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What's it called? CUMBERNAULD! HAPPY 50 TH BIRTHDAY Day One of our fivepart series looks at the birth in 1957 of Scotland's third New Town
Evening Times; 5/29/2007; RUSSELL LEADBETTER; 1373 words
; IN DECEMBER 1955, Cumbernauld was an impressively unimpressive ... That month, confirmation came that Cumbernauld was to be turned into Scotland ... 50,000. The villagers viewed the news with mixed feelings . . . they ... be scattered to the four winds. Cumbernauld, like East Kilbride in 1947, ...
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Interview: Gordon Murray discusses what makes the Scottish town of Cumbernauld so dismal that residents want parts of town demolished
All Things Considered (NPR); 2/22/2005; MELISSA BLOCK; 749 words
; ... in Scotland. The judges called Cumbernauld `soulless and inaccessible, something ... wall came down.' Well, some in Cumbernauld see a solution to their problem ... have it torn down. Residents of Cumbernauld took that proposition several steps ... town. Gordon Murray represents Cumbernauld on the North ...
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Roman history, the theatre that gave Blythe her first break and your 'other ' airport CUMBERNAULD DAY 3 Ann Fotheringham presents a visitors' guide to discovering the new town's hidden gems
Evening Times; 5/31/2007; Ann Fotheringham; 1304 words
; CUMBERNAULD THEATRE THIS thriving arts centre offers ... Pieraccini got her first job here as well. Cumbernauld's Craig and Lynn Ferguson were familiar ... Set in the hills to the southeast of Cumbernauld, the park was established in the early ... centre), orienteering opportunities (maps available from ...
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Cumbernauld goes from joke to World Heritage site
The Scotsman; 6/21/2002; Jim McBeth; 829 words
; ... Scottish business magazine, condemned Cumbernauld as the dreariest in the UK, a ... hydro-electric power station in Argyll. Cumbernauld was recognised for "architecture ... Paris-based organisation, said: "Cumbernauld reflects the rewriting of the urban ... quality, sustainable custodianship ... .
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No longer an eyesore, Cumbernauld is now a national treasure - just ask the United Nations
Daily Mail; 6/21/2002; JONATHAN BROCKLEBANK; 531 words
; ... international heritage organisation, Cumbernauld is actually one of Scotland's modern ... a rabbit warren on stilts'. But now Cumbernauld appears to be having the last laugh ... treasure. A spokesman said: 'We feel that Cumbernauld, and other areas with housing schemes ...
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No longer an eyesore, Cumbernauld is now a national treasure - just ask the United Nations.
The Daily Mail (London, England); 6/21/2002; Brocklebank, Jonathan; 535 words
; ... international heritage organisation, Cumbernauld is actually one of Scotland's modern ... a rabbit warren on stilts'. But now Cumbernauld appears to be having the last laugh ... treasure. A spokesman said: 'We feel that Cumbernauld, and other areas with housing schemes ...
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Centre of industry; Cumbernauld's living up to its reputation as a magnet for jobs, with 1000 more promised.(Features)
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland); 5/13/1999; 399 words
; CUMBERNAULD has now become a proper hotbed of construction, which can only be good news for jobs in the area. At the beginning of this month, international financial services company Morgan Stanley Dean Witter announced ... in the area for their new European operations centre. Scotland's wealth of resources was the ...
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Fear and loathing in a town called carbuncle Cumbernauld is 'dismal' place
The Sunday Herald; 10/23/2005; Judith Duffy; 851 words
; ... opinion on what could be done to improve Cumbernauld: unfortunately, the general consensus ... unsurprisingly, have been quick to jump to Cumbernauld's defence. David Porch, North Lanarkshire ... does." Yet when the construction of Cumbernauld began in the 1960s, its daring architecture ...
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Open the door to true style No expense is spared in striking new elegant homes at the Broomhill Park development in Cumbernauld No expense is spared in striking new elegant homes at the Broomhill Park development in Cumbernauld SHOWHOME Dawn Homes @ Cumbernauld
Evening Times; 4/24/2007; 787 words
; ... showcase its Broomhill Park development in Cumbernauld. This collection of 49 elegant, four-bedro ... 770414. LOCATION REPORT AREA Located in Cumbernauld's Smithstone area, Broomhill Park is ... Maxx and Woolworths. SPORTS AND LEISURE Cumbernauld also provides the Tryst Sports Centre ...
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United boss could well be first to go; JUNIORS: Millar looking to boost Cumbernauld's future with massive clear-out, but . . .
Evening Times; 5/29/2002; Jim O'Donnell; 820 words
; CUMBERNAULD boss Stuart Millar has instigated a massive clear-out ... out of the Guy's Meadow gates. This is the stunning news for the little club's fans, still rejoicing at holding ... hard- working Millar. His outstanding feat in steering Cumbernauld from the Second Division to the Super League ...
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