Seagull terrorism rocks town centre
A menacing seagull has been seen swooping to attack innocent pedestrians at the junction of Sinclair Street and King Street in Helensburgh.
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Content related to our beloved, beautifully paved, charity shop-lined, gridlocked town centre.
Shock as Navy lads opt for a quiet night out
Helensburgh pub regulars stunned as group of young men from the ‘base quietly enjoy drinks in a local pub without being idiots.
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Festive pea soup traced to town centre restaurant vent
The source of the thick fog that blanketed Helensburgh during the Christmas holidays has been linked to Riverhill Courtyard Restaurant & Bar kitchen exhaust. Conditions that impacted visibility in Helensburgh’s town centre and surrounding area for several days was merely thought to be due to seasonal weather. However, the ‘Adviser has discovered that the festive […]
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Colquhoun Square robin sets new standard for festive illuminations
Public opinion suggests that the crudely animated robin in the north-west corner of the square with the disappearing beak and legs might just be the most pointless decoration ever.
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Sinclair Street car park set to become Escape Room
Although a final decision on the fate of the site’s challenging parking meters has yet to be made, the ‘Adviser has learned that the machines could feature in a popular entrapment game.
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Seagull of the Month: November 2018
For November we’re showcasing a seagull surveying Colquhoun Square from atop the old post office building. We waited a good few minutes watching as he made circuits of the square, hoping he’d land upon the highest point of the building but he was content to settle for the chimney.
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Anne of Loudounville join in Black Friday hysteria
The town centre gift shop has made the unexpected move of joining in the mass consumer frenzy by “slashing prices” for the event known as Black Friday.
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Local man “too friendly to work at Flamingo”
A trainee server has been let go by Flamingo after failing his probation for not being surly enough.
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Restaurant set to open despite most pretentious names being taken
Helensburgh is to gain a new dining venue after a late decision by a Malaysian restaurateur.
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Council to trial “parking puggies” at pier car 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.
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