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Councillors from all parties have voted against plans to sell off a prime site in Helensburgh for a supermarket development, with only two councillors sticking to the sale plan - details of the vote are here
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Housing, hydro schemes and tourism developments are all potential proposals for the next ten years in Scotland's first national park
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The MoD’s £29.5m deal for the terminal on Loch Long will mean the closure of its oil fuel depot in Garelochhead – officials say there are ‘lots of options’ for the site near Faslane
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The new guides to Helensburgh will be launched as part of Doors Open Day next weekend
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.@joannaccherry and @GMacraeBurnet are among a distinguished and varied range of speakers at this year’s book festival at @coveburghhall
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The Lochside Press retweeted
There have been 25 Prime Ministers in Ethel's lifetime - a third of those are since she turned 100
Happy birthday to the incredible Ethel Caterham, who turns 117 today! 🥳
As well as being the world's oldest person, she is the first Briton on record to reach the age of 117 years old.
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Ministers visited Faslane today, also announcing a £20m project to ‘revitalise’ the Inchgreen dry docks as Greenock as well as using the former Petroineos site at Finnart in the latest expansion of MoD activities on Loch Long wp.me/p8db2r-cIG
.@RoyalNavy attack submarines will take on armaments at a jetty previously used only by surface ships, it was confirmed this week. Work on the site will include blasting and razor wire installation - the move raises fears over public roads being closed wp.me/p8db2r-cEF
Cove and Kilcreggan is the only place in Argyll and Bute where there are more candidates than there are places available. All the candidates for Helensburgh and Lomond are listed here.
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Advertisement feature: Ardencaple has been the home of rugby in Helensburgh since 1963. What began as a group of local enthusiasts with no pitch and no union affiliation has grown into one of the region's most active community sports clubs.
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Aged 97, Ian is still winning yacht races and writing books – he will receive an MBE
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New concerns have been raised about the road beside Loch Long being closed whenever requested by the MoD, meaning a 23-mile detour for locals and tourists - and if submarines use the Glen Mallan jetty in future the closures could become more frequent
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Blanket imposition of the new speed limits could increase journey times by more than a third, it is feared
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A councillor representing Helensburgh said Bute, with a population of 6,500, was ‘almost a carbon copy’ of Bornholm in Denmark, which has a population of nearly 39,000. Bornholm has an area of 227 square miles and Bute has an area of 47 square miles.
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It’s four years since 80 homes were demolished by the MoD– and the site near the Gareloch is still vacant. The MoD still insists it will be a wildflower meadow, but there is no sign of the flowers – why can’t it be used for affordable homes?
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Asked about the site, the MoD issued exactly the same statement that was used in 2022, saying wild flowers would be planted ‘in the next few years’.
Argyll & Bute Council says consultants have found a unique way to fund essential services - by charging for optional extras
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Blasting work and razor wire installation are planned for a site on Loch Long which could be used by nuclear submarines for the first time – council planners say it won’t have have ‘significant effects’ on the environment.
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The bell dates back to 1900 and was originally used on a ship before being donated to the local community - now it will be on display in Cove Community Library
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