Herm Park, Author at Helensburgh Adviser

Helensburgh town centre blanketed by fog

Festive season fog declared a gift for fog light using drivers

January 8, 2019January 8, 2019Herm Park

Heavy fog that beset Helensburgh during the festive season has been declared “a wonderful gift” by drivers intent on driving around with their fog lights on all year round.

A train at the buffers in Helensburgh Central

ScotRail roll the dice on gambling act

December 7, 2018December 7, 2018Herm Park

By scrapping free rail travel for children in January 2019, ScotRail may be in breach of strict legislation designed to protect kids from gambling.

Local man suspects Craigendoran pier construction is lair of criminal mastermind

November 30, 2018November 30, 2018Herm Park

The seemingly perpetual construction taking place at the head of Craigendoran pier has prompted a local man to contact the Helensburgh Adviser to suggest that the works are not as innocent as first appears.

Helensburgh Pier shortly before the test launch

HASA’s weekend test launch presumed successful

November 6, 2018December 19, 2018Herm Park

Despite the fireworks, the launch of Helensburgh Aeronautics and Space Administration’s first test rocket appeared to go smoothly on Sunday night.

A seagull rests upon the roof of Helensburgh Swimming Pool

Seagull of the Month: October 2018

October 31, 2018Herm Park

This month’s seagull was spotted perching upon the roof of Helensburgh Swimming Pool, no doubt watching out for some passers-by clutching a bag of chips!

Helensburgh pier, photographed in October 2018

Pier closure puts HASA test launch in jeopardy

October 23, 2018November 18, 2018Herm Park

The closure of Helensburgh’s pier to vessels sailing on the Clyde has put a planned rocket test launch at risk.

A traditional parking meter in Helensburgh's pier car park

Council to trial “parking puggies” at pier car park

October 3, 2018November 1, 2018Herm Park

After their recent successful bid to dramatically inflate car parking charges at Arrochar, Argyll and Bute Council are seeking to introduce fruit machine style parking meters at Helensburgh’s largest car park.

Artists impression of Helensburgh Spaceport rocket launch

Helensburgh in bid to host Scotland’s next spaceport

September 14, 2018October 23, 2018Herm Park

The ‘Adviser has learned that Helensburgh Community Council will submit a spaceport proposal that could see rocket launches taking place from a specially constructed pad either “towards the end of the town’s pier car park” or from an extensively refurbished Craigendoran Pier.

Bicentennial road resurfacing disturbs ancient fault line

September 5, 2018October 3, 2018Herm Park

Through leaked documents, the Helensburgh Adviser has learned that the recent road resurfacing works in the town centre disturbed a long since forgotten fault line, triggering an earthquake.

Boots to open yet another town centre store

July 23, 2018September 25, 2018Herm Park

A Boots spokesperson has revealed that the next step in Boots’ long-term plan to completely dominate Helensburgh’s town centre will be the opening of a shoe store as soon as a suitable site can be found.