Stuart Maclellan: Last News

A Renfrewshire duo joined dignitaries from all over the world in paying their respects to her Majesty the Queen at Westminster Abbey yesterday.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.An ambulance technician is the toast of a remote community – after landing a helipad for rescue copters.The new Campbeltown Helipad opened for duty at the weekend, bringing to an end decades of very sick patients being transferred in a muddy field.And it’s all down to Stuart McLellan who was alarmed at how often distressed people and mercy staff had to cope with challenging ground conditions.Stuart, from Neilston, has spent three years literally getting the project off the ground, finally receiving the full £270,000 funding.He has family in the Argyll town and has spent years holidaying there.The 26-year old said yesterday: “Campbeltown now has a fit

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.An emergency helipad for a hard-to-reach peninsula is being built thanks to the persistence of an ambulance service staffer from Neilston.For years Stuart McLellan  watched ambulances struggle to reach the medical emergency helicopter as it landed in a muddy field in Campbeltown.His dogged peristence has now paid-off as a £270,000 landing pad is set to be built.And Stuart,26, will be guest of honour at an opening ceremony planned for March.Helicopters will be able to take off and land on solid ground, and ambulances will be able to drive up to the helipad without fear of getting bogged down.Stuart, above, admitted: “It’s been a two-year battle to get