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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.

The shopfront of Flamingo restaurant, Helensburgh.

Local man “too friendly to work at Flamingo”

October 12, 2018February 1, 2019Charlotte Street

A trainee server has been let go by Flamingo after failing his probation for not being surly enough.

Restaurant set to open despite most pretentious names being taken

October 10, 2018October 11, 2018George Ramsgate

Helensburgh is to gain a new dining venue after a late decision by a Malaysian restaurateur.

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.

Scaffolding on East Clyde Street opposite the clock tower

Town centre expected to shift west as east side falls down

October 1, 2018October 9, 2018George Ramsgate

A think tank of experts has predicted that businesses and residents situated in the east of the town centre will explore moving westward as their part of the town continues to fall down.