Opinion
![Dennis 'Spike' Jones has died just weeks after his 100th birthday.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18196278.jpg)
![Dennis 'Spike' Jones has died just weeks after his 100th birthday.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18196278.jpg)
![Saint Andrew was declared Scotland's patron saint in 1320 in the Declaration of Arbroath.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17489088.jpg)
![Saint Andrew was declared Scotland's patron saint in 1320 in the Declaration of Arbroath.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17489088.jpg)
![Councillor Ian Macquire shares his good news about the latest update with the silver bins in Helensburgh](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18314114.jpg)
![Councillor Ian Macquire shares his good news about the latest update with the silver bins in Helensburgh](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18314114.jpg)
![Mike Edwards says building more prisons along spartan, Victorian lines holds the key to cutting crime.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/9866124.jpg)
![Mike Edwards says building more prisons along spartan, Victorian lines holds the key to cutting crime.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/9866124.jpg)
![Helensburgh's MSP Jackie Baillie headed to Downing Street on Tuesday to meet Sir Keir Starmer after Labour's landslide General Election victory.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18288900.jpg)
![Helensburgh's MSP Jackie Baillie headed to Downing Street on Tuesday to meet Sir Keir Starmer after Labour's landslide General Election victory.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18288900.jpg)
![Councillor Maurice Corry (Conservative, Lomond North)](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17816909.jpg)
![Councillor Maurice Corry (Conservative, Lomond North)](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17816909.jpg)
![Mike Edwards, surrounded by older family members as a child growing up in the Highlands, says our seniors still have much to contribute - though not when it comes to being leader of the free world.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18288726.jpg)
![Mike Edwards, surrounded by older family members as a child growing up in the Highlands, says our seniors still have much to contribute - though not when it comes to being leader of the free world.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18288726.jpg)
![The Swiss railway pass is first on Mike Edwards' shopping list on his annual trip back to the country](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18263600.jpg)
![The Swiss railway pass is first on Mike Edwards' shopping list on his annual trip back to the country](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18263600.jpg)
![Chamber of Commerce: Helensburgh loves local people power](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18250285.jpg)
![Chamber of Commerce: Helensburgh loves local people power](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18250285.jpg)
![Scotland's fans lit up Euro 2024 during their all-too-brief presence in Germany - which is more than can be said for the country's football team.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18263512.jpg)
![Scotland's fans lit up Euro 2024 during their all-too-brief presence in Germany - which is more than can be said for the country's football team.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18263512.jpg)
![Candidates and their teams are stepping up the pace as the General Election campaign enters its last few days.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18238619.jpg)
![Candidates and their teams are stepping up the pace as the General Election campaign enters its last few days.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18238619.jpg)
![A new 'Trossachs Explorer' shuttle bus service will run in the National Park this summer.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18230190.jpg)
![A new 'Trossachs Explorer' shuttle bus service will run in the National Park this summer.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18230190.jpg)
![Scott McTominay holds his head in anguish during the defeat to Hungary on Sunday night that sent Scotland spinning out of Euro 2024.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18229408.jpg)
![Scott McTominay holds his head in anguish during the defeat to Hungary on Sunday night that sent Scotland spinning out of Euro 2024.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18229408.jpg)
OPINION
![Melanie Hurst, Reform UK candidate for Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18203382.jpg)
![Melanie Hurst, Reform UK candidate for Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18203382.jpg)
GENERAL ELECTION
![Brendan O'Hara, SNP candidate for Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18170941.jpg)
![Brendan O'Hara, SNP candidate for Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18170941.jpg)
GENERAL ELECTION
![Amanda Hampsey is the Tory candidate for Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18170896.jpg)
![Amanda Hampsey is the Tory candidate for Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18170896.jpg)
GENERAL ELECTION
![Coastal litter and waste is a blight on our landscape](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18203253.jpg)
![Coastal litter and waste is a blight on our landscape](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18203253.jpg)
![Around half of the world's population will be eligible to vote in at least one national election this year.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16863318.jpg)
![Around half of the world's population will be eligible to vote in at least one national election this year.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16863318.jpg)
![Hamish Maxwell, Labour candidate for Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18170932.jpg)
![Hamish Maxwell, Labour candidate for Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18170932.jpg)
GENERAL ELECTION
![LibDems make their final pitch to Helensburgh and Lomond voters](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18215960.jpg)
![LibDems make their final pitch to Helensburgh and Lomond voters](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18215960.jpg)
GENERAL ELECTION
![Lane closures on the A82 sparked an angry response from motorists heading towards Helensburgh.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/8734582.jpg)
![Lane closures on the A82 sparked an angry response from motorists heading towards Helensburgh.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/8734582.jpg)
![Melanie Hurst, Reform UK candidate for Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18203382.jpg)
![Melanie Hurst, Reform UK candidate for Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18203382.jpg)
GENERAL ELECTION
![Pictured with Tommy Macpherson, right, is Davie Adamson,](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18200329.jpg)
![Pictured with Tommy Macpherson, right, is Davie Adamson,](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18200329.jpg)
GENERAL ELECTION
![Election 2024: Conservatives' Amanda Hampsey on defence issues](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18200435.jpg)
![Election 2024: Conservatives' Amanda Hampsey on defence issues](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18200435.jpg)
GENERAL ELECTION
![A planning application for a car wash in Helensburgh has been rejected for a second time.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18183605.jpg)
![A planning application for a car wash in Helensburgh has been rejected for a second time.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18183605.jpg)
OPINION
![Brendan O'Hara, SNP candidate for Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18170941.jpg)
![Brendan O'Hara, SNP candidate for Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18170941.jpg)
GENERAL ELECTION
![LibDem candidate Alan Reid discusses party position on defence in Scotland](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18195038.jpg)
![LibDem candidate Alan Reid discusses party position on defence in Scotland](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18195038.jpg)
GENERAL ELECTION
![Pam Gosal discusses the housing crisis in her latest column](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18171614.jpg)
![Pam Gosal discusses the housing crisis in her latest column](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18171614.jpg)
![Barack Obama's 'people, not politics' philosophy is a lesson for elected representatives at all levels, says Mark Irvine](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18170032.jpg)
![Barack Obama's 'people, not politics' philosophy is a lesson for elected representatives at all levels, says Mark Irvine](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18170032.jpg)
![Labour candidate Hamish Maxwell discusses party position on defence](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18170932.jpg)
![Labour candidate Hamish Maxwell discusses party position on defence](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18170932.jpg)
GENERAL ELECFTION
![Jack Docherty brings Bowie And Me: Parallel Lives to Cove Burgh Hall on June 15.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18151072.jpg)
![Jack Docherty brings Bowie And Me: Parallel Lives to Cove Burgh Hall on June 15.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18151072.jpg)
![John McGinn joins in a dance on the Scotland team's arrival at their training base in Bavaria.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18175835.jpg)
![John McGinn joins in a dance on the Scotland team's arrival at their training base in Bavaria.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18175835.jpg)
![Reform candidate Melanie Hurst shares her views on Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber's economy](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18184193.jpg)
![Reform candidate Melanie Hurst shares her views on Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber's economy](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18184193.jpg)
General Election 2024
![Independent candidate Tommy Macpherson](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18176260.jpg)
![Independent candidate Tommy Macpherson](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18176260.jpg)
GENERAL ELECTION
![LibDem candidate Alan Reid standing in front of the RBS in Helensburgh](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18171788.jpg)
![LibDem candidate Alan Reid standing in front of the RBS in Helensburgh](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18171788.jpg)
GENERAL ELECTION
![Venice has introduced a series of stringent measures aiming to preserve the city for the people who live there.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18157542.jpg)
![Venice has introduced a series of stringent measures aiming to preserve the city for the people who live there.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18157542.jpg)
![Hamish Maxwell, Labour candidate for Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18170932.jpg)
![Hamish Maxwell, Labour candidate for Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18170932.jpg)
GENERAL ELECTION
![Brendan O'Hara, SNP candidate for Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18170941.jpg)
![Brendan O'Hara, SNP candidate for Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18170941.jpg)
GENERAL ELECTION
![Cllr Graham Hardie: Royal Bank should reconsider closure](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18075145.jpg)
![Cllr Graham Hardie: Royal Bank should reconsider closure](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18075145.jpg)
![Amanda Hampsey is the Tory candidate for Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18170896.jpg)
![Amanda Hampsey is the Tory candidate for Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18170896.jpg)
GENERAL ELECTION
![D-Day veterans travelled to Normandy on Tuesday ahead of the commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18157510.jpg)
![D-Day veterans travelled to Normandy on Tuesday ahead of the commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18157510.jpg)
![Ross Greer MSP](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17730192.jpg)
![Ross Greer MSP](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17730192.jpg)
![Intermittent visits by the Waverley would be the only remaining use for Kilcreggan's historic pier under controversial plans to relocate the village's ferry to a new pontoon](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18071994.jpg)
![Intermittent visits by the Waverley would be the only remaining use for Kilcreggan's historic pier under controversial plans to relocate the village's ferry to a new pontoon](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18071994.jpg)
![Labour candidate Hamish Maxwell and Cllr Fiona Howard](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18128044.jpg)
![Labour candidate Hamish Maxwell and Cllr Fiona Howard](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18128044.jpg)
![Faith Matters ... and so does voting in this General Election](/resources/images/128x89/1x/6523266.jpg)
![Faith Matters ... and so does voting in this General Election](/resources/images/180x180/1x/6523266.jpg)
![The Conservatives' national service proposal would bring back a feature of British life not seen since the 1950s.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18130050.jpg)
![The Conservatives' national service proposal would bring back a feature of British life not seen since the 1950s.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18130050.jpg)
OPINION
![Ahead of the NATO exercise, vehicles and equipment were loaded onboard MV Anvil Point at the Sea Mounting Centre in Marchwood near Southampton, Hampshire (PA)](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17747016.jpg)
![Ahead of the NATO exercise, vehicles and equipment were loaded onboard MV Anvil Point at the Sea Mounting Centre in Marchwood near Southampton, Hampshire (PA)](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17747016.jpg)
![Councillor Robin Currie served on the council for almost 40 years](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18062744.jpg)
![Councillor Robin Currie served on the council for almost 40 years](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18062744.jpg)
![Ruth Wishart: It's long past time for a rethink on 'two child' benefits cap](/resources/images/128x89/1x/10941681.jpg)
![Ruth Wishart: It's long past time for a rethink on 'two child' benefits cap](/resources/images/180x180/1x/10941681.jpg)
COLUMN
![The House of Commons voted this week to exclude MPs accused of sexual or violent misconduct at the point of arrest, not at the time of being charged](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18079491.jpg)
![The House of Commons voted this week to exclude MPs accused of sexual or violent misconduct at the point of arrest, not at the time of being charged](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18079491.jpg)
![Soldiers' helmets litter the ground during the Falklands War 42 years ago](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13624652.jpg)
![Soldiers' helmets litter the ground during the Falklands War 42 years ago](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13624652.jpg)
![Who cares enough to step in when someone needs help?](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17458878.jpg)
![Who cares enough to step in when someone needs help?](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17458878.jpg)
![People lay flowers at the end of Laing Close in Hainault, near where 14-year-old Daniel Anjorin was killed in a sword attack that saw four others injured, including two Metropolitan Police officers.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18052113.jpg)
![People lay flowers at the end of Laing Close in Hainault, near where 14-year-old Daniel Anjorin was killed in a sword attack that saw four others injured, including two Metropolitan Police officers.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18052113.jpg)
OPINION
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