Culture bosses have teamed up with travel website Expedia in a bid to attract visitors to Glasgow - with their sights set on tourists from the US, Canada and Germany.
Renewed plans for Flamingo Land development at Loch Lomond
Scottish Enterprise say the tourist facility will bring millions of pounds and hundreds of jobs to the area while opponents say the move is an outrage.
The West Riverside development site currently lies empty. (Image: DAILY RECORD)
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THE SCOTTISH Government s economic development agency has resurrected its plans for a tourist resort on the banks of Loch Lomond, which were abandoned last year following more than 55,000 public objections. However, Scottish Enterprise now says it has reached an agreement with Lomond Banks - a subsidiary of tourism firm Flamingo Land Ltd - which involve refreshed plans for a riverside tourist destination. The agency says it could lead to the creation of hundreds of jobs, as well as millions of pounds in investment on the banks of Loch Lomond. A previous planning application was withdrawn for the redevelopment of the brownfield site adjoining the River Leven at Balloch, and campaigners have put pressure on the agency to cut ties with the firm amid fears it would spoil scenery and disrupt the area for locals.