- Housing market recovery 'not there'
- Tax-dodging landlords 'targeted'
- Disability cuts 'are devastating'
- Heart care 'more likely for rich'
- Lockerbie probe request to Libya
- Haulier subsidy cut plan delay call
- Lennon bomb accused trial put back
- 'Little prospect' for oil fund plan
- More uni courses cut in England
- 'Serious failings' at health board
- Cottage death OAP 'was murdered'
- Murder jury retraces woman's steps
- Pine marten control called for
- Direct flights 'key for economy'
- Navy diver joins Concordia probe
- Independence plan 'may block bank'
- Moore suggests earlier referendum
- Anorexia no fad, says MSP father
- Bronze sculpture stolen from museum
- Nursery man accused of sex offences
Local Headlines
Road works are driving customers away!
A CHIP shop owner has slammed East Dunbartonshire Council after seeing his business crippled by a road closure.
District gets set for Local History Week
KIRKINTILLOCH, Bishopbriggs and the surrounding villages are getting set to mark Local History Week.
Kirkintilloch Herald staff back organ donor campaign
OVER the last few weeks the Kirkintilloch, Bishopbriggs and Springburn Herald has been urging readers to sign up to the NHS Organ Donor Register.
Exhibition visit inspires town team
SUPPORTERS of a community campaign to transform Bishopbriggs town centre went on a fact-finding mission last week.
Kirkintilloch cops issue scam warning
DON’T be duped by counterfeit cops – that’s the warning from the real police in Kirkintilloch.
Students set to benefit from budget
THE latest Scottish budget looks set to benefit students at North Glasgow College.
Praise be! Friday Night Live club is proving a hit with young baptists
A FUN club for youngsters has gone from strength to strength in the last two decades.
Bishopbriggs gala could move to accommodate HM The Queen!
IT will be a right royal do – in every sense – if plans go ahead in Bishopbriggs.
Thousands more homes will be needed in East Dunbartonshire
MANY more homes must be built locally to stave off a housing shortage, it has been claimed.
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Hopes high after further talks on Bishopbriggs town centre
THE future of Bishopbriggs town centre has been the subject of ‘encouraging’ and ‘constructive’ discussions
Car fires tackled by Kirkintilloch brigade
A CREW from Kirkintilloch Fire Station rushed to a car blaze on the M80, near Mollinsburn, on Saturday, February 4, at around 8.15am.
‘Blood everywhere’ – police race to doctor’s surgery in Kirkintilloch
POLICE rushed to a doctors surgery after receiving reports that a man had entered with serious injuries.
New project looks into the history of Lennox Castle
A HISTORIC hospital is at the centre of a major new scheme which aims to shine a light on its past . . . a decade after the final patients left.
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Bank closed due to staff flow problems!
FRUSTRATED savers were turned away from a council-run bank recently.
We’re sorry about schools closures during wind chaos
COUNCIL chiefs have apologised to an MP after schools were closed at short notice due to a winter storm.
Can you help out at Low Moss Prison?
HAVE you got time to “extend the hand of friendship” at a new prison?
Should we charge for parking in and around Kirkintilloch and Bishopbriggs?
LOCALS are being asked their views on a controversial plan to bring in parking charges to help pay for the return of traffic wardens.
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What is happening with Kirkintilloch Town Hall?
A REJUVENATED town hall could have a major part to play in the redevelopment of Kirkintilloch town centre.
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Yob hurls brick through bus windscreen
POLICE are looking for witnesses after a bus windscreen was smashed by a brick.
Shock as 74 half-bottles of vodka are found at playpark
FED-up residents took matters into their own hands when they declared war on litter . . . but they were stunned by the haul of empty booze bottles.
Fury after driver crashes into cop car on icy road
A FED-up driver is facing a £1,600 repair bill after his car slipped on black ice and smashed into a police car.
Alert motorist struggles with would-be crook
A WOULD-be car thief was scared away by a Kirkintilloch resident after being caught in the act.
Call for cameras to tackle anti-social concerns
DEMANDS have been made for CCTV cameras and improvements in a Bishopbriggs community.
Shaken up by tumble dryer fire
RESIDENTS have been warned NOT to leave electrical appliances unattended after a tumble dryer caught fire.
Parking tickets – double-check the fine print
DOUBLE check the fine print before you pay up – that’s the message to drivers who might have been hit by controversial parking fines.
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Armed cops called out to quiet village
ARMED police rushed to the small village of Twechar after a reported gun scare on Saturday night.
Hundreds of fly-tippers flout the law – not one has been prosecuted
A JAW-dropping 469 fly-tipping incidents have been reported locally in just three years – and no-one has ever been nabbed.
Pupils were ‘tooled up’ with a hammer and a metal bar
A HIGH school was at the centre of a police alert when it was discovered pupils were gearing up for a fight with students from another secondary.
Caring husband gives up kidney to get wife a transplant!
WATCHING his wife anxiously wait for a kidney transplant convinced Michael Williams to volunteer for a pioneering scheme.
Amazing singers hit the right note – nearly 30,000 of them in fact!
BISHOPBRIGGS singers and musicians have raised an amazing £29,500 for charity.
Litter-busters launch clean-up campaign in village
WAT has been declared on debris, litter and dog mess in Torrance.
Good news in council budget
THERE was some good news at East Dunbartonshire Council’s recent budget meeting - £1million in extra funding for everything from road resurfacing to a new heritage trail.
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Pitch battle to get games on at the weekend
FRUSTRATED footballers struggling to get a game because of poor pitches are hoping a council pilot scheme could be a winner.
Your home is your castle ... quite literally in Lennoxtown
A FORMER hospital could soon be home to 76 new houses.
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Old Eagle Inn could become a bar/restaurant in Kirkintilloch
AN iconic building in Kirkintilloch could be transformed into bar/restaurant, function suite and delicatessen.
Thieves raid home and escape with £2,000 worth of items
ELECTRICAL goods worth more than £2k have been stolen from a house in Bishopbriggs.
No doubts – dropping a match or a fag end could cost you £50
DROPPING a cigarette end, match or wrapper could be seriously bad ... for your wallet in Kirkintilloch and Bishopbriggs.
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Youngster knocked down on busy Bishopbriggs road
A 12-year-old boy was knocked down by a car – bringing traffic to a standstill.
Beware of £900 bike pedaller
A THIEF stole a specialist bicycle worth over £900 from an unlocked garden shed.
Inspirational teenager will never be forgotten
MORE than 750 people have bid farewell to a much-loved teenager – tragically killed in a hillwalking accident.
Kicking up a stink – police, fire and gas engineers scrambled over stench
A PUNGENT whiff sparked chaos as terrified residents thought their homes might be in danger.
Rob Roy houses snapped up by council chiefs
NEW homes being built on Rob Roy FC’s car park at Adamslie, in Kirkintilloch, have been bought for council housing.
Terrified family escape haunted house “horror movie” in Kirkintilloch!
A SPITEFUL spirit has left a young mum and her children starring in their own “horror movie” after a reign of terror.
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Will you pay to park in your town centre?
PEOPLE are finally being asked their views on plans to bring in controversial parking charges in Kirkintilloch, Bishopbriggs and other parts of the district.
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Thursday 23 February 2012
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