Erskine veteran makes plea to McGill's: "Give us back our bus stop"
dailyrecord.co.ukA veteran determined to hold on to his independence for as long as possible is demanding a bus stop is reinstated next to Erskine Veterans’ Village.James Gillies has launched a campaign to have the 757 Paisley to Clydebank service reinstated on the B15 close to the entrance of the village on Nursery Avenue.The 90-year-old is calling on McGill’s to ensure the bus stop – which was temporarily moved to facilitate the repair and installation of the gas pipe line over the River Clyde – is put back in its rightful place.The change would, James said, have a great impact on residents who currently have to walk “some distance” to the next stop at Boden Boo nature reserve.It is a journey the veteran has described as both “quite a distance” and “hazardous”.Renfrewshire Live, the new free app dedicated to bringing you around the clock breaking news, is now available to download.Powered by the Paisley Daily Express, Renfrewshire Live is your go-to source for news, features and sport with live coverage provided direct to the app, seven days a week.The dedicated team of experienced journalists, responsible for the publication of the award-winning Express, will focus on breaking news, day and night, across Renfrewshire’s towns and villages.There is also a dedicated St Mirren section that will follow every kick of the ball with the Buddies. Available on both Android and Apple.
D ownload here: smarturl.it/RenfrewLiveSocial The former gunner with the 72nd Royal Artillery told the Express: “There’s no stop within the village or just outside and we [older people] are the people that use it mainly.“Ferry Road is quite a busy road and at night there are no lights and there is no pedestrian crossing.“Although there is a speed limit, a lot of
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