Craig Neilston was the manager of The Logie Baird before administrators moved in and pulled the plug on the James Street pub in October last year.

The pub was closed with just one hours notice to staff and customers when owners Bramwell Pubs and Bars Ltd went into administration.

Craig then began working at The Garth Inn, and after a few months took over as manager of the newly renamed Picture House when new owner David Davidson bought the place.

And now, the businessman has finally been given the chance to take on the lease of the James Street premises himself and bring it back to its original glory.

Craig has renamed it The Logie Baird and is launching a new menu serving tradition pub food with live bands at the weekends.

He told the Advertiser: “I was the previous manager but took ownership about three weeks ago. The landlord offered me the chance to take on the lease and I jumped at it.

“It was closed Monday and Tuesday this week for a mini refurb and opened on Wednesday night. We will be serving tradition food cooked fresh and will be trying to get in a younger crowd at the weekend.

“We hope to have live bands every Friday and we have eight HD tvs which will show live sports throughout the day.” Craig has lived in Helensburgh for seven years since first becoming manager at the Logie Baird, but this is the first time he has owned his own pub.

He will continue to manage the pub and is keeping the staff on who were working in The Picture House, but he is looking for a deputy manager to help out.

Although the original Logie Baird opened in 2007, the building first opened as a cinema in December 1913. The La Scala Cinema seated an audience of 600 mainly in stalls, however there were also private boxes.

The cinema closed in 1984, but the building was used for amusement until 1990s. The building’s iconic features were recognised in 1993 when the La Scala was named as a C-Listed premises by Historic Scotland.