BIZARRE: Killin - You Need To See This

Villagers warned not to drink tap water after oil spills into river

Authorities will distribute bottled-water, as tap water ban set to ‘last several days’

The Independent UK · Feb 20

Highland event calls for everyone with links to one Scottish surname to take part

KILLIN Highland Games is calling all people with the surname Macnab or with a Macnab connection for a special celebration.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 1, 2023

Body of man (38) discovered after frantic search after pair got into difficulty in water

A man has died after getting into difficulty in water near Killin at the weekend. Emergency services were called to Ben Lawers Dam, Lochan na Lairige, near Killin, at around 6.25pm on Friday after reports of two men in difficulty. One man was treat

Daily Record · May 24, 2023

First Killin pylon comes down in scheme to remove 32 transmission towers

New underground cables will replace sections of the overhead line running from the Killin substation to Lix Toll.

Daily Record · Mar 16, 2023

First pylon felled in a new Loch Lomond project to enhance scenery

The electrical infrastructure in Killin was originally installed in the 1950s ...

The National (Scotland) · Mar 14, 2023

Ukrainian refugee making new life in Killin tells of harrowing story a year on from Russian invasion

The family had been offered accommodation in Edinburgh - but faced a further test when it flooded.

Daily Record · Mar 2, 2023

Future of volunteer car scheme safeguarded thanks to bumper £8k grant award

The future of a volunteer car scheme that provides patients with transport to medical appointments has been safeguarded this week after it received a bumper grant fund. Killin and District Volunteer Car Scheme (KDVCS) offers a door-to-door car servi

Daily Record · Dec 15, 2022

Ukrainian refugees allowed to remain in Scots village after facing being re-located

Sixty Ukrainian nationals who have spent months living in Killin, Perthshire, can now chose to remain there when the contract for their accommodation ends next month.

Daily Record · Oct 27, 2022

Ukrainian families in tears after being told they must leave Scots hotel in four weeks

A group, who arrived in Scotland in July, had been due to stay at the Killin Hotel until March 2023, but will now have to leave by mid-November.

Daily Record · Oct 24, 2022

Scots villagers' victory as they win bid to demolish historic corrugated iron shed

Locals in Killin have won their bid to demolish a corrugated iron shed in the centre of the village, which was deemed too historically valuable to knock down. Local charity the George Hogg Trust had submitted an application to demolish the storage s

Daily Record · Aug 19, 2022