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Scottish Power to spend nearly £2m on upgrade work

Scottish Power is embarking on a major five-month programme of work on and around the Rosneath Peninsula. David Climie, the company’s Glasgow and Clyde north area manager, told Cove and Kilcreggan...

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Who would see the ‘arc’ of turbines?

A series of photo montages was shown at Saturday’s public meeting, simulating the effect Cove Community Wind Farm would have on the view from a range of locations. Trust convener Murdo MacDonald said...

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Schools, roads and ferries hit by storms

A clear-up operation was under way on Monday afternoon after high winds and heavy rain caused havoc across the Rosneath Peninsula and Helensburgh. Commuters faced chaos as public transport was...

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Early bus trialled on Sundays

An early morning bus service from Coulport to Helensburgh on Sundays is to be launched. The idea was revealed by Councillor Maurice Corry at a Cove and Kilcreggan Community Council meeting in...

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Planning applications submitted

Planning applications for Clynder and Rosneath are due to be considered by Argyll and Bute Council. The owners of Clynder Stores – which changed hands last year – want to reopen the coffee shop, which...

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Police join together for Rural Watch project

Residents and businesses on and around the Rosneath Peninsula are being urged to join a pilot project to cut crime. The Rural Watch scheme will see local officers from Police Scotland and Ministry of...

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Mixed fortunes for plans

Planning applications for Rosneath and Clynder have been given the go-ahead, but proposals for a house in the gardens of an historic hotel in Cove have been refused. Ministry of Defence Estates applied...

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MSP takes surgeries on tour

MSP Jackie Baillie will go on tour this summer in her annual roving surgeries. The aim is to give residents in her Dumbarton constituency the chance to speak to her about issues concerning them in the...

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Thinking big for Creative Place awards

Villagers are having another crack at proving they live in the most creative place in Scotland. Last year the entry by Rosneath Peninsula West Community Development Trust reached the last six in the...

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Second shortlisting for a Creative Place

The Rosneath Peninsula has been shortlisted in national creativity awards – for the second year in succession. Last year the Cove and Kilcreggan area reached the last five in the Creative Place awards,...

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Police warning after break-ins

Residents have been warned to be on their guard against thieves who are targeting homes while they are standing empty. PC Andy Crawford said there had been a ‘mini-crimewave’, with homes in Kilcreggan,...

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Repairs due for smashed postboxes

Postboxes which were smashed open just before Christmas are expected to be repaired by the end of January. Boxes in Cove, Kilcreggan, Clynder and Helensburgh were among 14 attacked on the night of...

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Peninsula misses out in Creative Place finals

The Rosneath Peninsula’s bid to be named Scotland’s most creative place has fallen at the final hurdle, with the £100,000 prize going to Peebles instead. The winners of the 2014 Creative Place awards...

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Reliability the key for ferry, survey shows

Later sailing from Gourock ‘would increase numbers’ Only 10% say SPT should keep control of ferry Boats are criticised, but crew praised Reliability is the biggest issue for travellers using the...

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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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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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Wind farm backed by community council – although only three members voted in...

Community councillors in Helensburgh have decided to support plans for a wind farm above the town – despite the majority of people at a public meeting they organised having voted against the scheme. A...

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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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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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News in brief: Roof repairs warning, drumming classes, shop may be demolished

Police are urging residents in the Helensburgh area to be wary of cold callers offering ‘roof repairs’ after last month’s high winds. A spokesperson for Police Scotland in South Argyll, Helensburgh and...

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