Killearn, Scotland

Pupil power fails to save Killearn ‘turnip field’

Gordon — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:00:29 +0000

BUNGALOWS for the elderly and disabled in Killearn have finally been given the green light after months of discussion.

Stirling Council is going to build three pairs of semi-detached bungalows on land – known locally as the ‘turnip field’ – north east of the telephone exchange and 22 Birch Road.

Read it on the Milngavie Herald.

“Turnip field” bungalows approved in Killearn

Gordon — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:45:18 +0000

Bungalows for the elderly and disabled have finally been approved for a site in Killearn following months of discussion.

Stirling Council are building three pairs of semi-detached bungalows on land – known locally as the “turnip field” – north east of the telephone exchange and 22 Birch Road.

Read it on the Stirling Observer website.

Trust set up in memory of daughter Kirsten (25)

Gordon — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:40:09 +0000

A HEARTBROKEN dad from Killearn has paid tribute to his “beautiful and caring” daughter who died just five weeks after she was diagnosed with cancer.

Alistair Scott (58) said his daughter Kirsten (25) fought her type of incurable cancer – Metastatic Adenocarcinoma – with incredible strength and courage.

Read it on the Milngavie Herald.

Balfron High School closed all day (08/12/2011)

Gordon — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 08:00:58 +0000

Balfron High School will be closed all day on Thursday the 8th of December due to the high wind weather. It will reopen on Friday the 9th of December. Please check the Stirling Council website and BBC weather website for further details.

Kippen and Killearn water work upgrades

Gordon — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:00:04 +0000

Kippen and Killearn are to benefit from a £1.7m upgrade of their waste water treatment works.

Scottish Water announced the investment they say will help better protect the environment in the Strath of the River Forth and the Blane Water respectively.

Read it on the Stirling Observer website.

Video : The Green Project – Kill Carbon not Killearn

Gordon — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:00:08 +0000

Elderly urged to be on alert to guard against bogus callers

Gordon — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:00:15 +0000

Three elderly people have been the victims of theft in rural Stirlingshire within the last month.

Community constable Campbell Dunn said the cases happened at homes in Blanefield and Killearn.

Read it on the Stirling Observer website.

Search for Killearn RAF war hero

Gordon — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 21:00:08 +0000

AN RAF base in Oxfordshire is trying to trace a local family with links to a Second World War hero.

Staff at RAF Benson are trying to trace Karen MacDonald whose father Flt Lt Duncan McCuaig DFC from Killearn was killed over Germany on September 28, 1944.

Read it on the Stirling Observer website.

Enterprise event comes to Killearn

Gordon — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 18:00:29 +0000

Stirling Enterprise (STEP) will be offering its services to the West Stirlingshire community at a special event at the Black Bull Hotel in Killearn.

The information day, which takes place on Wednesday from 10am until 4pm, is free to attend and will offer advice on everything from learning new skills to starting or expanding your business.

Read it on the Stirling Observer website.

Killearn fire-starter sentence delayed

Gordon — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 20:55:10 +0000

A FIRE-STARTER who torched three classic cars at a garage in Killearn had his sentence further deferred earlier this week.

Nathan Mowat (25), pictured, caused thousands of pounds worth of damage when he started the blaze in the building in the grounds of the Old Killearn Hospital, by the A81, back in January 2009.

Read it on the Stirling Observer website.