Protests in 'ghost town' where £400m ferries don't fit the harbour

One of Australia's fastest-growing areas feels like a ghost town to those who call it home

The rapidly expanding suburbs to the north of Canberra are about to let their growing pains be heard at the upcoming federal election.

SNP's ferry fiasco ships too big for Ardrossan as protests held in 'ghost town'

The Scottish Government's handling of lifeline ferries between Arran and Ardrossan has resulted in protests due to CalMac being unable to run services at the port as the Ferguson Marine ships are too big.

Protests erupt in beautiful Scottish 'ghost town' after botched £400m ferries

Plagued by delays, the headache of a project has caused the area to turn into a 'ghost town'.

Protests in 'ghost town' where £400m ferries don't fit the harbour

Locals in the coastal town of Ardrossan are protesting today, saying the situation is "completely and utterly nuts" after a series of expensive blunders which have plagued the launch of two new ferries to the Isle of Arran.

Protests erupt in beautiful Scottish ‘ghost town’ as Manchester billionaire harbour owner charges millions for decades of neglect and refuses to make it fit desperately needed bigger ferry

Professor John Robertson OBA, Sadly at 73 and weakening, ‘a better investigative reporter than any of the young toadies working in ‘Scotland’s’ MSM’ The rest of this first reported in February 2025 at: https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/02/11/why-should-we-the-scottish-taxpayer-pay-for-the-upgrade-to-ardrossan-dock-fully-owned-and-neglected-by-a-manchester-billionaire-tax-exile/ Front page in the Herald today, 18 paragraphs putting responsibi…

Protest amid fears £400m fiasco is leaving home a 'ghost town'

FUMING locals held a protest amid claims they have been left to live in a “ghost town” thanks to Scotland’s £400million ferry fiasco. The two new vessels promised to Ardrossan Harbour seven years ago are too big to fit the main harbour for their daily journeys to and from the Isle of Arran. Campaigners make their voices heard over the ferry fiasco The existing facilities at the North Ayrshire port, will need an £80million upgrade for the new lar…