Sharon Thompson

Stories by Sharon Thompson

Below are recent stories by Sharon Thompson

• Published: 18 Mar 2010 12:34

  Ambulance decision on hold

  THE future of Helensburgh's ambulance station will not be decided for at least another FIVE weeks, it was revealed at a meeting last Thursday.

• Published: 18 Mar 2010 12:30

  Harvard beckons for Burgh pupil

  A LOMOND school pupil has won a place at one of the most respected universities in the world.

• Published: 4 Mar 2010 16:02

  Parklands petition is launched

  SCORES of petitions to 'Save Parklands School' have gone on display at locations across the area.

• Published: 25 Feb 2010 14:07

  Shooting tragedy at Faslane

  HEARTFELT tributes have flooded in for a young sailor who committed suicide by turning a loaded gun on himself onboard a vessel inside Faslane Naval base last weekend.

• Published: 25 Feb 2010 12:57

  Guides' centenary celebrations

  ONE hundred candles on a cake were blown out to mark the centenary celebration of girguiding last weekend.

• Published: 18 Feb 2010 13:56

  Swings and roundabouts

  YOUNGSTERS in Kirkmichael will soon have a safer place to play, thanks to an award of nearly £10,000 to revamp a playpark.

• Published: 18 Feb 2010 13:29

  Axe-attack claim at flats

  Details have emerged of a horror incident in the Burgh - during which a man is believed to have been attacked with an axe.

• Published: 11 Feb 2010 11:30

  Helensburgh barber's snip for charity

  A BIG-HEARTED barber has raised £650 in one month for charity by donating just 50p for every customer through the door.

• Published: 11 Feb 2010 11:03

  Burgh architect to redesign historic landmark

  HELENSBURGH architect Gareth Hoskins has beaten off stiff competition to land a £35 million redevelopment project of an Edinburgh landmark.

• Published: 4 Feb 2010 11:17

  On their bikes for pioneering project

  A BURGH primary school has started piloting a new method of teaching pupils how to be safe on their bikes.

• Published: 28 Jan 2010 10:33

  Mark's £21,000 win on popular TV show

  A LUSS man delivered a "banker's spanking" when he took to the floor in one of the most popular quiz shows on television.

• Published: 28 Jan 2010 10:25

  £1.37 million for the Vale

  THE Vale of Leven Hospital is being given £1.37 million to complete almost a dozen capital projects, while the Royal Alexandra Hospital is benefiting from £1.6 million to upgrade just two wards.

• Published: 21 Jan 2010 11:28

  Ambulance future unclear

  THE future of ambulance provision for the town still hangs in the balance as a contentious planning decision for new facilities was yesterday put to a hearing.

• Published: 21 Jan 2010 11:23

  Grandad scoops lotto prize

  THERE'S a very happy schoolboy in Garelochhead who will soon to be on his way to Disneyland - paid for by his Lotto-winning grandad!

• Published: 14 Jan 2010 14:44

  Climate of change set to sweep town

  ADAPTING for life in the future is top of the agenda for a global group coming to the Burgh.

• Published: 14 Jan 2010 14:36

  On the crest of a wave

  VILLAGE of the Year winners Arrochar and Tarbet will be able to share their success with many more tourists as plans get under way for a marine development designed to bring passenger ships back up the Loch.

• Published: 7 Jan 2010 11:17

  Beating the Big Freeze

  ASSURANCES have been given that Argyll and Bute Council have enough salt to keep gritters on the roads - and more is on the way.

• Published: 24 Dec 2009 10:39

  Bulldozers in by the Spring

  IT'S coming down! The much vandalised former Hermitage Academy building will be no more by the spring.

• Last updated: 24 Dec 2009 10:38

  Video tribute to music maestro

  ONE of Hermitage Academy's most famous exports was among many paying tribute to the decades of hard work put in by musical maestro Robert Pullin as he embarks on his retirement.

• Published: 17 Dec 2009 10:31

  'Local Hero' to retire from Hermitage Academy

  A MUSICAL maestro is set to pack away his instruments as he prepares for a well-deserved retirement.

• Published: 17 Dec 2009 10:13

  Sparks fly over 'pathetic' lights

  MONEY has been pledged to avoid another year of Christmas lights embarrassment after a businessman branded the Burgh display "the worst in the west of Scotland".

• Last updated: 26 Nov 2009 13:17

  National Park evicts widow

  A LUSS widow has spoken of her fury after being threatened with eviction from the shop she has run for almost three decades.

• Published: 26 Nov 2009 13:16

  Village group under threat

  RESIDENTS of Garelochhead are being urged to come to a public meeting to discuss the future of a community group under threat.

• Published: 26 Nov 2009 13:14

  We thought the roof was falling in

  A TERRIFIED elderly couple thought their house was "falling in" on Sunday night after horrific weather dislodged roughcast which came crashing down on their roof.

• Published: 19 Nov 2009 10:06

  Bodybuilder takes a swipe at Royal Mail

  A WANNABE bodybuilder was stunned after opening mail this week containing rules to a competition held FIVE months ago.

• Published: 19 Nov 2009 10:04

  Tots go red to show support

  A TODDLER whose father is serving in Afghanistan is just one of many tiny tots at a Faslane nursery who are donning red clothes each month to show their support to UK troops in combat.

• Published: 11 Nov 2009 14:45

  Pupils blaze a trail

  PROUD schoolchildren watched as two years of hard work was officially opened to the public.

• Published: 11 Nov 2009 14:44

  Rhu flies the flag

  RHU Primary is celebrating its success after scooping its second green flag.

• Published: 5 Nov 2009 11:14

  All set for switch-on

  COLQUHOUN Square is set to be transformed into a magical Christmas treasure trove at the end of the month.

• Published: 5 Nov 2009 11:06

  New pub for seafront?

  OBJECTIONS have been lodged against proposals to turn a former seafront store into a pub.