Largs News Facebook followers were particularly thankful of our regular weather warnings and updates during the recent storms.

And the 5000+ followed site has also brought out the best in local photographers who have captured some excellent shots of the high tide cascading along the prom including this one by Jon Mitchell.

A grateful Facebook follower was Pauline Green who said: “Thank you Largs & Millport News - I rely on your Facebook page for local updates regarding my travel plans .when the weather gets ‘wild’.” Jamie Bryceland added: “Thanks for the detailed updates - they are really useful.” And there was a popular requested photo from the archives of local kayaker Duncan Winning canoeing down Bath Street when submerged in 1999.

Shirley McGinty said: “I worked in the Bagel Basket. We had water coming in the front door and sandbags out, it was all a bit crazy.” Angela Stevenson said: My son Reisse and I had to be rescued by firemen in a dinghy from Bath Street after he sailed past our window. We were interviewed by Sky News.” We also displayed a rare archive photo of Largs Main Street flooded in the 1920s, which has never been published before - until now.

It is 15 years ago since the Boxing Day storm in 1998, Hutton Park Nursing Home lost its roof, we had no power for 30 hours and even Hunterston experienced a temporary shutdown.

Angie Ferguson said: “My daughter was 10 at the time. She said it was the best time ever - because the whole community rallied round to help each other. We had a gas job and heated water and filled flasks for neighbours with only electric appliances. We made toast on forks over the flames - filled hot water bottles and had family round huddled round the gas fire too - strange how such a nightmare few days could be recalled as a very “happy time” for a teenager - made me smile.” Heather Stephanie Clegg said: “My parents Harvey and Marlyn had a party a few days after in candlelight. The samon got cooked at friends at the north end as their power was back and ours in Charles Street wasn’t. It has got to be the best party they held!” Marlyn added: “Candles and gas fires make for a great party. We even recycled in these days as wine bottles made for great candle holders. It was talked about for years The only problem was getting the food. Safeway’s was closed. Trees were on the road to Glasgow but we got there by back roads and got the food. Party was on!” Colin Sutherland of Fairlie added: “I remember watching my Sky dish fly past my window from my third floor flat on Fort Street which was also under 1 foot of water at one point!” And Calum Corral recalled: “It was my first Christmas at the Largs and Millport Weekly News as a reporter, and I remember interviewing John Campbell, the owner of Hutton Park, about the roof coming off in the storms. I also interviewed a family in Irvine Road after a tree came down in their back garden and landed on their roof, It was quite an eerie atmosphere around Largs.

“I remember being shown round Hunterston a few weeks later and they put their emergency shutdown rehearsal into effect and it was like something onboard the Starship Enterprise with lots of lights flashing and levers moving on their own! I seem to recall the ‘News’ office in Lade Street did have some electricity from somewhere, so not all of Largs was knocked out - and thankfully everyone got to read about all the drama!”