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REAL ale aficionados will be delighted to hear that Killearn is hosting its first ever beer festival on Saturday, June 9.
Villagers in Killearn and the surrounding area have long talked of the idea of a local, community beer festival and now a team of discerning enthusiasts are staging one as part of the 2012 Killearn Hoolie community event.
Read it on the Milngavie Herald.
RUNNERS can now register for Killearn’s 10k and fun run on Sunday, June 10.
The inaugural Killearn run in 2010 was hugely enjoyed by many who commented that it was a well organised event through some of Scotland’s most beautiful countryside.
Read it on the Milngavie Herald.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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