town centre Archives - Helensburgh Adviser

The Dapper Dug on James Street, Helensburgh

The Dapper Dug sets new record for storied ‘burgh premises

August 1, 2022September 23, 2022Charlotte Street

The Dapper Dug, Helensburgh’s newest and most recently closed pub, has potentially set a new record for the shortest opening to closure period ever. After numerous delays, the gastro pub finally opened on James Street in mid June 2022. Occupying the building that was originally a cinema before it became a snooker club and amusement […]

A queue of traffic on West Clyde Street, Helensburgh

Plans afoot for the Three Gridlocks Way

March 27, 2022March 29, 2022George Ramsgate

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 […]

A dirty pavement on Sinclair Street, Helensburgh

Residents astonished to learn that rain was cleaning the pavements all along

July 26, 2021July 26, 2021George Ramsgate

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 […]

Seagull of the month: August 2019

August 31, 2019September 1, 2019Joan L Baird

A bit of town-centre architecture alongside this months ‘gull.

Seagull terrorist swoops from the Co-op roof

Seagull terrorism rocks town centre

June 11, 2019June 11, 2019Joan L Baird

A menacing seagull has been seen swooping to attack innocent pedestrians at the junction of Sinclair Street and King Street in Helensburgh.

Remembering Azad Video - a stylised photograph depicting an Azad video store with VHS style distortion

Remembering Helensburgh’s Azad Video

April 27, 2019April 29, 2019Herm Park

A quarter-century before the advent of Netflix or Amazon Prime, the only way to get movies on demand was from a local VHS rental shop. Amongst others, Helensburgh had Azad Video and it was more than just a video shop.

Riverhill Courtyard kitchen exhaust venting smoke

Festive pea soup traced to town centre restaurant vent

February 6, 2019February 6, 2019George Ramsgate

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 […]

A parking ticket machine in Helensburgh's Sinclair Street car park

Sinclair Street car park set to become Escape Room

December 19, 2018December 19, 2018George Ramsgate

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.

Seagull of the Month: November 2018

November 29, 2018November 29, 2018Joan L Baird

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.

Anne of Loudounville join in Black Friday hysteria

November 23, 2018November 30, 2018George Ramsgate

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.