281 February 2018 - Gryffe Advertizer

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2 the advertizer March ‘18 Issue: th • Deadline: 16 FEBRUARY th • Delivery: 27 FEBRUARY April ‘18 Issue: th • Deadline: 16 MARCH th • Delivery: 27 MARCH With Spring fast approaching, this is the time of year for cleaning driveways, patios etc., ready for the Summer. If you are thinking of having your driveway cleaned then it is crucial it’s done correctly to prevent problems in future. If there are a lot of weeds these should be treated before jet-washing and after a high-pressure industrial clean that removes dirt, moss and a little sand, it is critical to re-sand with kiln-dried sand, a Biocidal treatment will then resist future growths. Give us a call for free friendly information on this service or for a free quotation. This month It seems like such a long time ago since I penned my December column. At that time I suggested we keep our Christmas lights on a little longer into the month of January to help get us through the dark winter evenings, and I am delighted to see that a number of you joined in. It really did seem to help. At our offi ce we’ve now recovered from our broadband meltdown just prior to Christmas. It is great to be back online and I will never again complain about poor broadband speed, well for a while anyway. It is amazing just how dependent we have become. I’m so grateful it wasn’t our home service which was affected over the holidays; teenage meltdown is not pretty! We’ve had some very good feedback on the new look of the magazine. We hope to keep tweaking things to improve the product we bring to you all each month. We’re also open to your suggestions (polite please!). The roads once again are a hot topic of conversation. Deafhillock Roundabout seems to be resolved, apart from one car totally misjudging and ending up right in the middle. I’m still trying to fi gure out just how they managed that! The A761 out of Bridge of Weir towards Brookfi eld is fi nally getting the drainage sorted out, along with resurfacing. The detours are not ideal, being the Kilbarchan Road which is narrow and rutted in places, or the Houston Road which also has a random scattering of holes set to catch people out. All the roads seem to be particularly bad this winter. Staying with potholes, social media has been very benefi cial. Real-time warnings are being posted as new potholes open up. And those who are unfortunate enough to hit a virtual chasm, resulting in severe wheel/tyre damage, have been able to confi rm with other Facebookers as to when these holes were fi rst reported and whether there is any liability on the Council’s part. Still on potholes, I vaguely recall a long number of years ago that the Council had their own Roads Team. They maintained the roads, verges and ditches. Things seemed to be better back then. Nowadays, it seems the norm to allow the byways to deteriorate to a point beyond maintenance and repair, which then becomes a major rebuild and resurfacing project. Nostalgia kicking in or sadly, an element of truth? Bollards again! Back in December, I sent in a complaint to Renfrewshire Council’s “roads reporting page” regarding the crumbling traffi c island as you leave Bridge of Weir towards Kilmacolm. This appears to have been hit so many times that all that’s left of the refl ective uprights is now little black stumps. Either fi x it, or just take it away, it is impossible to see at night and clearly presents a real danger to road users. Finally, more new build houses! We just heard last week that Gladman are back on the scene with a proposal for Quarriers Village. However, on reading the Councillors’ submissions this month, there seems to be a movement towards a more cohesive and sensible review of these continued greenbelt planning applications. Cllr Audrey Doig comments, “The Council has agreed to revise how it looks at planning applications and now wants a more streamlined approach which will give more weight to the Local Development Plan, and make it easier for Councillors to oppose controversial planning applications. This should also make it easier to defend the integrity of greenbelt land.” Hopefully common sense will prevail and developers will be encouraged to consider “brownfi eld” sites fi rst and foremost. Greenbelt release should only be considered as an absolute last resort. Rona deadline date for our march issue - Friday 16th February - You don’t want to miss it!! 02-07 NEW INDEX_281 FEBRUARY18.indd 2 25/01/2018 17:52:41
february 2018 t: 01505 613340 e: info@advertizer.co.uk 3 Contents local news.............................................................4-13 optical blog ............................................................. 10 on the road .............................................................. 12 dental blog .............................................................. 13 what’s on ............................................................14-21 finance & tech ....................................................22-27 financial blog .......................................................... 22 IT blog. ..................................................................... 22 legal blog ................................................................. 25 local history ............................................................. 26 pet news .............................................................28-29 pet blog .................................................................... 28 outdoors..............................................................30-35 village news ........................................................36-45 school news ........................................................46-51 sport news ..........................................................52-55 sporting blog ........................................................... 54 business classified ................................................. 56 church listings ........................................................ 57 sales & wants .......................................................... 58 advertizer directory................................................. 59 deadlines dates ....................................................... 59 pick up a copy ......................................................... 60 Contact us 1st Floor, Neva Place, Bridge of Weir PA11 3PN t: 01505 613340 m: 07731 923970 e: info@advertizer.co.uk w: www.advertizer.co.uk @GryffeAds Open Tuesday to Thursday 9am-4pm; Friday 9am-12:30pm All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is strictly prohibited. The Gryffe Advertizer cannot be held responsible for unsolicited materials. The views and opinions by contributors in this magazine may not represent the views of the publishers. The Gryffe Advertizer takes no responsibility for claims made by advertisements in this publication. @GryffeAds www.advertizer.co.uk 02-07 NEW INDEX_281 FEBRUARY18.indd 3 25/01/2018 17:52:47
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