COUNCILLOR Lorna Douglas shares her thoughts on the closure of Helensburgh's Duchess Wood, in this week's councillor column. ********** As the chair of the Duchess Wood Local Nature Reserve Committee, I have to admit that I was somewhat surprised
The Helensburgh and Lomond Foodbank’s summer holiday lunch box scheme has been boosted by a generous donation of supplies from a local supermarket. Food adding up to a total value of more than £537 was gifted by the town’s Co-operative Food store
HELENSBURGH Tennis Club’s men’s first team concluded their season with mixed results last week. Visitors Bishopton proved too strong for the team, beating them 7-2 on Friday but a great 6-3 win earlier in the week against Titwood secured division
POLICE arrested an alleged drink driver in Helensburgh at the weekend. A 25-year-old man was allegedly traced driving along East Clyde Street shortly before 1am on Sunday, July 7 whilst under the influence of alcohol. Officers say the man refused
SPECTATORS lined the Helensburgh seafront on Monday to watch the Royal Navy’s Submarine Parachute Assistance Group test their skills. Despite poor light conditions, members of the public had a front-row seat for the training exercise, which saw
EIGHTY-FIVE teams and more than 800 children converged on the East King Street park for Helensburgh FC’s ‘Twenty’s Plenty’ football festival. Teams from Campbeltown, Oban, Lochgilphead, Renfrew, Kilmarnock, Falkirk, Blantyre and Glasgow, as well
A LEADING accident prevention charity is urging parents to speak to their children about the dangers of swimming in open water ahead of the hot weather expected during the summer holidays. Although it can be very hot, the temperature of open water
THE operators of the last sea-going paddle steamer in the world, PS Waverley, have announced that two new boilers have been ordered for the ship. The news comes two months after the iconic vessel was withdrawn from service for 2019 for major repair
HELENSBURGH'S Gordon Reid has set his sights on a fourth successive Wimbledon doubles triumph after his bid for singles glory faltered at the first hurdle. Reid was beaten 6-1, 6-1 by world number one and top seed Shingo Kunieda of Japan in the
HELENSBURGH Golf Club’s Jon Simmons and Ian Porter partnered visitors Stuart and Lynne McNeil from the Carrick Golf Club to victory in the club’s gents’ invitational scramble competition. Their sparkling score of 53.0 saw them finish clear of the
LOMOND School’s most athletic pupils headed to the On-X sports centre in Linwood recently for the school’s annual senior sports day. The House Flags set the scene and the pupils started with the hurdles and the varied field events. All staff
HUNDREDS of Helensburgh residents joined local military and civilian personnel from HM Naval Base Clyde on Saturday for the HMS Neptune Families Day. The event, held at Helensburgh Rugby Club’s Ardencaple grounds, featured a host of entertainment
Helensburgh Hockey Club teamed up with Loch Lomond Hockey Club again this year to host their annual Helensburgh and Loch Lomond Hockey Fling last weekend - and what a success it was. After the popularity of the inaugural competition last year,
SPECTATORS and participants from far and wide flocked to the bonnie banks last Saturday to enjoy the family-friendly atmosphere of the Luss Highland Games. Saturday’s event took place under glorious blue skies and featured all the traditional Highland
