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West Highland Line Camping: Corrour to Lubnaclach
An overnight trip to Corrour Station on the West Highland Line, camping by the ruins of an old estate building at remote Lubnaclach. You can view the full post HERE.
Meet The New Year, Same As The Old Year…
A belated Happy New Year to you all. 2024 has started and at present I’ve seen no great changes, personally with my physical condition, or in the wider world. Lots of talk of “change” at the moment with a UK … Continue reading
The Great Black Friday Con Goes On…
Back in 2021 I wrote of how retailers were misleading in their advertising sale items in their great Black Friday sale deals. Fast forward two years and nothing much has changed. Here’s this years experience. For a while now I’ve … Continue reading
West Highland Railway: Rannoch Station
A trip to Rannoch Station last week on the train from Glasgow. Due to still recovering from breaking my hip, I can’t walk too far, so I let the drone do all the hard work. It was nice to get … Continue reading
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When is a Disability Not a Disability?
I’ve now been disabled for three months, and recovery is painfully slow (no puns intended). Disabled I am, housebound I am not, and my wife has been driving me around. As I don’t have a blue badge, this means I … Continue reading
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Power To The People
Coverage in the Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser of our protest outside NLC Headquarters, just on part of a successful grass-roots community campaign to save 39 community facilities are 110 jobs across North Lanarkshire.
BREAKING NEWS: NLC Cancel Community Cuts
BREAKING NEWS: In the face of numerous protests being organised and a massive backlash from the public, North Lanarkshire Council have u-turned on their decision to close 39 community facilities across North Lanarkshire, including the John Smith Pool in Airdrie. … Continue reading
Protest Against NLC Community Cuts
On 28th September 2023, the North Lanarkshire Policy and Strategy Committee voted to close 39 community facilities across North Lanarkshire, notably including the Aquatec in Motherwell, the John Smith Pool in Airdrie and Kilsyth Swimming Pool. Additionally there will be … Continue reading
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Monklands Hospital Replacement Consultation Closes Soon
Consultation for the planning application for the replacement Monklands Hospital closes on the 9th September. I’ve commented on the application, and it reads as follows: Looking at the plan, it appears that a number of opportunities to build in good … Continue reading
Climbing the Walls
It’s now been 3 weeks since my accident, and the joys of Netflix are wearing thin. When I can comfortably sit I have finally managed to start playing catch up on sorting out years worth of photos and videos which … Continue reading
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The Airdrie Rambler 