Two staff at Faslane were given commendations last week in recognition of their role in supporting personnel at the base .
Royal Marine Sergeant Williams-Thomas from the base’s adventurous training department and Jodie Friels from the site’s education centre both picked up certificates of commendation along with a limited edition HMS Neptune coin to mark the occasion.
Sergeant Williams-Thomas received his award for his commitment to providing personnel at HMS Neptune – the base’s shore establishment – with a huge range of adventurous training opportunities.
Jodie Friels was given her commendation for her tireless work – she was praised for her “enthusiasm and diligence” in the role of learning and development advisor, she has worked hard to not only raise standards, but also to raise the profile of those leaving the naval service both at Clyde and throughout the entire northern region.
Captain Craig Mearns, the Captain of HMS Neptune, said: “I would like to thank Jodie and Sergeant Thomas for their efforts and indeed thank the entire Neptune family for their hard work in supporting personnel at Clyde.”
Christmas can be a stressful time, especially when it comes to preparing a festive lunch.
But spare a thought for Argyll and Bute Council’s schools catering staff, who will serve up around 120 turkeys over the festive period.
School dinner ladies across Argyll and Bute will ensure pupils don’t go hungry when they cook over 725kg of carrots and 340kg of Brussel sprouts to accompany their traditional Christmas lunch.
Pupils will also feast on almost 9,500 stuffing balls and will enjoy 13,500 pigs in blankets.
No Christmas meal would be complete without a cracker or two either, with pupils pulling over 19,500.
Major sewerage works in Rhu are planned for the new year.
Scottish Water is investing over £5m to improve and protect the coastal waters around the Holy Loch and parts of the Firth of Clyde – the other sites are Toward, Kilmun, Innellan and Strone.
New septic tanks being installed to ensure waste water collected from local homes and businesses is treated to a high standard, preventing the discharge of untreated water into coastal waters.
It is understood that in Rhu this will involve the removal of two unscreened sewage outfalls and installation of two new sewage tanks, at Torwoodhill Road and Armadale Road.
An information event is expected before the work is carried out by contractors amey Black & Veatch (aBV).
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