Month: July 2019

STV News is reporting that campaigners are calling for an urgent investigation into Scottish salmon farms to prevent a “summer surge of deaths”.

One furious angler told The Democrat: “For the past 60 years at least, the River Leven east bank fishing has been accessed by anglers using the signposted public right of way from Broadmeadow.

Currently around 6,800 people work at the site with numbers expected to rise to approximately 8,200 over the next few years as the base transforms into the home of the entire UK Submarine Service and the Submarine Centre of Specialisation.

“Because, as the ongoing allegations of impropriety show, they’re unaccountable, untouchable and don’t give a toss for the people who pay their wages.”

Broadmeadow Industrial Estate in Dumbarton, which has been a target for wilful fire raising. Picture by Bill Heaney

Ireland’s Shane Lowry claimed a first major championship win with a dominant six-shot victory on 15 under par amid raucous scenes at The Open in Royal Portrush.