Troon

Harsh secures second big order from Hillhouse Group

Having first specified HARSH tipping gears and sheeting systems on 23 new tippers acquired over the past four years, the Troon-based Hillhouse Group has again chosen HARSH for another large batch of 10 similar vehicles.
“The HARSH equipment has perform…

UK approach to telecoms in rural areas is a shambles

The UK Government’s Shared Rural Network Programme was meant to address these issues. Instead, however, of forcing the mobile operators to share telecommunications masts, the UK Government left it to the big four to decide how to eliminate the hundreds…

REVEALED: Number of passengers using Ayrshire train stations

New figures released by the Office of Rail and Road have highlighted the number of entries and exits from each station in that time.
Ayr was the most used station during this period, with over 800,000 entries and exits from the station. 
The least-used…

Cause of road closures in Leicester revealed

A man died after suffering a medical episode in a van in Leicester this morning, prompting roads to be closed. Leicestershire Police[1] announced at about 10.45am[2] the closure of Troon Way, as well as Barkby Thorpe Roundabout and Nicklaus Road, at th…

Man in his 70s dies after van crashes into fence in Kegworth

A man has died after a van he was driving crashed into a fence in Kegworth in the early hours of today. Emergency services were called to Station Road in the village at around 4.45am.
The man, in his 70s, had to be extricated from the van, a spokespers…

Port giant hints at major offshore wind base for Cromarty Firth

The UK’s largest port operator has identified part of Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport (ICFGF) as having potential for a new offshore wind farm manufacturing and assembly base.
Associated British Ports[1] (ABP), which runs more than 20 port…

Ayrshire Property of the Week: Beach Road Troon bungalow

The property at Beach Road is set in an enviable coastal location just set back from the sandy beach in Troon.

This bright and airy property features accommodation conveniently spread across one level and displays extra large picture windows and slidi…

St. Helena arrives in Scotland for Hydro X Prix

The championship’s floating centrepiece has docked in Greenock to unload the freight and Extreme E ODYSSEY 21s on board as preparations and anticipation grows for the series’ debut in Scotland on May 13-14. She will then be based in Troon throughout th…

Columnists, Opinion | Shipping Lines

A name from the Victorian era was brought to mind with the arrival at Montrose in late February of the Dutch-owned Gitana registered at Lemmer. Inward bound from the Swedish port of Norrkoping, she was 5,019-ton deadweight, 95 metres in length and buil…