Kirriemuir, Scotland News

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KNOWN Kirriemuir man, whose dedication to the local Scouting movement won him the MBE, has died after a long and courageous battle with illness.

Kirriemuir, where the author of Peter Pan grew up, is celebrating his 150th anniversary with an economy-boosting arts festival His reputation rests on the story of a boy who never grew up, a crocodile with a ticking watch, and an evil captain pitched against the lost boys of Neverland.

THE FUNERAL took place in St Mary's Episcopal Church, Kirriemuir, on Friday of one of the more flamboyant and charismatic Rectors of St Mary's Scottish Episcopal Church in Arbroath.

A man who left a pensioner blinded after attacking him with his own walking stick has been jailed for six years.

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THE co-ordinator of the Forfarian community bus has made a timely appeal for more volunteer drivers to keep the bus on the road.

PLANS for the enhancement of Kirrie Hill as part of the 150th anniversary celebrations of J. M. Barrie's birth are taking shape.

A MODERN and innovative approach to youth work in Kirriemuir, which could be used as model for the rest of Scotland, has been praised by North Tayside MSP John Swinney.

By JOHN ROSS THE perfect white sands and clear blue waters show an idyllic image of a tropical beach.

THE birthplace of Peter Pan's creator, JM Barrie, has been opened to couples in search of a fairytale wedding venue.

CROWS nesting in the vicinity of Kirrie Den have been causing more damage to homes and cars than was first envisaged.

Robert Burns, Jock Stein, Billy Connolly a ' they're all great people. But Jim Baxter, Sawney Bean and Hot Shot Hamish surely have a claim on posterity too The 10 greatest Scots were unveiled last week and all the usual suspects were on it.

AN appeal by Easy Walkers of Kirriemuir for pet food has proved to be the "cats' whiskers" for the Forfar branch of Cats Protection.

WITH work on the resurfacing of Lindsay Street in Kirriemuir all set to get underway on Monday of next week members of Kirriemuir Community Council still harbour concerns over the re-alignment of a stretch of the road.

MEMBERS of Forfar and Kirriemuir Neighbourhood Watch schemes were warned of the dangers of telephone and e-mail scams when they met in Tayside Police's Eastern Division headquarters last Thursday evening.

A FLIGHTSUIT worn by an ex-NASA astronaut - now working on the replacement for the space shuttle - has been formally handed over to Kirriemuir and the Glens Museum, where it will remain on permanent display.

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Since the beginning off Novem...sorry MOvember Stoo and the crew have been attempting to cultivate some kinda facial hair on their top lips.

OUR photographer visited a number of schools recently and took the following snapshots of children in the area starting their education:- The five new faces at Eassie Primary School for session 2009-2010. Pictured from left are Daniel Lear-Jones, Ross Yule, Thomas Duffy, Rebecca Hamilton and Callum Harrington.