Helensburgh Advertiser
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Covering the communities within the Helensburgh and Lomond area of Argyll and Bute. Got a story? Get in touch by emailing sco-west-weeklies@newsquest.co.uk
NHS bosses REJECT plans for new pharmacy in Helensburgh. The town has continually been hit by public service provision being removed, particularly in banking as well as the reduced pharmacy provision. It is also currently without a working leisure centre.
Health bosses REJECT plans for new pharmacy in Helensburgh
Plans for a new pharmacy in Helensburgh have been sensationally rejected by health bosses.
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September 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
NHS bosses REJECT plans for new pharmacy in Helensburgh. The town has continually been hit by public service provision being removed, particularly in banking as well as the reduced pharmacy provision. It is also currently without a working leisure centre.
For nearly six decades, Billy Ritchie has been a barber, counsellor and friend to Helensburgh.
He has cut generations of hair, followed by son Willie and grandson Cameron.
Billy passed away at the age of 75 and will be remembered by a great many in the community.
Full story: trib.al/KIBtxfj
He has cut generations of hair, followed by son Willie and grandson Cameron.
Billy passed away at the age of 75 and will be remembered by a great many in the community.
Full story: trib.al/KIBtxfj
April 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
For nearly six decades, Billy Ritchie has been a barber, counsellor and friend to Helensburgh.
He has cut generations of hair, followed by son Willie and grandson Cameron.
Billy passed away at the age of 75 and will be remembered by a great many in the community.
Full story: trib.al/KIBtxfj
He has cut generations of hair, followed by son Willie and grandson Cameron.
Billy passed away at the age of 75 and will be remembered by a great many in the community.
Full story: trib.al/KIBtxfj
Not even three years since it opened, Helensburgh Leisure Centre has been badly damaged by #StormEowyn as captured by our photographer, Ross Gardner.
To read more about a dramatic day, check out our live blog: www.helensburghadvertiser.co.uk/news/2488137...
To read more about a dramatic day, check out our live blog: www.helensburghadvertiser.co.uk/news/2488137...
January 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Not even three years since it opened, Helensburgh Leisure Centre has been badly damaged by #StormEowyn as captured by our photographer, Ross Gardner.
To read more about a dramatic day, check out our live blog: www.helensburghadvertiser.co.uk/news/2488137...
To read more about a dramatic day, check out our live blog: www.helensburghadvertiser.co.uk/news/2488137...
Today has been a dramatic one - and our photographer Ross captured just some of what our readers have been seeing and experiencing. Check them out 👇
#StormEowyn
#StormEowyn
Storm Éowyn in pictures: How Helensburgh is weathering dangerous winds
Storm Éowyn continues to hit Helensburgh and Lomond hard with powerful winds.
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January 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Today has been a dramatic one - and our photographer Ross captured just some of what our readers have been seeing and experiencing. Check them out 👇
#StormEowyn
#StormEowyn
The victim was left with nightmares
Teens behind unprovoked attack in Helensburgh remain free
Two teen attackers who left a Helensburgh teenager with nightmares of their vicious assault have been ordered to behave.
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January 23, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The victim was left with nightmares
"The other emotion you go through when trying to decide whether to close is you get a real sense of letting the town down."
Toni Taylor, the owner of The Christmas Shoppe, talks about the sad closure... And how Keir Starmer and Argyll and Bute Council are to blame.
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Toni Taylor, the owner of The Christmas Shoppe, talks about the sad closure... And how Keir Starmer and Argyll and Bute Council are to blame.
Full story 👇
'I couldn't keep going': Helensburgh shop blames Keir Starmer and council for closure
The Olde Christmas Shoppe on Helensburgh's waterfront closed on Sunday after 12 years when the cost-of-living crisis made continuing impossible.
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January 9, 2025 at 5:13 PM
"The other emotion you go through when trying to decide whether to close is you get a real sense of letting the town down."
Toni Taylor, the owner of The Christmas Shoppe, talks about the sad closure... And how Keir Starmer and Argyll and Bute Council are to blame.
Full story 👇
Toni Taylor, the owner of The Christmas Shoppe, talks about the sad closure... And how Keir Starmer and Argyll and Bute Council are to blame.
Full story 👇
The fight over Helensburgh's waterfront and the council's desire for a supermarket there is heading to court.
Highest court agrees to hear case against waterfront supermarket plan
The Court of Session granted Helensburgh Community Council (HCC) permission for a judicial review of Argyll and Bute Council's plans for the land.
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December 31, 2024 at 11:15 AM
The fight over Helensburgh's waterfront and the council's desire for a supermarket there is heading to court.
Oh, the river Clyde, the wonderful Clyde
The name of it thrills me and fills me with pride
But is it a person? A new petition from @louisewelsh00.bsky.social and others says so.
The name of it thrills me and fills me with pride
But is it a person? A new petition from @louisewelsh00.bsky.social and others says so.
The River Clyde has personality - but is it a person? This petition says so
A petition has been launched to consider the River Clyde as a person.
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December 22, 2024 at 6:48 PM
Oh, the river Clyde, the wonderful Clyde
The name of it thrills me and fills me with pride
But is it a person? A new petition from @louisewelsh00.bsky.social and others says so.
The name of it thrills me and fills me with pride
But is it a person? A new petition from @louisewelsh00.bsky.social and others says so.
More than 100 new homes are proposed for the land behind the village's primary school. There have been repeated concerns about issues such as the flooding risk. There has been vocal opposition to the plans.
Application to vary conditions of planning bid for more than 100 new homes
Developers seeking to build new homes in Cardross have submitted a fresh application to vary their planning conditions.
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December 10, 2024 at 2:14 PM
More than 100 new homes are proposed for the land behind the village's primary school. There have been repeated concerns about issues such as the flooding risk. There has been vocal opposition to the plans.
Well done all!
Toy shop in Helensburgh receives incredible £750 donation to help Christmas appeal
A toy shop in Helensburgh has been backed by a fellow business in the town to help its Christmas appeal.
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December 6, 2024 at 12:57 PM
Well done all!
The court was closed part way through the hearing as new rules require private hearings for under-18s.
Teenagers given jail warning after 'shameful' unprovoked attack on youth
Two teenagers have confessed to a vicious unprovoked attack that left a Helensburgh teen with blood gushing from his head.
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December 5, 2024 at 12:59 PM
The court was closed part way through the hearing as new rules require private hearings for under-18s.
"Children walked with us on their journey to school, where they feel safe, where they feel scared - risks they were taking every day to get to school."
#activetravel #cycling
Full story: www.helensburghadvertiser.co.uk/news/2476710...
#activetravel #cycling
Full story: www.helensburghadvertiser.co.uk/news/2476710...
December 4, 2024 at 11:42 AM
"Children walked with us on their journey to school, where they feel safe, where they feel scared - risks they were taking every day to get to school."
#activetravel #cycling
Full story: www.helensburghadvertiser.co.uk/news/2476710...
#activetravel #cycling
Full story: www.helensburghadvertiser.co.uk/news/2476710...
Introducing... The Gratitude List
We want to hear who or what you're grateful for this year.
Who made you smile? Who do you want to thank, just for being themselves?
We'll publish all of them in our edition before Christmas!
To submit, go to the form at the bottom of this article: trib.al/QMBEStc
We want to hear who or what you're grateful for this year.
Who made you smile? Who do you want to thank, just for being themselves?
We'll publish all of them in our edition before Christmas!
To submit, go to the form at the bottom of this article: trib.al/QMBEStc
The Gratitude List: Share your stories of who and what you're thankful for
The Gratitude List will celebrate the people in your life who made you feel thankful through their deeds or just being them.
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December 2, 2024 at 12:16 PM
Introducing... The Gratitude List
We want to hear who or what you're grateful for this year.
Who made you smile? Who do you want to thank, just for being themselves?
We'll publish all of them in our edition before Christmas!
To submit, go to the form at the bottom of this article: trib.al/QMBEStc
We want to hear who or what you're grateful for this year.
Who made you smile? Who do you want to thank, just for being themselves?
We'll publish all of them in our edition before Christmas!
To submit, go to the form at the bottom of this article: trib.al/QMBEStc
On Fridays in Helensburgh, there is no open bank - just the Post Office. How does this impact businesses and residents?
'Unacceptable': Helensburgh shops hit out as town struggles with banking crisis
Helensburgh shop owners have hit out at the banking crisis as the town was struggling to get services on Friday with the closure of RBS and reduced…
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November 29, 2024 at 5:07 PM
On Fridays in Helensburgh, there is no open bank - just the Post Office. How does this impact businesses and residents?
The community continue their efforts to repel a supermarket development on the waterfront as the first mock-ups are revealed. Information about the plans remains very secretive.
REVEALED: First mock-ups of controversial new Helensburgh Co-op
Previously unseen mock-ups of Helensburgh's new waterfront supermarket have been revealed by campaigners trying to stop the plans.
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November 29, 2024 at 10:22 AM
The community continue their efforts to repel a supermarket development on the waterfront as the first mock-ups are revealed. Information about the plans remains very secretive.
"It has been incredibly heartening how quickly residents of Rhu and Shandon raised the necessary funding"
'Exciting time': Major update provided on sale of village woodland
A major update has been provided on a proposed community buyout of a woodland in the heart of Rhu.
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November 25, 2024 at 9:42 AM
"It has been incredibly heartening how quickly residents of Rhu and Shandon raised the necessary funding"
The 56-year-old was originally accused of attempted murder in #Helensburgh but the charge was later reduced.
#TrustedLocalNews #journalism
#TrustedLocalNews #journalism
'Stop! Police!': Man previously charged with attempted murder drove at officer
John Rae, who was five times over the legal drink limit, aimed his car at an officer as he held up his hand and yelled: "Stop! Police!"
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November 22, 2024 at 8:55 AM
The 56-year-old was originally accused of attempted murder in #Helensburgh but the charge was later reduced.
#TrustedLocalNews #journalism
#TrustedLocalNews #journalism
Welcome to new followers. Since there is no verification mark as yet on Bluesky, if you are a local official account, please feel free to email reporter Tristan and we will follow confirmed accounts. Here's a photo Tristan took of litter on Helensburgh's waterfront to show we're legit.
November 21, 2024 at 11:43 AM
Welcome to new followers. Since there is no verification mark as yet on Bluesky, if you are a local official account, please feel free to email reporter Tristan and we will follow confirmed accounts. Here's a photo Tristan took of litter on Helensburgh's waterfront to show we're legit.
"Democracy is everything and at least 5,000 people have made their views absolutely clear"
Read what local councillors have said about the controversial #Helensburgh waterfront proposals: www.helensburghadvertiser.co.uk/news/2472966...
Read what local councillors have said about the controversial #Helensburgh waterfront proposals: www.helensburghadvertiser.co.uk/news/2472966...
November 18, 2024 at 11:36 AM
"Democracy is everything and at least 5,000 people have made their views absolutely clear"
Read what local councillors have said about the controversial #Helensburgh waterfront proposals: www.helensburghadvertiser.co.uk/news/2472966...
Read what local councillors have said about the controversial #Helensburgh waterfront proposals: www.helensburghadvertiser.co.uk/news/2472966...
BREAKING: Campaigners fighting to stop a supermarket being built on Helensburgh's waterfront have launched a bid to take the council to court.
www.helensburghadvertiser.co.uk/news/2472544...
www.helensburghadvertiser.co.uk/news/2472544...
November 14, 2024 at 5:41 PM
BREAKING: Campaigners fighting to stop a supermarket being built on Helensburgh's waterfront have launched a bid to take the council to court.
www.helensburghadvertiser.co.uk/news/2472544...
www.helensburghadvertiser.co.uk/news/2472544...
Helensburgh shoplifter praised for 'positive changes' in his life
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November 14, 2024 at 9:41 AM
Helensburgh shoplifter praised for 'positive changes' in his life
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www.helensburghadvertiser.co.uk/news/2471836...
BREAKING: Duchess Wood sale closing date sees bids to buy woodland
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November 13, 2024 at 4:54 PM
BREAKING: Duchess Wood sale closing date sees bids to buy woodland
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www.helensburghadvertiser.co.uk/news/2472225...
A tug tragedy which claimed the lives of two men in the Clyde occurred because several protocols that were meant to keep those onboard the vessel safe broke down, marine investigators have said.
www.helensburghadvertiser.co.uk/news/2472046...
www.helensburghadvertiser.co.uk/news/2472046...
November 13, 2024 at 11:11 AM
A tug tragedy which claimed the lives of two men in the Clyde occurred because several protocols that were meant to keep those onboard the vessel safe broke down, marine investigators have said.
www.helensburghadvertiser.co.uk/news/2472046...
www.helensburghadvertiser.co.uk/news/2472046...
Good morning world! For our first post, check out this stunning image from Ronald Barbosa Blanes to our Camera Club looking from Duchess Wood to Hill House. ❤
November 13, 2024 at 9:37 AM
Good morning world! For our first post, check out this stunning image from Ronald Barbosa Blanes to our Camera Club looking from Duchess Wood to Hill House. ❤