15 h. ago Loch Lomond Shores visitors face new parking charges as plans approved by national park

Visitors to Loch Lomond Shores will soon face charges to park at the popular attraction after plans to install ANPR cameras and barriers were approved.

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51 h. ago Warning over new restrictions at Scottish national park as official tourist season starts

The new bylaws for Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park are being reinforced ahead of the tourist season starting

Events

62 h. ago New Loch Lomond byelaws reinforced ahead of busy summer season to 'deter anti

Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority is urging visitors to comply with new byelaws now in force over the busy summer season.

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5 d. ago Loch Lomond Rugby Club pens open letter to council over 'frustration' at £40k of 'withheld funds'

The club says it has been trying to access a £40,000 financial contribution held by West Dunbartonshire Council dating back to 2016 - but chiefs say more documentation is needed before it can be released.

Economics

6 d. ago Spectacular video and images shows colourful Northern Lights display lighting up Scotland’s skies

Fantastic footage shows the Aurora Borealis visible over Loch Lomond, with the phenomenon also photographed in Longniddry, 12 miles east of Edinburgh.

Culture

7 d. ago New Loch Lomond Unplugged festival to shine spotlight on Scotland's buskers

A new busking festival, including an appearance from The View frontman Kyle Falconer is heading to Loch Lomond Shores in May.

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1 week ago 'Barely conscious' man saved from Loch Lomond after rescuers heard cries for help

A man, who was described as “barely conscious”, was saved from the Loch Lomond water during the night.

Events

2 w. ago Scottish business quango 'expresses private doubts about Flamingo Land Loch Lomond plan'

EXCLUSIVE: Government agency Scottish Enterprise raised concerns about the controversial £40m resort bid in Balloch despite publicly backing it.

Economics

2 w. ago Hotel on Loch Lomond apologises after telling parents of terminally ill three

Three-month-old Charlie is receiving end of life care at Robin House Children's Hospice in Balloch, in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland.

Society

2 w. ago Loch Lomond Springfest returns this April with top food, drink and entertainment

Loch Lomond Springfest returns to the Bonnie Banks on April 5-6, from 10am to 5pm each day

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2 w. ago Luxury Duck Bay Marina hotel responds after refusing to help terminally ill baby

Baby Charlie's parents were denied the use of a plug socket at the Duck Bay Hotel in Loch Lomond by staff despite baby Charlie needing to use a medical device that is helping keep him alive

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2 w. ago Duck Bay Marina hotel apologises after refusing to help terminally ill baby

The luxury hotel at Loch Lomond was blasted by the family of three-month-old baby Charlie who is staying at a hospice nearby.

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3 w. ago Guide dog puppies dive into training at SEA LIFE Loch Lomond

Four puppies in training to become guide dogs have been learning how to make a splash in the world thanks to SEA LIFE Loch Lomond.

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3 w. ago ‘I’ve been compared to Donald Trump’: how neighbour turned on neighbour over Scotland’s new national park

An ugly fight has ripped through Galloway in south-west Scotland, with rival campaigns complaining of dirty tricks and murky finances. How could the mere possibility of a new national park stir up so much ill will?As soon as the green fields of Galloway, in south-west Scotland, were selected as the preferred site for Britain’s first new national park in 15 years, Denise Brownlee sprang into action. The 64-year-old retired civil servant had served two seasons as a park ranger in Loch Lomond and the Trossachs, and knew a thing or two about the chaos brought by thoughtless day-trippers and campers. “The detritus!” she says. “I’ve seen a two-man tent used as a human litter tray. You think dog poo on the pavement is bad? Try wandering up any remote little area in a national park. Your faith in humankind gets lost.”In July, Galloway was chosen as the frontrunner from a shortlist of five areas as part of the Scottish government’s pledge to designate at least one new national park – the cou...

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4 w. ago Dynamic duo urge women in West Lothian to join them for final leg of charity challenge

Their gruelling endurance test is set to begin on the northern shores of Loch Lomond

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4 w. ago Controversial sauna at centre of public nudity row can stay open, say town hall chiefs

The Hot Tottie sauna in Luss opened last year on the banks of Loch Lomond and quickly became a go-to spot for visitors, many from neighbouring towns such as Balloch or Dumbarton.

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4 w. ago 'Hot Tottie' sauna approved on banks of Loch Lomond amid nudity complaints

One objector wrote: "I came home to find people changing out of wet clothes in the street in front of my house, naked."

Politics

4 w. ago More than 4000 objections to salmon farm bid in Loch Lomond national park

The proposal for a unique industrial fish farm in Loch Long was previously blocked by park bosses but has been called in by SNP ministers

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