Burning issue
At a meeting called by the community council, residents made their feelings clear to the assistant firemaster, David Kennedy, that they were not in favour of the site at Cordon for the proposed new fire station. The purpose of the meeting was to gauge opinion on the new site at Cordon road end and, in a vote, 11 were for it and 23 were against. Arranton field was recommended by some but Mr Kennedy said that after a seven-year search, Cordon was the preferred site and that others had been ruled unsuitable for various reasons.
Mr Kennedy said it was the intention of the fire brigade to submit a planning application for the Cordon road end almost immediately with the intention of work starting next June. Any further decision on the location would be up to the planners he told the audience. Lamlash will receive their new fire station but whether it will be at Cordon road end or behind the present site will depend on the strength of objections when planning is applied for.