IT was back to school for some of the parents of kids at Castlehill Primary, Bearsden, when five of the dads got together to play in a band called Truants.

STATISTICS show that more small businesses in East Dunbartonshire are benefiting from a scheme set up by the Scottish Government than the national average.

BEARSDEN sharp shooter Emma Steeples has been selected to represent the British Schools’ Shooting Team in Dortmund, Germany.

A BEARSDEN dentist spoke this week of his relief that his step-daughter is making a good recovery after suffering a rare form of cancer.

An attractive part-time model from Milngavie is hoping to raise at least £1,000 for kids suffering from leukaemia at Yorkhill Children’s Hospital.

CHILDREN’S Laureate Julia Donaldson was among a delegation who met Culture Minister Ed Vaizey to discuss the future of libraries.

AN amateur wildlife photographer has won two awards in a prestigious national competition and come third in another one.

ELDERLY people are being encouraged to use a bus service, which is being provided by East Dunbartonshire Council, to take them to Tesco in Milngavie.

PEOPLE in Bearsden have had disgusting, brown coloured water gushing through their taps for EIGHT years.

JO SWINSON, MP for East Dunbartonshire, is asking young people to take part in the Youth Budget and the ‘Chance to be Chancellor’ scheme.

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MOTORISTS have been sent round the bend by a plague of “confusing and unnecessary” road works and signs.

A POLICE station could soon be opened in Strathblane Primary.

IF you live in a listed building or in a conservation area, then cash could be available to help with repairs or improvements.

VODAFONE has applied to erect a mast near New Kilpatrick Cemetery, Boclair Road, Bearsden.

DESPITE battling his own illness a Balfron Primary School pupil has raised £15,000 for other children with cancer.

A BEARSDEN family are celebrating being reunited with their much-loved family pet after he went missing for three days and nights in woods.

A TOTAL of 516 pupils were excluded from classes in East Dunbartonshire in the school year which ran from 2010 to 2011.

MP JO SWINSON celebrated a victory last week after successfully campaigning to get an advert by L’Oreal banned.

THE owner of the storm damaged Craigton Woods in Milngavie met with local councillors and council staff last week to discuss the future of the woodland.