Stuart McMillan MSP tables motion to Scottish Parliament on PS Maid of the...
Updated below] Scotland West MSP, Stuart McMillan has today lodged a motion at the Scottish Parliament celebrating the 60th birthday of the grand old lady of Loch Lomond, the Clyde-built paddle...
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VisitScotland Chair launches new Scotland’s Natural Playground Guide for Loch...
In Helensburgh yesterday, 31st May, Dr Mike Cantlay, Chair of VisitScotland teamed up with Directors of the Love Loch Lomond Destination Organisation and other local tourism businesses to launch an...
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Upgrading works on West Highland Way to start 18th November
Work to upgrade sections of the West Highland Way at Loch Lomond is to begin next week – on 18th November – but access to the world famous route will not be affected.Forestry Commission Scotland is...
View ArticleCall for Culture Secretary to back PS Maid of the Loch
Local MSP Jackie Baillie has urged the Scottish Government to pledge its support to get the Maid of the Loch sailing again.Volunteers at the popular Loch Lomond attraction are busy trying to raise £4...
View ArticleNew cycle path for the Trossachs
It’s only three and a half kilometres long. It will cost a total of £1.5 million – which sounds a daft public sector contract price, however worthwhile the path.It will provide a traffic-free route...
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Sweet surprise for Luss hotel
Staff at a Luss hotel were left speechless last week when a cake modelled on the historic inn arrived as a surprise first anniversary thank you from the hotel’s first ever bride and groom.In February...
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Night launch of The Kelpies to fire start of John Muir Festival 2014
The John Muir Festival 2014 is to open with a spectacular night-time arts event on the theme of Scotland as Home – the international launch of the new cultural landmark, The Kelpies ,which has been...
View ArticleNational Park ‘in listening mode’ on negative aspects of visitor experience
Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park is alert to the negative impacts of antisocial behaviour and high visitor numbers. The Park Authority is considering improvements to the visitor...
View ArticleInaugural Gathering for Clan Colquhoun International Society to raise funds...
With New York having just celebrated Tartan Week, the international society of one of Scotland’s ancient clans has announced details of its inaugural Gathering.This July, 2014, the Clan Colquhoun...
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Loch Lubnaig opens two new visitor sites for Easter – with a quality hot food...
Two new visitor sites at Loch Lubnaig, in Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, north of Callander, are open for the Easter weekend.On the shores of the loch, next to the busy A84 tourist route...
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Stay safe and respect others using the lovely Loch Lomond National Park...
The photograph above shows what it was like at Luss on Loch Lomond today. The coming weekend, with soaring temperatures predicted to continue, is expected to bring an increased number of visitors to...
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Arrivals at Glasgow Airport find themselves in Loch Lomond and Trossachs...
In a charming marketing innovation, Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park has teamed up with Glasgow Airport to give passengers a multi-sensory welcome on a path that must make international...
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Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park to tackle antisocial camping
Scotland’s first National Park – Loch Lomond and The Trossachs, which includes part of Argyll, has now begun consultation on measures to tackle intense camping pressure on visitor hotspots.Loch Lomond...
View ArticleFiona Logan leaving Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National park
Fiona Logan, Chief Executive of Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority, has announced today, 23rd October, that she is leaving to take up a senior position with international people...
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Family appeal on anniversary of botanist, Jamie Taggart’s, disappearance
Almost a year after botanist Jamie Taggart disappeared in Vietnam, his family has made an appeal for any sightings of him.The 42 year-old, who runs the internationally renowned Linn Gardens in Cove on...
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Support for retention of rural workforce in community-led National Park...
The most recent initiative in the National Park Community Partnership’s series of community led initiatives, Rural Skills Week, was hosted by Luss Estates, a major employer in the region, and took...
View ArticleLuss rolls up its sleeves for Community Clean-up Day to prepare for Easter...
With thousands of visitors set to sweep into the famously picturesque Loch Lomond village of Luss this Easter, local residents are rolling up their sleeves up for a community clean-up day – and a...
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Business opportunity in National Park flagship building at Loch Lomond Shores
Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority is looking for a new tenant to offer a high quality customer experience at its flagship building at Loch Lomond Shores – and is encouraging local...
View ArticleForestry Commission’s Loch Lomond campsite now open for season
Forestry Commission Scotland’s Sallochy campsite on the eastern shore of Loch Lomond has opened for the summer season.Popular with walkers as well as holiday makers, the campsite now also benefits from...
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Loch Lomond – and its unprotected islands – suffering worse littering from...
Simon Miller, chief executive of Luss Estates, is angered at the worsening problem of rubbish left by irresponsible wild campers as the summer season gets under way. With his team,Mr Miller has just...
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