West Dunbartonshire

The £250 million Queen’s Quay regeneration project in Clydebank is set to be the site of Scotland’s first of its kind large-scale water source heat pump scheme to connect to a district heating network. The ground-breaking scheme will initially see the installation of 5MW of water s

Refreshed plans for the transformation of the former Exxon site in Bowling have been given the go ahead by councillors.  The £31.4 million project includes a proposal to create a major industrial and commercial development at the site as well as plans for a new road to provide an alternat

Clydebank Community Sport Hub officially opened its doors this week after a £3.8 million investment. The old playing fields at Dean Street in Whitecrook have been transformed into world-class sporting facility for rugby, Gaelic football, football and a range of other sports and activities.

The landmark Erskine Bridge has been listed as a Category A structure. The crossing, one of only three bridges in Scotland with a main span exceeding 300 metres, was awarded the status by Historic Environment Scotland (HES) after it was recognised as being of special architectural interest.

Plans to build 126 homes on the site of a former high school in Clydebank have been given the go ahead. The old St Andrew’s High School site, on North Douglas Street, will be made up of affordable housing for rent, as well as specialist housing for residents with additional needs.

Pedestrian crossings activated by a mobile phone app will be introduced in Clydebank as part of a new improvement project. The system – called Button by Neatebox – is just one of the steps being taken by West Dunbartonshire Council to ensure its Connecting Clydebank initiative is suitabl

Work to construct West Dunbartonshire Council’s new high-tech heating system in Clydebank has officially begun. The £15 million project, which is part of the regeneration of the former John Brown Shipyard, will see the area’s homes, businesses and some public buildings heated by wa

The expansion of the Golden Jubilee National Hospital in Clydebank has reached an important milestone after the Scottish Government’s Capital Investment Group approved the outline business case for an integrated ophthalmology unit. Principal supply chain partner Kier Construction Scotland will

Work on West Dunbartonshire Council’s new multi-million pound care home in Clydebank has officially begun. The £14 million project – part of the Queens Quay development – will provide accommodation for 84 people, and up to 50 more at a day care centre.

A marine engineering company plans to establish a new technology park on a derelict site in West Dunbartonshire in bid to bring marine manufacturing back to the Upper Clyde. Glasgow-based Malin Group, which is working with Scottish Enterprise, has commissioned an economic impact assessment on t

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) has approved full business cases for two health and care centres worth a total of £40 million. Proposals for the £19m Clydebank Health and Care Centre and £21m Greenock Health and Care Centre will now be submitted to the Scottish Government Ca

(from left) Karen Shaw (business development manager at CCG), John Kerr (West Dunbartonshire Council’s housing development and homeless manager), Cllr Diane Docherty, convener of housing and communities, Calum Murray (director at CCG), and Cllr Caroline McAllister, vice convener of housing and com

Plans for the new £19.34 million Health and Care Centre in Clydebank have taken another step forward. Members of West Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership audit committee unanimously agreed to submit the Full Business Case (FBC) to the next meeting of the finance and planning committee

Staff at West Dunbartonshire Council have moved into a Keppie-designed flagship office building in Dumbarton. The building at 16 Church Street provides a modern workspace for 500 staff, together with associated public services, replacing their previous dilapidated building at Garshake Road on the ou

A new £19 million state-of-the-art health and care centre in Clydebank has been approved by West Dunbartonshire Council. The facility, which will be built on the health quarter of the Queens Quay regeneration project, will support the provision of high quality services and help improve the health a