East Dunbartonshire, Scotland News

The ageing denizens of Westminster are choking on the causes Jo Swinson champions, from the fight against airbrushing to parents sharing maternity leave.

A supermarket giant is to appeal the decision by East Dunbartonshire Council to refuse planning consent for a new store and petrol station.

A NEW Co-operative store is set to open later this year on the site of a former petrol station in Lenzie after plans were approved.

Two much-needed new council house developments are on track to deliver a total of 26 new affordable properties by next year.

Earl of Wessex at Bearsden Academy DofE awards with OBEs: Meeting the Boclair AC.

We are currently working on a story about roadworks in Bearsden today which has resulted in Kirk Road being closed.

Traders running Milngavie's public toilets are out of pocket because the council has gone back on its promise to provide funds for supplies.

A former Scout leader has admitted downloading thousands of indecent images of children and filming young boys having "chocolate baths". Henry Calder, 60, pleaded guilty to five charges of lewd and libidinous practices and behaviour at Scout camps in Glasgow and Fife from 1982 to 1991.

A road which was built at a cost of 30million to attract businesses and visitors is in danger of becoming a "litter-choked embarrassment". That's the concern of Kirkintilloch residents who say that the 4km Initiative Road, which opened in December 2010 to link the town with the motorway network, is not being properly maintained.

The wife of Chippenham MP Duncan Hames - herself a Government Minister - nearly died after inadvertently eating a biscuit containing nuts.

Equalities minister Jo Swinson is recovering after almost dying from an allergic reaction to a biscuit, it has been reported.

Doctors had to intervene after Jo Swinson, 33, who has nut allergies, suffered a severe allergic reaction and began struggling to breathe.

Kunal Dutta is a news writer and reporter. He has written for The Economist, The Guardian, The Independent, The Independent on Sunday, Independent Voices and More Intelligent Life.

Unison said people in the most expensive Band H homes saved on average A 441 per year while those in the cheapest homes saved A 147 a year.

A FURIOUS motorist whose car wheel BUCKLED after hitting a crater in the middle of a road has hit out after council insurers rejected her claim for compensation.

House prices in Scotland have dipped slightly over the past year despite more homes changing hands, according to official statistics.

CAMPAIGNERS fighting against plans to merge their primary school say 94 per cent of parents have voted against the move.

The money will be used by Addaction, the UK's leading specialist drug and alcohol treatment charity and has been awarded by Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland's Partnership Drugs Initiative.

FRESH concerns have been voiced over the controversial 'bedroom tax', with a Kirkintilloch housing association revealing that more than 40 families are being hit.

A CALL to arms has been made to the people of Milngavie and Bearsden to help repel an alien invasion.