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SCOTLAND S top baker Sir Boyd Tunnock led a charity fundraiser off Gourock that really took the biscuit. Boyd, 88, sailed down the Clyde on Monday at the head of a spectacular flotilla of more than 200 vessels in aid of lifeboat charity the RNLI. Boyd, a sailor for nearly 60 years, said: “The flotilla has been a dream of mine for more than 10 years and I m delighted to see it coming to fruition. The spectacle was organised by the largest sailing club in Scotland, the Clyde Cruising Club - Boyd has been a member for 50 years. More than £10,000 has already been raised. The flotilla departed from three muster points, at Helensburgh, Kip Marina and Gourock, before Boyd led a salute to the RNLI at 2pm.
Biscuit tycoon leads spectacular flotilla in aid of charity
Sir Boyd, 88, sailed down the Clyde on Monday on a yacht named after his world-famous caramel wafers (Image: Marc Turner)
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Lanarkshire s top baker Sir Boyd Tunnock has led a charity fundraiser that really takes the biscuit.
OVER 35,000 homes in Inverclyde ended up affected by an unprecedented loss of water supplies after Loch Thom froze over and an investigation is now under way to prevent any repeat. Scottish Water drafted in a team of six specialist divers after a 900mm intake pipe that transfers 525 litres of water each second at the Greenock Water Treatment Works at Loch Thom reservoir seized up in sub-zero temperatures on Saturday. The team battled for more than eight hours to clear ice from the inlet screen as a huge effort was also made on the ground to set up bottled water distribution points and draft in 29 tankers to supplement the network.