A PUBLIC meeting will take place next weekend to look at the future of Kilcreggan's much-criticised ferry service.
The meeting has been called by Rev Christine Murdoch, a member of Cove and Kilcreggan Community Council, and will take place at Craigrownie Parish Church in Cove on Sunday, January 28 at 2pm.
The announcement of a public meeting comes as Strathclyde Passenger Transport, which subsidises the ferry link with Gourock, considers bids from companies interested in running the service.
A new 12-month contract for the route, due to come into effect in July, is expected to be awarded by SPT in the next few weeks.
The service, currently operated by Clydelink, was beset by disruption in 2017 due to breakdowns and failed inspections by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
The ferry was suspended for seven days in June, ten in July, two in August, seven in September and then for almost two weeks in late October and early November.
Clydelink's current contract to operate the service took effect in March last year at an annual cost to the taxpayer of £247,999 - an increase of almost £88,000 on the annual value of the previous deal.
Kilcreggan's MSP, Jackie Baillie, raised the unreliability of the service in a Scottish Parliament debate in November.
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