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We [Love] East Kilbride EAST KILBRIDE Ten locals tell us what's so good about the 60-year-old 'new town', plus the Canadian artist who's crazy about it too. . .
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EAST Kilbride is 60 years old this year - and there's widespread
agreement that it has been a success story. But what do the people
who really matter think of the town?
What do they like about East Kilbride? What don't they like?
And how did they end up in East Kilbride in their first place?
We took to the streets of Scotland's biggest new town to ask local
residents for their opinions.
A retired police officer, a florist, a teacher, a dentist, a
businessman, an off...
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Blunt team talk paved the way to save 1200 jobs All-change at factory as Rolls-Royce workers join bosses to ensure future stays bright at East Kilbride site
Evening Times
; IT WAS the toughest team talk of Graeme Waddell's life . . . but it helped avert a major jobs disaster. He bluntly told hundreds of craftsmen they had to change traditional work practices or run the risk of losing their livelihoods. It was a hard-hitting message and was delivered to the 1200
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WE'RE A FIVE STAR TOWN EAST KILBRIDE DAY 2
Evening Times
; ... years of her life in East Kilbride, found fame on TV, first with Scottish TV, reading the news ("with big earrings and shoulder-pads"). She graduated to five News and later switched to ITV, but returned to five. Kirsty currently hosts Radio 4's legendary ...
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Nuclear giant shuts Scottish headquarters; Fears for 350 as East Kilbride work switched to England
Evening Times
; NUCLEAR power giant British Energy is to close its corporate HQ in East Kilbride with the loss of hundreds of jobs. And there was fury today as it emerged many of the jobs will be transferred to England. The Evening Times can reveal that British Energy is to close its Peel Park HQ, East Kilbride,
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Why EK really is doing OK at 60 Why EK really is doing OK at 60 EAST KILBRIDE PART ONE: The new town that was called 'a fool's paradise' has the last laugh as it celebrates its 60th birthday
Evening Times
; IT'S 60 years since Scotland's first New Town was started. In 1947 it was a village of 2500 souls now it's thriving 74,000strong community. Today we reveal the story of its birth SOME see East Kilbride as a daring example of modernist architecture, worthy of international recognition. Others just
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Coke plant and its 600 jobs 'will stay in Scotland' Boss of soft drinks giant's East Kilbride base denies speculation of move to Europe
Evening Times
; COCA-Cola today put the fizz back into the country's labour market by insisting hundreds of jobs in East Kilbride would not be outsourced abroad. Instead a top executive with the soft drinks giant revealed the site near Glasgow, where almost 600 workers are based, is to produce another new drink in
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