Tag: Killearn

Green projects get £600,000 boost

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GREEN projects in the Stirling area have been awarded more than £620,000 from the Scottish Government’s £8 million Climate Challenge Fund (CCF).

Going Carbon Neutral Stirling (GCNS), the programme administered by Keep Scotland Beautiful, along with projects in Broomridge, Bannockburn, Doune, Strathblane, 7th Beechwood Scouts, Callander and Killearn, have all received grants to carry out energy efficiency and generation projects, food growing schemes and active travel plans.

Read it on the Stirling Observer website.

“Outrage” over garden proposal

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Killearn Community Council has failed in a bid to prevent a piece of land in a village housing estate being turned into a private garden.

Applicant Karen Lindsay had submitted application to Stirling Council planners for change of use and erection of a boundary fence next to 16 Rowan Crescent, which was discussed before Stirling Council’s planning panel at a hearing on Tuesday.

Read it on the Stirling Observer website.

Finnich Glen gorge rescue for women stuck on ledge

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Three women have been rescued from a deep gorge in rural Stirling after becoming trapped on a ledge.

The trio were exploring Finnich Glen, near Killearn, and became stuck on a 20m (66ft) high ledge near a place known as Devil’s Pulpit.

Read it on the BBC News website.

Family distiller Ian Macleod increases profit by 41%

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One of the largest independent family companies in the UK spirits industry has announced a 41% increase in profits.

Broxburn-based Ian Macleod Distillers said profits after tax for the year to September 2010 reached £3.1m.

Read the full news article on BBC News website: www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-12571415.

Killearn low water pressure (update)

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Taken from the Scottish Water website.

“G63 – Blanefield, Killearn & surrounding area – last updated 09:20am

Following loss of supply issues, tankering is in place in both Blanefield and Killearn to maintain and restore supplies. Supplies should now be restored for customers in the Blanefield, Killearn areas. Customers in Brandairt Road may have an intermittent supply due to the tankering. We will have a squad on site today to locate and repair bursts. When supplies are fully restored customers may also experience some discolouration to their supply, this discolouration is harmless and will gradually disappear as the system returns to normal.”

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Killearn low water pressure (update)

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Taken from the Scottish Water website.

“G63 – Blanefield, Killearn & surrounding area – last updated 7:05pm

Following loss of supply issues, tankering is in place in both Blanefield and Killearn to restore and maintain supplies. Supplies should now be restored for customers in the Blanefield, Killearn areas. Customers in Brandairt Road may have an intermittent supply as we are tankering in this street via a pump. When supplies are fully restored customers may also experience some discolouration to their supply, this discolouration is harmless and will gradually disappear as the system returns to normal.”

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Killearn low water pressure

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Taken from the Scottish Water website “G63 – Blanefield, Killearn & surrounding area

We have had reports of loss of water supply, low pressure and discoloured water from the area. Operations and Leakage are out trying to locate a burst which is causing this.  We are arranging takering to help restore supplies for customers in this area.  We would hope to have supplies restored as quickly as possible.”

Posted: 3:15pm.

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BT – The Race to Infinity

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Please help Killearn get faster Internet access by voting in BT’s Race to Infinity website at www.racetoinfinity.bt.com.

Our exchange may not be eligible to win The Race to Infinity since it has fewer than 1000 premises.

We can still get involved, so please go to ‘VOTE NOW’ to express your interest.

If 75% of our exchange registers, BT will engage with our community to see what they can do in our area.

Grit grumblings from rural residents

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FED-UP residents in rural Stirlingshire say the council’s winter gritting policy is rubbing salt into their wounds.

Denis Noblett, who lives at the remote Hillhead Retreat on Cowie’s Carnock Road, has been camped inside his house for almost two weeks.

Read the full news article on Stirling Observer website: www.stirlingobserver.co.uk/stirling-news/local-news-stirling/news-stirling/2010/12/10/grit-grumblings-from-rural-residents-51226-27798371/

Schools close across west and central Scotland

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Schools across central and western Scotland are closed on Tuesday and commuters on the road and rails have suffered disruption and delays as winter weather continues to bite.

Schools in Argyll and Bute, Clackmannanshire, Dumfries and Galloway, East Dunbartonshire, Falkirk, Glasgow, North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, Stirling and West Dunbartonshire have been closed due to snow and ice.

Read the full news article on STV news website: http://news.stv.tv/scotland/west-central/212968-schools-close-across-the-west-of-scotland/