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Published Date: 14 May 2008 KAIM HILL, nr Largs, Ayrshire, 387m. As you drive over the hills into the town down the Haylie Brae, there is a magnificent view of the whole Firth of Clyde. Rather than crane your neck to see the view from the car, try climbing this hill accessible from Fairlie. Walk...
INVESTIGATORS are looking into the cause of a fire at the Grangemouth oil refinery early yesterday morning. ... The small fire started just after 2am when oil spilled onto piping at the plant in Stirlingshire. Some 40 firefighters, six engines and a command unit tackled...
Supplies of fuel will be shipped in from Europe this week to prevent pumps in Scotland and England from running dry. ... The shipments from Rotterdam, Amsterdam and Gothenburg will be unloaded on the river Forth, Scotland's busiest shipping lane. They will provide enough...
Supplies of fuel will be shipped in from Europe this week to prevent pumps in Scotland and England from running dry. ... By Andrew Alderson, Jasper Copping and Richard Gray Staff at the Grangemouth oil refinery began their 48 hour strike this morning, as preparations were...
Scotland Glen Finglas, Stirlingshire A 10,000-acre Trossachs jewel within the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, on the southern edge of the Highlands and renowned for its mountain, loch and woodland scenery. North East Pontburn Woods, near Durham A mosaic of...
SCOTLAND'S ramblers were celebrating yesterday after a millionaire landowner lost his court bid to ban them from his 70-acre estate. ... Euan Snowie, 39, the wealthy owner of a waste management company and laird of the Boquhan estate near Kippen, Stirlingshire, took the...
A retired schoolteacher who claimed he was a victim of disability discrimination because he is bald has lost his claim. James Campbell, 61, formerly an art teacher at Denny High School in Stirlingshire, took Falkirk Council to an employment tribunal over the issue. Mr...
A hefty dose of TLC has turned a tired old boozer into one of Stirlingshire's most welcoming gastropubs ... NESTLED at the foot of the Campsie Fells just west of Stirling, The Inn at Kippen has long been one of my favourite destinations when I'm in the mood for a weekend...
DENTAL records will be used to identify charred human remains found in a burning car. ... The grim discovery of the man's body was made on a track in Carbeth, Stirlingshire. Police say they are treating the incident on Thursday evening as a sudden death. It is understood...
A MOTORIST who drove at more than twice the speed limit has kept his licence - because he has two wives. ... Mohammed Anwar, 57, was clocked on his way home from his restaurant in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, driving at 64mph in a 30mph zone on the Cumbernauld Road, Muirhead,...
