Fake news and commentary, published from Scotland
There were plenty of seagulls to choose from at Helensburgh Highland Games. Blessed with a sunny day, the flying rats were out in force seeking out scraps of food to swoop for amongst distracted patrons attending the ‘games. The ‘gull in the main shot was captured on its way past the tall light posts of […]
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October’s seagull of the month was spotted sitting in the middle of the barren land on Helensburgh’s seafront during the rally to support development of the area for public leisure. Hopefully, this seagull will continue to stage her sit-in protest at the shady dealing’s that led to this public space being handed over to commercial […]
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Six years on from when Helensburgh Pier was closed to marine traffic, “as many people as possible” are being encouraged to gather on the pierhead this weekend to cheer a sail past by the paddle steamer, Waverley. Seemingly a recipe for disaster, the purpose of the occasion is intended as a show of support for […]
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On the afternoon of Saturday the 17th of February, the rapid charger beside the electrical cabinet at the pier car park began smoking due to a component failure. The local fire brigade were quick to attend, shutting down the apparatus and ensuring the area was safe. Perhaps being more safe than sorry, the ‘brigade taped […]
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A Helensburgh resident got in touch to voice his disappointment with Helensburgh’s Gala Day & Dog Show held in August, calling it “a poor choice of venue.” “For a start, I had no idea how they were going to cram everything in.” A local man, Arthur (59) told us. “But I like to support these […]
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Local group, Argyle and Bute Citizens Demanding Extra Funding for Grass in Helensburgh, are said to be “over the moon” at the number of residents who believe the pierhead site should be developed for leisure. “The response from the 10% of residents who could be arsed to complete the online survey clearly shows that over […]
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Although the long-awaited leisure centre is now open, works continue on the Helensburgh Waterfront Development project in the form of resurfacing of the pier. Due to this there has been no public access to the pier since early September, much to the frustration of local photographers. We were contacted by one local shutterbug who told […]
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Popular walking routes, The Three Lochs Way and The John Muir Way could soon be joined by a new route for tourists to tackle. Although perhaps not as scenic as the others, the shorter “Three Gridlocks Way” will allow keen walkers to take in three different gridlocks in Helensburgh. Walkers tackling the route can start […]
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With Helensburgh evidently being the town where streets have no name, the ‘Adviser reached out to representatives for Irish rock band U2 for comment on the obvious parallels between the town and their song “Where the streets have no name.” Although Bono and Edge were unavailable, a spokesperson for the band commented that Helensburgh’s faded […]
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A recent post on the Facebook group Angry, Opinionated People of Helensburgh noting the filthy state of pavements has seemingly betrayed everything locals thought they knew to be true regarding how they have been kept clean in the past. A few misguided residents were certain they could remember a time when Argyll and Bute Council […]
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