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The Village Feature A little on background on the The Village area, including local Companies from the area 10-12 Crossword Puzzles Time to tease your brain
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Editors Garry McCafferty & Lynsey Patterson Editorial Contributors Taste Linda’s Cakes Published by East Kilbride Spotlight Full postal address: 134 Neilsland Road, Hamilton, Lanarkshire ML3 8EZ No part of this publication may be used or reproduced without written permission from the publisher. To contact the East Kilbride Spotlight Publishers, please email: info@ekspotlight.com The views expressed by the authors within this magazine are not necessarily the views of the publisher. E & OE - Errors and omissions excepted, every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy of the information contained within East Kilbride Spotlight.
Angel Lets ........................... 12
Centre .....................................2
Taste Linda’s Cakes .......... 11
Cloudy2Clear .......................3
Home Assisited ...................5
Zucca’s Resturant.............10
Door & Window World .....5
Knox Brothers......................7
Dream Doors ...................... 16
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DRM Driver Training ......... 4
Services ................................. 4
Chips Away ................................13
EK Service Centre ............10
Paul Mackay Golf ................5
EK Tyres ................................ 4
R & S Landscapes ............. 4
Euro Windscreens ..............5
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Hyndland Motor Co ................13 Moc Locksmiths .......................13 RM Bodyworks .........................13
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Cloudy2Clear Announce Trusted Trader Partnership Consumer champions Which? have now joined the thousands of customers who recognise that Cloudy2Clear Windows really are a business that you can TRUST. The company which specialises in repairing windows which are steamed up, broken or damaged by replacing the panes – not the frames has received the coveted ‘Which Trusted Trader’ status after going through a rigorous accreditation process entirely focussed on customer service. Group Managing Director Marcus McGee believes that Which? have endorsed Cloudy2Clear’s long standing company policy of delivering
the highest standards possible at all times. ‘Our service is simple. If your double glazing has misted up we can replace the glass at a fraction of the cost of a new window, in any type of frame, and with a new 25 year guarantee. But it’s not just about saving people money, although that obviously helps. Whilst a number of tradespeople perhaps don’t focus on customer care as much as they should do, we make sure we turn up when we say we will, do the job the customer requires and leave their house as clean as a whistle. Locally Cloudy2Clear service East Kilbride, West Craigs, Jackton & the surrounding area and
manager Peter Brummitt agrees that this approach is a major factor in his success. ‘The truth is that it’s not just the personal satisfaction that I get from doing a good job but also it makes good business sense. I get a huge amount of business from friends and family of people I’ve done work for, which just goes to show how much a little bit of effort is appreciated as both my customers and, obviously a body as nationally important as Which? now recognise.’ So, if your windows are steamed up, broken or damaged give Peter a call for a free quotation on 0800 61 21 118 and he’ll be happy to help!
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he new big hitting US drama starring Damian Lewis as a shady billionaire hedge fund trader and Paul Giamatti as the U.S. attorney looking to bring him down. Rich and powerful are two words that are often used together, but the truth is the adjectives don’t always come in equal measures. Billions is a good reminder of that. Damn near every character on the show has far more money than the average person and far more influence too, but none of the central personalities found here are able to eclipse the others on both. Chuck Rhoades (Paul Giamatti) is the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. He pushes the Securities And Exchange Commission around. He has almost complete say in who his office investigates and what consequences some of the richest men in America face for stepping over the line. Yet he makes a fraction of the money his wife does. Her name is Wendy Rhoades (Maggie Siff), and she’s a performance coach for Bobby Axelrod (Damian Lewis) and his company Axe Capital. The man at the top of that hedge fund is one of the wealthiest and most popular men in America.
He lost numerous co-workers on 9/11 and now contributes money for every single one of their children to attend college. He’s seen as almost a cult figure, but there’s a dark side lurking below the surface. He’s not a man comfortable with losing at anything.
heads. It trades in words like “short” and “hedge fund”, but it largely avoids terms viewers wouldn’t be able to understand, or at least reason out. It feels honest without ever becoming unnecessarily complicated. And that’s a lot harder than it looks.
Wall Street is a white collar economy simultaneously built on both hunches and hard facts. Earnings are made public. Anyone can react to them as they see fit, but rumors, forecasts and hunches are all proprietary. The lines between carefully researching, snooping and outright breaking the law are often very fuzzy, which is precisely why Chuck Rhoades has so much power. He can pick off low-hanging fruit, men obviously stepping over the line in clear ways, or he can play the long game and slowly build evidence against targets who are a little more careful – like Bobby Axelrod, whether he’s employing his wife or not.
Billions is a good show, and it has all the ingredients to become a great show. Both Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis are men who have built their careers on being able to captivate a room, and watching them go toeto-toe is an absolute joy for viewers. Neither one of these men will ever back down willingly. At some point, one of them will fall. He has to, and I can’t wait to find out which one it is.
Billions is a morally complicated show about the financial sector. It’s cops and robbers for the Harvard crowd. Fortunately, the show is able to talk about very complicated money issues without ever talking down to the audience or pushing the conversation completely over their
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The Village East Kilbride
The Village is an area of the Scottish new town East Kilbride, in South Lanarkshire. The Village encompasses the oldest part of the town, dating back to before the designation of East Kilbride as a new town. Notable landmarks include the East Kilbride Parish Church, the Village Zucca Billboard.pdf
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Theatre, and the railway line to Glasgow (and path of the former line to Hamilton). East Kilbride High School (Known as the old Village High School) was built in 1880 and closed in 1984. Until 2008, it was the home of South Lanarkshire College when it was sold by the college to Tulloch Homes who then demolished the school to make way for new 89 homes, despite widespread criticism. EAST KILBRIDE SERVICE CENTRE 9 Pankhust Place, The Village, East Kilbride G74 4BH • • • • •
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The Village East Kilbride The village is one of the main parts of the town. It hosts many pubs, restaurants, hair dressers, cafes, tanning salons and shops. In the oldest part of The Village there is a cobbled street which is soon to receive a make-over. The Village or “The Old Village”, is host to the East Kilbride football clubs, East Kilbride Thistle, home
ground. The football club also has its own social club. The Village is now a vibrant a vibrant part of East Kilbride and we hope it stays that way!
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Taste Linda’s Cakes is owned by Linda McDonald who came to Scotland all the way from Baltimore, Maryland, America. The shop was opened two years ago in The Village, East Kilbride and sells speciality cakes, cupcakes and supplies. They offer a very wide range of custom cakes from your plain birthday cake to extravagant works of art. They cover all occasions including just simply wanting some cake with a cup of tea, served in a wide variety of flavours which are all recipes of Linda’s, all the way from America. Linda’s special American twist all these cakes are delicious and there is something to please everyone. So pop in for a chat with a member of there friendly staff, visit them on facebook and have a look at some of there fabulous designs or log on to there website to have a nosy.
COMPETITION Linda is giving away an 8” Round cake vanilla or chocolate with an edible image that can be chosen by the winner as well as the colour of cake with a personalised message. To be in with a chance of winning please email the following correct answer to garry@ekspotlight.com Where does Linda Originally come from?
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