From the Editors chair

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Below are recent stories by From the Editors chair

• Last updated: 1 Sep 2010 16:48

  What constitutes town centre chaos?

  Traffic was at a standstill the day the fair came to town and took over the seafront car park.

• Last updated: 25 Aug 2010 13:18

  YOU could be a councillor

  As the elections loom large for Largs Community Council the editor suggests there will be vacancies.

• Last updated: 18 Aug 2010 14:49

  Battening the hatches at Vikingar!

  An insider at Largs swimming pool at Vikingar! has written to me about a bat alert.

• Last updated: 11 Aug 2010 12:28

  Car park's no place for a fair

  Editor Drew Cochrane says that allowing the fair to take over the main town car park is self-defeating for Largs at Viking Festival time.

• Last updated: 4 Aug 2010 12:31

  Tourism in Largs is now DIY

  When the editor's grandchildren came to town for a holiday where would he take them?

• Last updated: 28 Jul 2010 12:32

  Are roads chiefs doing U-turn?

  In the space of six months 'decisions' that were set in stone about Largs traffic management plan have been abandoned, changed or double edged

• Published: 7 Jul 2010 12:40

  Council coalition is a real gamble

  For the second time in three years it has taken a cut of the cards and an ace of spades to decide who will be Provost of North Ayrshire. Expect more of the same...

• Last updated: 30 Jun 2010 12:25

  Tests are good for kids

  Drew Cochrane reflects on taking his daughter on dawn swimming practice and how the competitive spirit is beneficial to youngsters

• Last updated: 23 Jun 2010 12:58

  Our wage freeze is somebody's bonus

  Editor Drew Cochrane says that while employees' wage freezes have been in place for years the scandal of big bonuses continues unabated

• Last updated: 23 Jun 2010 12:40

  Our wage freeze is somebody's bonus

  Editor Drew Cochrane says that a wage freeze has applied to millions of workers for years but why are the government paying out huge bonuses to fat cats?

• Last updated: 9 Jun 2010 16:29

  Haylie House campaign to raise funds

  Drew Cochrane looks at the background to a Largs residential care home which needs public support to survive

• Last updated: 2 Jun 2010 12:50

  End of the road for cycle track

  Drew Cochrane explains why the council cycle track is a gate too far

• Last updated: 26 May 2010 13:19

  Largs - a unique wee town

  Drew Cochrane travelled with Largs Academy and Largs Thistle to their Scottish Cup finals to savour the atmosphere

• Last updated: 19 May 2010 12:52

  Traffic cone operatives...apply here

  Editor Drew Cochrane has found the ideal job at least (hooray) and wonders what the demand is for trained traffic cone workers.

• Last updated: 6 May 2010 13:49

  Mayday pandemonium of Largs traffic

  After more traffic chaos in Largs town centre Drew Cochrane analyses the problem

• Last updated: 28 Apr 2010 12:57

  Sacked Phil is entitled to opinion

  Drew Cochrane writes that no matter what you think of axed Conservative candidate Phil Lardner's views on homosexuality his right to express them should be defended.

• Last updated: 21 Apr 2010 12:01

  Guess who's slamming the Leisure Trust?

  Editor Drew Cochrane draws attention to the fact that a former leading official of North Ayrshire Leisure has slated the organisation.

• Last updated: 14 Apr 2010 12:25

  Scissorhands councils have to stop

  Editor Drew Cochrane challenges the view that local councils have to keep cut, cut, cutting their services.

• Last updated: 24 Mar 2010 12:05

  What happened to the traffic management?

  Editor Drew Cochrane joins readers in praying that the new roads layout does not end in death in Main Street

• Last updated: 18 Mar 2010 13:13

  Councils are peeing us off

  Drew Cochrane wonders what it is that councils want to do for the public nowadays

• Last updated: 11 Mar 2010 16:40

  Strathclyde Fire and no rescue

  Editor Drew Cochrane wonders how there can ever be a rescue without taking a risk

• Last updated: 8 Mar 2010 10:20

  Traffic plan - they've missed the bus

  As the long-awaited town centre traffic plan gets underway Editor Drew Cochrane says they have missed the bus in Main Street!

• Last updated: 3 Mar 2010 12:27

  Culture of putting profit before people

  Editor Drew Cochrane writes about authorities' obsession with ticking boxes and cutting costs.

• Last updated: 24 Feb 2010 12:56

  Doos are cooing for Stevenson Institute action

  The 'residents' of the dilapidated Stevenson Institute in Largs have written to the editor asking what is happening to their home.

• Last updated: 17 Feb 2010 12:21

  Little people stand up against authority

  Drew Cochrane congratulates a 63 year old lady on her campaign for more efficient trains.....and decries the way a Largs man was convicted on abuse charges

• Last updated: 10 Feb 2010 15:02

  Council say they won't sell 'family silver'

  In the week that North Ayrshire Council announce cuts and efficiency savings in their annual budget editor Drew Cochrane looks at the trends in council tax and spending

• Last updated: 3 Feb 2010 13:11

  Your right to read council notices

  The plan by the SNP government to allow councils to withdraw public notices from local papers prompts the editor's criticism this week

• Last updated: 20 Jan 2010 14:52

  Amey try to sabotage Largs traffic plan

  In an outrageous last minute move Amey road contractors have put a halt to the start of Largs town centre roads scheme which has been drawn up over years of consultation.

• Last updated: 19 Jan 2010 14:27

  Who pays for minority of bad drinkers?

  Drew Cochrane has no time for the nanny state which forbids us from doing most things. This week he doubts the wisdom of raising the minimum cost of alcohol

• Last updated: 13 Jan 2010 14:10

  Schools used to stay open in snow

  News of schools keeping the gates shut to staff and pupils because of the winter weather prompted the editor's recall of when snow was snow was always waist high.