Children at St Andrew’s Primary in Bearsden have been going on ‘adventure welly walks’ around their local area.

BALFRON residents are urging Stirling Council to solve a potentially dangerous problem in the village after a bus stop was moved from outside the Co-Op to the entrance of its car park.

ARTISTIC inspiration arrived at Killearn Primary School last Thursday when the Tesco Bank Art Competition visited the school.

PILLAR of the community, Rev John Harris, is stepping down from the pulpit after 25 years of ministry in Bearsden.

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VETERANS’ charity Erskine will be piloting a new fundraising campaign using door-to-door collecting.

Milngavie MSP Gil Paterson met Scotland’s young carer mascots Eryc and Trayc when they visited the Scottish Parliament to emphasise the importance of supporting young carers’ services.

COMMUTERS travelling between Glasgow city centre and Bearsden will soon be travelling in style and comfort thanks to a £1.8million investment on 15 new state-of-the-art buses.

MORE than £18,000 has been allocated to community and voluntary groups in a recent round of grant applications.

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BUNGALOWS for the elderly and disabled in Killearn have finally been given the green light after months of discussion.

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Challenge yourself and trek with the Children Today charity to discover the mysteries of the Great Wall of China to raise essential funds for disabled kids.

A DOG that was abandoned in the river Allander, Milngavie, and left to drown three weeks ago is expected to be re-homed this week.

Milngavie Primary School get a helping hand from David Buchan, of The Banner and Flag Company, to put up their second eco flag.

Members of Bearsden Academy’s charity committee presented Erin McCrossan from Yorkhill Children’s Hospital (right) with a cheque for £225 last week.

Mrs Jing-Liang Chen and her J6 Mandarin students gave a colourful presentation dressed in national costumes at an assembly at The High School of Glasgow this week.