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Murray is the master apprentice

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Costume drama in Cowie

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Political rivals join forces to demand a rethink on council housing plans

Affordable homes boost for Plean

A TOTAL of 76 new homes now look certain to be built on at Touchill Farm in the centre of Plean and 19 of them are set to be affordable.

Planting seeds for the future

A CELEBRATION of winter made radio stars of pupils at East Plean primary school as they braved the weather on one of the coldest days of the year. Friday mornings event, which went out live on the Fred MacAulay show on BBC Radio Scotland, was the latest in the ongoing transformation of the school grounds. And because of the timing of the event, it took on a special Halloween theme, with radio presenter Richard Cadey pitching his skills against P5 teacher Maree Airlie in a turnip lanternmaking contest, which Maree won. The green project began earlier this year when the school won a Springwatch 2008 SWAT team to help overhaul their tarmac desert by planting bulbs, daffodils and other flowers. It was all thanks to a successful Dragons Den style pitch made by P1 teacher Lynne Tarvit on the radio show.
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Wiser, but not Hired

BANNOCKBURN girl Rhiannon McQuades lifechanging experiences on TVs The Hirer came to end just short of the top prize.

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Vandals are telling a false story

GRAFFITI daubed on a wall in Plean several weeks ago is giving out the wrong signals about the village, according to a local police constable.

Derelict opencast site could cause a fatality

by LYNNE McILROY

A FORMER opencast mine in Airth, which has lain derelict for 15 years, is a life-threatening hazard to children in the area, according to one woman.

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Airth residents concerned over child safety at abandoned mine

The resident, who asked not to be named, believes that flooding and the prospect of freezing winter weather will make the site a magnet to kids looking for somewhere to play. Airth community council has

demanded that more money is made available to fill the former mine, after an initial 250,000 bond to reinstate the land for agricultural use proved insufficient. Robert Smith, the leader of the community group, said the saga surrounding the mine had been ongoing since the early 1990s. He added: Kids should be excluded from the place. There is the potential for danger, particularly after winter flooding.
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