Police said that one of them assaulted the young boy, before the group ran off in the direction of the Vikingar. The injured boy was taken to Inverclyde Royal Hospital before being transferred to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where he received treatment for a serious eye injury.
LARGS-based charity -Gillian's Saltire Appeal - has welcomed a share of £40,000 raised at the Scottish Open.
LARGS could be saying farewell to Ayrshire as part of radical new proposals.
Monday's vote on the renewal of the Trident 'monstrosity', just 18 miles from Largs, has sparked a wave of new protests. And organisers hope that the show of solidarity at a hastily arranged protest in Largs will show that old-fashioned word of mouth can be the catalyst for some form of change, despite the likelihood of a vote favouring renewal at Westminster. Tim Cowan, who helped organise the Largs event in the Main Street on Saturday, said: "We had around 50 people at the protest, which, given the short notice and weather, demonstrates that even in smaller communities like Largs there is real anger about Trident. "While people may see submarines on the Clyde, there are still many who don't fully appreciate the scale. "That is why we read poems about Hiroshima, to show the impact of one nuclear weapon and really see the level of atrocity. "We have had the terrible events in Nice, where around 100 civilians have been killed. In Hiroshima, 300,000-plus died. "We don't really have the Cold War anymore, the threats are climate change and terrorism, which does not involve nation states. "I think everyone here is united in the view that it is just a moral monstrosity." While the campaign has a strong online base, Tim said that simply talking to others about the issue could be just as valuable. He said: "We want people to go and speak to others. We are a broad coalition, from CND and trade unions to faith groups and the general community. "While the vote is likely to go through, this may just be the start of something. Write to MPs and MSPs. Go to the Scrap Trident site at scraptrident.org, join a local CND branch, do some research and, once again, talk to others."
Largs Live, now in its fifth year, is BIGGER and BETTER than ever! There’s fun for all the family from Free Family Shows, Free Face Painting and Street Entertainment to Live Music throughout the town’s café’s, restaurants, pubs and hotels, each covering a wide range of genres. The event , organised by Explore Largs, the name of the Business Initiative Development for Largs, continues to grow year-on-year; last year attracting over 10,000 people to the town over the three days of foot-tapping fun. FREE Family Fun: The McDougalls Seaside Singalong, stages 4 shows on both the Friday and Saturday afternoons, and there’s free face painting too between 1.00pm and 4.00pm adjacent to the show. STREET ENTERTAINMENT throughout the town, showcases a wide range of professional artistes from folk and rock to street opera and bagpipes.
Largs seafront, at Mackerston putting green has been cordoned off by police. Largs Inspector Joe Conway confirmed that they were investigating an incident involving a 'person' which was sparked late on Thursday night or early on Friday morning. He added that the investigation was at a 'very early stage' and was not in a position to comment further.
THE developers of the planned commercial forest behind Largs insist they are listening to the views of the Largs community and have adapted their plans to address concerns. In a letter to the News, Trevor Blackburn, representing owners Stakis, stated that they had followed due process over the last three years. This includes the creation of an 81,000 report on the impact to the environment. Once this statement in made public, the public will have just 28 days to digest the sizeable document. Mr Blackburn wrote that the developers had carried out a ‘huge’ amount of research which it has used to mitigate the impact on the area. “The ES is currently being assessed by the Forestry Commission and when they, as the regulatory authority, deem it a technically competent document it will be published and there will be a period of formal public consultation. The people of Largs as well as statutory consultees (e.g. SNH, SEPA etc) will have an opportunity to formally comment on the proposed woodland’s design in a fully informed way over the next few weeks. “There was much made in the articles about the community benefit proposed. On this I would simply note that the proposal’s development has involved over 20 meetings with community representatives and stakeholder groups, and three drop in events. Local community feedback was sought at an early stage and has influenced the design of the proposal and, I believe, enhanced the potential benefits that the scheme could deliver to Largs and the wider community.” Mr Blackburn listed a number of benefits, including charitable donations, landscape ‘enhancements’, ‘enhanced access and recreation and the wider community through native woodland and a garden. He added that there would be practical benefits, including jobs and flood mitigation. A list of potential projects is printed on this page. “This does not represent an exhaustive list of the wider benefits of such proposals, such as the ability of forests to absorb carbon and deliver Scotland’s Climate Change Targets, but it merely summarises some of the specific local benefits relevant to your readership. I hope also that it gives an indication of the effort gone to by the applicant to create a proposal that is in line with current best practice guidelines and that has has included input from the community, and I hope I have also made clear that there will soon be further opportunities for the community to comment.”
Largs is set to bid farewell to Helter Skelter, the teenage cafe set up a decade and a half ago to give local kids their own dedicated space to go, socialise and have fun. Don’t get too maudlin, though. The name is going, but only as part of a sweeping transformation which will ensure the venue has what it takes to attract the young people in Largs.
Largs Campus, at £50 million the biggest ever project in the town, was approved by councillors today.
Largs legendary songing duo Gallagher and Lyle are to tell the story of their music and lyrics in a major theatrical production which is to be premiered at Barrfields Theatre in April 2016.
