Lochwinnoch is Scotland's healthiest place
The Renfrewshire conservation village of Lochwinnoch has been named the healthiest place to live in Scotland.
A study puts it top a list due to its low pollution, good access to parks, green space and health services.
It also has fewer pubs and takeaways than the majority of communities.
Councillor Andy Doig, who represents Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, Howwood and Lochwinnoch, said he was not surprised in the slightest by the revelation.
He said: “It doesn’t surprise me at all. I think all the villages in my ward are healthy.
“I’m lucky to represent an extremely diverse ward, with a bustling town centre in Johnstone, but all of the three villages have a really high quality of life.
“Lochwinnoch will be up there because of it’s proximity to Clyde Muirshiel Park and Castle Semple.
“There’s a lot of walking areas. The people could certainly do with better public transport and there’s always room for improvement in various ways but the quality of life is high.
“There’s informal walking groups in the village and there’s a lot of activity, whether that’s people who formally run clubs or those who informally meet.”
Researchers from the University of Liverpool analysed a range of lifestyle and environmental measures to identify neighbourhoods that are healthy and those that are unhealthy.
Lochwinnoch was followed by Fauldhouse in West Lothian and Paisley’s Foxbar.
West Kirkwall in the Orkney Islands was named the unhealthiest place in Scotland, while North West Skye was second.
This was due to their remote location making access to health services difficult.