP for West Dunbartonshire. Thank you to everyone who voted on a cold December day and thank you to all those who worked tirelessly for a SNP mandate to re-enforce … Continue reading →