CalMac takes over Dunoon ferry route amid concerns over ageing fleet
CalMac has today taken over the ferry link between Dunoon town centre and Gourock, following last month’s announcement that the […]
CalMac has today taken over the ferry link between Dunoon town centre and Gourock, following last month’s announcement that the […]
MP Brendan O’Hara has flown to the Faroe Islands to investigate the potential of digging major road tunnels – including […]
CalMac will take over the Gourock to Dunoon ferry service, it was announced today. But Transport Scotland says the announcement […]
Hundreds of passengers were stranded in the Firth of Clyde for several hours yesterday when the Waverley broke down. The […]
The Waverley will call at Kilcreggan and Helensburgh later this week for the last sailings of her summer season. On […]
The new season’s sailings from Helensburgh and Kilcreggan aboard the world’s last sea-going paddle steamer will begin on the May […]
A bid for council funding to support plans for tunnels or bridges from the Cowal Peninsula has been rebuffed for […]
The ‘pause’ in tendering for the Gourock to Dunoon ferry contract has been ended, with the possibility of a car […]
A new attempt is being made to secure public funding to explore the options for bridges and tunnels from the […]
With an empty bus replacing Kilcreggan‘s ferry service this lunchtime, a long-term solution for the service seems further away than […]
A passenger who was on the Waverley’s maiden voyage 70 years ago joined the paddle steamer’s anniversary celebrations last month. […]
At least three of the buildings left to stand empty by Argyll and Bute Council are historic and listed as […]
Sailings from Helensburgh aboard the world’s last sea-going paddle steamer will begin on the May Bank Holiday weekend – on […]
‘Should it conclude that it would be possible… then we would be minded to provide ferry services through an in-house […]
SPT seems likely to run the Kilcreggan ferry until August 2018, after an invitation to win a new contract was […]
Four operators have been invited to tender for the new £50m Dunoon to Gourock ferry contract, it was confirmed this […]
Dunoon’s breakwater and linkspan could be leased or even sold in a bid to attract a car ferry back to […]
SPT has finally told Transport Scotland that it wants to hand over responsibility for the Kilcreggan to Gourock ferry, MSP […]
Details of the new contract notice for the Dunoon to Gourock ferry reveal the total cost could be £50m – […]
A new contract process for the Gourock to Dunoon ferry service has been announced – without any mention of Kilcreggan. […]
Bridges or tunnels might increase population but would have limited economic impact on the Clyde coast, a new report has […]
A ‘triple whammy’ fixed link project taking road traffic to Loch Lomond and a railway to Glasgow via Garelochhead was […]
Bridges or tunnels crossing the Firth of Clyde and four sea lochs are being considered in a project to revitalise […]
Talks over the possible transfer of responsibility for the Kilcreggan to Gourock ferry service have been described as ‘constructive’ by […]
The possibility of Kilcreggan’s ferry service being run by the Scottish Government rather than SPT will finally be discussed next […]
The Gourock to Kilcreggan ferry is subsidised by Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT); Clyde Marine had the contract for 33 […]
Nicola Sturgeon has been urged to grasp ‘a golden opportunity’ to combine the Kilcreggan and Dunoon ferry routes. Jamie Black, […]
The Scottish Government is still willing to talk to SPT about taking over the Kilcreggan to Gourock ferry service, a […]
Police are at ports including Gourock this morning (Friday) in ‘Operation Kraken’ to encourage vigilance on the coastline. The joint […]
A two-hour free stay has now come into operation on one of Helensburgh’s car parks, following a campaign backed by […]
Two communities, only a few miles away from each other by boat, have both frequently voiced serious concerns about their […]
Three primary schools from Argyll and Bute won through to the Scottish finals of a national technology competition. Dunoon, Cardross […]
Nostalgia fans have the chance to be part of a special anniversary aboard the Waverley when the paddle steamer’s 2015 […]
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