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Students shortlisted in Gaelic film awards

PUPILS at Greenfaulds High School are flying the flag for Gaelic after being short-listed for three prestigious Gaelic film awards.

Veteran councillor Gordon Murray set to stand down

THE man who has given four decades of service in local government to Cumbernauld has announced his retirement from politics.

Farmers’ market is back in town

CUMBERNAULD’S very own market is back - and will be setting out its stall again on Saturday (February 11)

The Scottish Teddy Bears' Picnic at Kilsyth Primary

Teddy Bears’ Picnic with a Scottish theme

PRIMARY two pupils at Kilsyth Primary treated their furry friends better than naughty Katie Morag did...

Members of the Antonine Guard at a Croy Miners' Welfare fun day

Croy poised to mark World Heritage Day

CROY is to take centre stage in celebrations being arranged to mark World Heritage Day in Scotland.

Sport

Only eight points behind leaders

Third in a row for Mark WEEK five of the Alister Tetsill Ten Week League Championship was played in the Red Triangle Snooker Club on Sunday night with Mark Boyle again taking top spot. Thirty-one players turned up to play in the event. In the first round the results were as follows (breaks over 40 in brackets): Scott Davidson 0, Eden Sharav 2 (47); Davie Hutchison 2, Willie Scott 0; Mark Caulfield 2 (72), Alan Fulton 0; Barry Lynn 0, Ross Higgins 2 (46); John McFarlane 0, Alan Maxwell 2; Gordon Smith 0, Bill Munro 2; Colin Allen 1, Mark Boyle 2 (50); Gerry Quigley 2 (57), Andy Jackson 0; Martin Cook 2, Kevin Glen 0; J.T.Lang 0, Wes Fox 2 (60); Greg Differ 2, John Malcolm 0; Martyn Shields 2, Gerry Ferguson 0; Billy Reid 2, Gerry Coats 1; Aaron McGuckin 0, Billy Stirling 2; Pat Killen 2, Willie Connor 1. Dougie Fraser had a bye into the second round. Results from the second round were: Dougie Fraser 0, Eden Sharav 2 (42); Davie Hutchison 1, Mark Caulfield 2; Ross Higgins 0, Alan Maxwell 2; Bill Munro 1, Mark Boyle 2 (65); Gerry Quigley 0, Martin Cook 2; Wes Fox 2, Greg Differ 1; Martyn Shields 0, Billy Reid 2 (80); Billy Stirling 2, Pat Killen 0. The quarter-finals produced some great snooker. Mark Boyle had breaks of 77 and 64 to seal a 2-0 victory over Alan Maxwell, Mark Caulfield played very well and beat Eden Sharav 2-0, Billy Reid beat Billy Stirling 2-1 with the help of a fine 56 in the decider and in the last quarter-final “Young Gun” Wes Fox shot down Martin Cook. It finished 2-0. In the semi-finals Mark Boyle, for the third week in a row beat Mark Caulfield. Boyle had breaks of 64 and 48 on route to a 2-1 victory. In the other semi Wes Fox continued his fine run of form beating Billy Reid 2-0. It was all Boyle in the final as he ran out a comfortable winner over young Wes. Former professional Mark Boyle has now won four weeks out of five but has had to work very hard every week to do so. Week six starts at 6.30 pm this Sunday and all names must be in for the draw being made at 6.15 pm sharp. The format is £5 entry, best of three all the way and loser pays the table.

WEEK five of the Alister Tetsill Ten Week League Championship was played in the Red Triangle Snooker Club on Sunday night.

New football project to kick off in Cumbernauld

A NEW community football initiative is set to take off in Cumbernauld.

United do like to be beside the seaside

Ardrossan Winton Rovers 0 Cumbernauld United 1

Stagecoach Super League, First Division

Rob Sanderson, left, and Dave Jamieson are looking forward to arranging the marathon trail run in Kilsyth

Town in the running for race route

AN ECONOMIC boost is on the way for Kilsyth as plans to hold an annual extreme running event in the area look set to get the green light.

Football legends to tee off for CACE

SCOTTISH footballing legends Alan Rough and Derek Johnstone are set to take to the fairways to help give a boost to local charity Cumbernauld Action Care for the Elderly (CACE).

Lifestyle

You’ll like it ... but not a lot!

The Twilight Sad pictured in Banton's Swan Inn

The Twilight Sad are a lot happier than they sound

The Twilight Sad’s name, sound and lyrics might paint a very bleak and angry picture of the world, but the lads are not quite so pessimistic in the flesh.