Archive

  • Cricket: Helensburgh look to the future after relegation

    Three games lost to the weather in August and a defeat away at Weirs put paid to Helensburgh’s chances of avoiding the drop to Division Two of the Western District Cricket Union. With relegation rivals St Michaels having a good run at the end of

  • Boy, 15, charged as police probe Helensburgh vandalisms

    A 15-year-old boy is being investigated by police in connection with a series of recent vandalism incidents in Helensburgh after being caught allegedly damaging a car in the town at the weekend. Officers reportedly observed the youth jumping and

  • Green day for eco-aware Rosneath Primary School

    ROSNEATH Primary turned green recently as the school celebrated its latest environmental awards. The ‘green day’ occasion on August 28 allowed pupils to dress down for the day and featured a healthy eco lunch and a delicious eco flag cake baked

  • Argyll and Bute councillors clash over exam results

    EXAM results aren’t everything when it comes to the success of young people in Argyll and Bute, according to a senior councillor. Councillor Yvonne McNeilly, the local authority’s spokesperson for education, made the claim on the day that it was

  • Archive Hour: Helensburgh was picture perfect in 2004

    WE feature a stunning shot of Helensburgh and the surrounding areas as our picture of the week in every edition of the Advertiser, and 15 years ago some beautiful captures even made a tourist board's calendar. Here's our story from 2004... **