Clik here to view.
No doubles yet for school buses
Controversial plans to use double decker buses for school runs have been delayed because the road is not ready yet. Parents in Kilcreggan, Cove and Ardpeaton whose children attend Hermitage Academy had...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Griff Rhys Jones joins debate as date fixed for wind farm meeting
The arguments for and against the UK’s largest community wind farm are still raging, with confirmation that the first planning meeting could be held within seven weeks. A 42-page document addressing...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Planners’ blow for community wind farm
Proposals for the UK’s biggest community wind farm have been recommended for refusal by planners. But the Cove Community Wind Farm is still expected to be decided by councillors at a special...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Local hearing to decide on wind farm
A public hearing will make the final decision on plans for the UK’s biggest community wind farm. More than 2,500 people have made comments on the Cove Community Wind Farm, so Argyll and Bute...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Date set for final decision on wind farm
The date for a public hearing which will have the final say on plans for the UK’s largest community wind farm was revealed today. A meeting on Tuesday September 17 will decide the fate of the Cove...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sites for 1,100 new houses backed by planners
Councillors will be asked to ignore objections to plans for more than 1,000 new houses in and around Helensburgh tomorrow (Tuesday). Argyll and Bute Council’s Local Development Plan, due to come into...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tweaks at Marina and Cardross, but Reporters back most of the Local...
Government Reporters have backed the vast majority of sites allocated for housing in Argyll and Bute’s Local Development Plan. The controversial reference to high density housing at Rhu Marina looks...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pupils stay off the school bus, but council insists it is safe
Only a handful of pupils used the double decker school bus from Kilcreggan during high winds on Friday morning, with many parents worried about safety. Council officials insisted afterwards that the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Planning news in brief: Another wind farm ‘under investigation’, homes...
New plans for a wind farm could be on the cards, with plans for an anemometer above the Gareloch being revealed. The 30-metre high instrument is being applied for by VG Energy at a site 450 metres east...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Barbour Road housing plans spark concerns
Residents have voiced concerns over plans for new houses opposite Loch View in Ardpeaton. The proposal for five homes was revealed here earlier this week but seem surrounded by confusion – it was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Information superhighway is bypassing Cove
Homes in part of Cove have been without broadband internet for 11 days, and service across the rest of the Rosneath Peninsula has seen frequent interruptions. Furious residents found themselves unable...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Roadside cuts go against the grain for residents
Furious residents have complained after hedges and shrubs on their property were ‘ruined’ by council workmen. Verges on the B833 through Cove and Kilcreggan have been cut back over the last few days,...
View ArticleUp to 80 expected at anti-nuclear protest camp on Rosneath Peninsula
Scores of anti-nuclear campaigners will camp beside Loch Long next week for ‘peaceful disruptive activity’. Trident Ploughshares say there could [...]
View ArticleSurface dressing defended by council after road closures
Surprise road closures in Cove and Kilcreggan which caused chaos for drivers and bus passengers this week have been defended [...]
View ArticleEmpty rooms with a view – MoD houses have been unoccupied for seven years
Family homes in a spectacular waterside setting have been empty for seven years, the Ministry of Defence confirmed this week. [...] The post Empty rooms with a view – MoD houses have been unoccupied...
View ArticleNew sightings of red squirrels on Rosneath Peninsula revealed
Red squirrels have been spotted in Cove and Ardpeaton this year, a new survey has revealed. And the Great Scottish [...] The post New sightings of red squirrels on Rosneath Peninsula revealed appeared...
View ArticleThe wasted land: Mapping unused property owned by the MoD
Yesterday we revealed how minutes of the strategic delivery and development framework (SDDF) board and senior management group showed more [...] The post The wasted land: Mapping unused property owned...
View ArticleAppeal to help red squirrels on Rosneath Peninsula
Rosneath Peninsula residents are being asked to help protect red squirrels locally. The Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels project is focussing [...] The post Appeal to help red squirrels on Rosneath...
View ArticleThe wasted land: MoD should bring empty property back into use, says MSP
An MSP has urged the Ministry of Defence to bring its empty buildings back into use and make land available [...] The post The wasted land: MoD should bring empty property back into use, says MSP...
View Article
