Montrose Port Authority has donated £3000 to Montrose Community Trust to help them provide essential support to the most vulnerable during the ongoing covid-19 outbreak. The Trust, which has been running since 2012, is well known locally for their wide range of charitable programmes based around sport and wellbeing which help those who are inactive, unemployed, disengaged from the mainstream Read more...

On the 1st March 2020, Scurdie Ness lighthouse celebrates 150 years since it first started to protect the lives and vessels of mariners along the coast. Positioned on the South side of the River South Esk estuary, the navigational tower has continued to provide a loyal service since 1870. Throughout 2020 there will be events running in conjunction with the Read more...

Wildlife, shipping and stormy seas were just some of the many subjects snapped by photographers entering Montrose Port Authority’s recent community photography competition. Entrants were asked to capture “A Day in the Life of Montrose Port”. Selected by MPA CEO Tom Hutchison, the winner was Jennifer Laing whose photograph is entitled “Just Arriving”. She will receive a £50 Amazon voucher Read more...

Amateur photographers are invited to get creative and capture “A Day in the Life of Montrose Port” as part of a community photography competition being run by the Port Authority. With lots happening in and around the Port, there are many subjects to choose from – from vessels, buildings and some amazing wildlife. So get snapping! The competition, which is Read more...

30 dogs and their owners turned out on Sunday July 21st to commemorate a very special four-legged wartime hero. St Bernard Bamse was owned by Captain Hafto of the Norwegian Navy and went to sea with him on board the minesweeper Thorodd during the Second World War. He achieved legendary status in Montrose and Dundee, where the Thorodd was stationed, Read more...