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Call for action at ‘disgraceful’ cemeteries
New pleas have been made for improved maintenance at cemeteries on the Rosneath Peninsula. In April Cove and Kilcreggan Community Council heard of slippy paths and handrails buried under rhododendron...
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Thunderstorms and rain ahead, warns Met Office
A Met Office alert of torrential rain and thunderstorms has been issued for the Helensburgh and Rosneath peninsula area this Saturday (June 7). The public is being advised to check online before...
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Lochside route closed by roadworks
Resurfacing work which started yesterday (Monday) means that the A814 on Loch Longside will be closed for four weeks. Carried out by Argyll and Bute Council, the work means the road will closed from...
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Norman’s recipe for success – in print as well as the kitchen
The author of a series of thrillers spanning the world but with local interest will be back on the Rosneath Peninsula next week. Norman MacRitchie Reeley’s Malevolent Karma trilogy follows the fortunes...
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Events to mark centenary of the Great War announced
Plans to commemorate the centenary of the outbreak of World War One have been announced for the Rosneath Peninsula. Britain declared war on Germany on August 4 1914, following the invasion of Belgium –...
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Remembering the outbreak of the Great War
The centenary of the outbreak of World War One will be marked at events tomorrow (Sunday) and on Monday. To remember and reflect on the momentous days of August 4 1914, the public is being invited to...
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Evidence on wind farm plan ‘disturbing’, says community group
Residents in Helensburgh and beyond ‘should be seriously worried’ by plans for a community wind farm above the town, a voluntary group said today. The five 86-metre turbines are being proposed for a...
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Wind farm debate gathers pace with poll and exhibition
Residents have been urged to have their say on £7.5m plans for a community wind farm near Helensburgh. The plans by Helensburgh Renewables, Luss Estates and Green Cat have already run into opposition...
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Diplomats urge police in Vietnam to review their search for Jamie Taggart
Police in Vietnam have been urged by British diplomats to review their search for Jamie Taggart, the botanist who has been missing since November. The news came in a letter to MSP Patrick Harvie from...
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Trophy time again at RNLI show
Green-fingered gardeners and champion bakers showed off their best produce for charity on Saturday. The RNLI flower show at Cove Burgh Hall is always a highlight of the local calendar on the Rosneath...
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Roadworks ahead on the lochside
Extensive roadworks lasting three weeks are planned for the Rosneath Peninsula next month. Argyll and Bute Council has scheduled the overlay work for the B833 Shore Road to start on October 13, if the...
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Children’s painted rock defaced by sickening vandalism
Vandals have attacked a rock painted in a community project by schoolchildren and artists. ‘No thanks’ and ‘No’ were daubed on the rock in Cove, on the Rosneath Peninsula last week. Children from...
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‘Don’t leave it to others’, residents urged as wind farm protests mount
Residents have been urged to register objections to controversial plans for a community wind farm. The call came this week from community group Save Our Rhu Bay, which has already gathered 177...
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Star quality line-up for first Cove and Kilcreggan book festival
Authors including Janice Galloway, Sally Magnusson, Kirsty Wark and James Robertson will feature in the first book festival to be held on the Rosneath Peninsula. The Cove and Kilcreggan Book Festival...
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‘20% of homes’ affected by child poverty
More than one in five households in central Helensburgh – seen as one of the wealthiest towns in Scotland – suffer from child poverty, a new report has revealed. The Campaign to end Child Poverty has...
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Roadworks delayed as heavy rain continues
Roadworks scheduled for Cove have been delayed because of heavy rain. Resurfacing of the B833 Shore Road was due to start at the beginning of this month, after work on the approach to Clynder was...
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Fury after fly-tippers target woodland walk
An outraged resident has asked the public for help in tracing fly-tippers who have targeted a popular woodland walk. Waste from building work has been dumped at the Kilcreggan access to the forest...
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News in brief: First responders busy over Christmas, police appeal after...
Community first responders on the Rosneath Peninsula were called out to three emergencies during the Christmas bank holidays. The volunteers were called out at 4am on Christmas Day and twice on Boxing...
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Superfast broadband ‘due this year’
Next generation broadband should be introduced on the Rosneath Peninsula by the end of this year – ahead of schedule. Homes in Cardross received the service last October and other parts of the area...
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School bus ‘not fit for purpose’ say worried parents
Angry parents have called for action after voicing a litany of concerns over the bus taking their children to school. Complaints go back two years. since a double-decker bus started taking children...
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