Opinion

Reverend Ian Miller: It's St Andrew’s Day...but who was Andrew?

Reverend Ian Miller: It's St Andrew’s Day...but who was Andrew?

'There may yet be hope' for Helensburgh Pier, Councillor Fiona Howard says

'There may yet be hope' for Helensburgh Pier, says town centre councillor

Council tax freeze is great news - but how will it be funded?

OPINION: Council tax freeze is great news - but how will it be funded?

Ruth Wishart: Intriguing that a PM gives a top job to a predecessor

Ruth Wishart: PM giving top job to David Cameron is an intriguing move

First Minister Humza Yousaf pledged to ‘fully investigate’ concerns raised by the UK Covid-19 Inquiry (Jane Barlow/PA)

Cllr Ian MacQuire: Covid transparency and Gaza cease fire

Mike Edwards: Fears for pets... What about our veterans?

Mike Edwards: Fears for pets...but what about our veterans?

Helensburgh businesses welcome 'Christmas Town' for festive season

Helensburgh businesses welcome 'Christmas Town' for festive season

Gordon Watson, chief executive of Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority

'Recent flooding show need for National Park to be climate resilient'

Provost Maurice Corry: Serious questions over deleted Covid messages

Provost Maurice Corry: Serious questions over deleted Covid messages

Palestinians check the destruction after the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip in Rafah Image: PA

Ruth Wishart: Ignoring the horrors on TV won’t make them go away

Palestinians inspect the damage of destroyed buildings following Israeli airs trikes on Gaza City

Brendan O'Hara MP: Israel-Gaza ceasefire needed now

Councillor Gemma Penfold talks about flooding and the housing crisis in her latest column

Councillor column Gemma Penfold: Local information is vital to tackling the emergency

Palestinians walk amid the rubble following Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City after Hamas attacks killed more than 900 civilians (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

Ruth Wishart: ‘Unspeakable horror’ of Israel-Gaza war cannot go on

Ross Greer MSP: PM Sunak on environmental crime spree

Ross Greer MSP: 'The evidence of a climate catastrophe is all around us'

Mike Edwards: Scotland should be an oil-rich nation

Mike Edwards: Scotland should be an oil-rich nation

Rev Christine Murdoch: October brings much to celebrate

Rev Christine Murdoch: October brings much to celebrate

Ruth Wishart: One throwaway comment could haunt politicians

Argyll and Bute Council declared a housing emergency in the area earlier this summer

Councillor Graham Hardie: What is Argyll and Bute doing to tackle housing crisis?

School staff are having to help more struggling students as child poverty rises, a survey has suggested (Ben Birchall/PA)

Cllr Fiona Howard: Dissatisfaction with school meals needs tackled

Mike Edwards says Switzerland will always feel like his second home - but is it beginning to lose some of the lustre he experienced while living there? (Image: Tim Trad/Unsplash.com)

Mike Edwards: Switzerland may have lost some of its magic

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'Crying shame' at 'dearth of imagination' for prime waterfront location

OPINION: 'Dearth of imagination' is a crying shame for Helensburgh's waterfront

Cllr Gary Mulvaney: Rising council tax and 'woke' police concerns

Cllr Gary Mulvaney: Rising council tax and 'woke' police concerns

Mike Edwards’ goldfish sparked a straightforward insurance claim for a new carpet - but would it be such a simple exercise today? Image: Ahmed Hasan/Unsplash.com)

Mike Edwards: Insurance used to be simple - not any more

'People deserve answers': Covid inquiry must get answers from government

'People deserve answers': Covid inquiry must get answers from government

Provost Maurice Corry: Why I'm excited about the Clyde Mission Project

Provost Maurice Corry: I'm excited about the Clyde Mission Project

Helensburgh's independent retail sector is well placed to face up to the challenging times ahead, says Vivien Dance

Chamber of Commerce: Helensburgh is a model for business

Heading the ball is a major contributor towards dementia in former footballers and should be banned, according to Mike Edwards

Mike Edwards: Heading ban campaign is inspired by my mother’s illness

Cllr Math Campbell-Sturgess: Speed cameras near Hermitage Academy could help safety

Cllr Math Campbell-Sturgess: Speed cameras near Hermitage Academy could help safety

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Left: Kenny Auld, head of visitor services, Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority, and right, the view from the Dumpling on Loch Lomond (Douglas Craig)

New Loch Lomond Byelaws will help protect area

Environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg pulled out of an event at the Edinburgh International Book Festival in protest at sponsor Bailie Gifford’s fossil fuel investments (Image: PA)

Ruth Wishart: No sense in threatening to boycott book festival

Brendan O'Hara MP: There are places that can help when you're struggling

Brendan O'Hara MP: There are places that can help when you're struggling

Police seal off Leatherslade Farm in Oxfordshire near the site of the Great Train Robbery in 1963 (Image: Oxford Mail)

Mike Edwards: Why is social media celebrating train robbers?

Pam Gosal MSP talks about funding and powers in the Scottish Government

Pam Gosal MSP: Reminder of the benefits with being part of the wider UK economy

A police officer boarding the Bibby Stockholm barge in Portland Port, Dorset, which will house up to 500 asylum seekers

Ruth Wishart: Cramped migrant barge conditions ‘a recipe for disaster’

Ross Greer MSP says reducing transport emissions is not enough to tackle climate change

Holyrood View Ross Greer MSP: Not enough to reduce transport emissions to tackle climate crisis

The Illegal Migration Bill has been controversial going through the House of Commons and House of Lords

Faith Matters 'I pray we can find a humane and simple way to help those who come to this land'

The UK Government has opened the way for 100 new licences to extract oil and gas from the North Sea (Photo: Danny Lawson/PA Wire)

Opinion Mike Edwards: PM right on the money with fossil fuels move

The sign formerly known as Stafford Street

Cllr Graham Hardie: Helensburgh's unreadable street signs is a problem that's clear

Opinion: Single-use vapes must be kept from teenagers

Wildfires in Rhodes have forced mass evacuations of visitors and residents - but will they persuade climate change deniers to alter course? (Image: Sarah George/PA)

Ruth Wishart: Will climate change deniers change their tune?

Dr Lucy Dunn: Googling health symptoms is a dangerous path to go down

Health Matters Dr Lucy Dunn: Googling health symptoms is a dangerous path to go down

Gary Mulvaney is encouraging Helensburgh residents to have a go at finding £40 million in council savings

Cllr Gary Mulvaney: Where would you make £40 million in council cuts?

The conditions inside Greenock Prison were criticised in a report published this week

Mike Edwards: State-of-the-art upgrade for a run-down prison

Residents are key to keeping Helensburgh a top place to live 'by the sea'

Community Council Residents are key to keeping Helensburgh a top place to live 'by the sea'

Sister Rita Dawson of the St Margaret of Scotland Hospice in Clydebank

Rev Ian Miller: We live in challenging times, but I keep going

Cllr Ian MacQuire: Helensburgh is moving forward as a town

Cllr Ian MacQuire: Helensburgh is on the up

Bjorn Ulvaeus, Agnetha Faltskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Benny Andersson at the launch of the ABBA Voyage digital concert at the custom-built ‘ABBA Arena’ in London last year - and Ruth Wishart has admitted to being very impressed by the

Ruth Wishart: Thank you for the music - and a night to treasure

'It's Savile all over again at the BBC', says Newsquest Investigations Editor

OPINION 'It's Savile all over again at the BBC', says Newsquest Investigations Editor

Vanguard-class submarine HMS Vigilant at Faslane (Image: PA)

OPINION Jackie Baillie MSP: Humza Yousaf has no clue on independence plans

Despite our vast natural energy resources, the UK still has to import expensive oil and gas from overseas

Mike Edwards: Energy prices scandal is truly sickening story

Mike Edwards has adopted a new veg-friendly diet - and is making lots of new discoveries along the way

OPINION Mike Edwards: Vegetables, award-winning Helensburgh food and a disgraced ex-PM

Councillor Gemma Penfold hailed reports of progress at Helensburgh and Lomond's schools

COLUMN Gemma Penfold: It's great to hear news of the progress our young people are making

Brendan O'Hara MP: Wheels have come off Rishi Sunak's government

Brendan O'Hara MP: Wheels have come off Rishi Sunak's government

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Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s ‘resignation honours list’ - which saw several of his close associates from his time in Downing Street nominated for a seat in the House of Lords - has provoked a huge political storm (Image: PA)

Ruth Wishart: Nothing edifying about the latest Lords storm