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Stuart Gillespie

@smtid

Journalist formerly at The Galloway News, St Mirren fan, motorsport lover, cake eater, runner. Sarcasm and cynicism guaranteed. Views my own and usually nonsense.

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Cross-border rail passengers warned of new year disruption Replacement bus services will run between Lockerbie and Carlisle, and Dumfries for the first week of the new year.

Looks like it’s all the same thing closing the road and stopping the trains. Have fun!

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

01.01.2026 13:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Fairly sure this is also behind the M6 being closed this weekend too!

01.01.2026 12:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy New Year πŸ₯³πŸŽ‰

Hope everyone successfully avoided black bun and the Hootenanny.

01.01.2026 09:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Merry Christmas! πŸŽ„πŸŽ…πŸ§‘β€πŸŽ„πŸŽβ˜ƒοΈ

25.12.2025 08:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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21.12.2025 13:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Catching the bus for a cuppa… πŸ†πŸβš«οΈβšͺ️

21.12.2025 13:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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A black and white Christmas! ⚫️βšͺοΈπŸπŸ†

14.12.2025 19:49 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ron Howard: In fact, it did not stay the same.

14.12.2025 19:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So proud to see you sharing one of my articles 🀣

09.11.2025 17:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Went to a Red Sox game when in Boston last month. My wife - not a sport fan - wasn’t impressed when I told her they played extra innings until there was a winner.

Think divorce might have been on the cards if it was a game like last night’s 🀣

28.10.2025 08:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thank you Grahame Morris MP for raising mass redundancies at Reach and β€œthe continued erosion of our media landscape” in Parliament this morning. We look forward to meeting MPs and the DCMS Secretary of State to help protect quality journalism.

16.10.2025 13:56 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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NUJ issues formal ballot notices to Reach over mass redundancies The NUJ has submitted formal notices to ballot members for industrial action at The Mirror and Reach plc’s Scottish titles in a dispute over job losses, unreasonable workloads, and the use of artifici...

The NUJ has issued notice to ballot members for industrial action at The Mirror and Reach's Scottish titles in a dispute over job losses, workloads, and artificial intelligence.

The NUJ has asked members to vote β€˜yes’ to both strike action and action short of strike.

www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...

02.10.2025 11:45 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

When I saw the years I was going to jokingly ask if Scooter was there - and it was!

20.07.2025 19:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

25 years ago!

06.06.2025 19:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Pulitzer Prize for this guy.

03.03.2025 20:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Car interior dumped in 'shocking' fly-tipping incident at Ayrshire beauty spot Believed to be from an Audi, the seats and interior door panels from the vehicle were dumped at the roadside on the Dalcairne Falls road near to Dalmellington.

But (the rest of) my car! @apiln.bsky.social

www.dailyrecord.co.uk/ayrshire/car...

07.01.2025 16:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Not staying up until midnight. Quite literally…

31.12.2024 21:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Fannies, presumably from both Saints and Dundee, fighting near the station. People shouting at the stewards to do something and they just stand there. No police in sight at a known trouble spot.

Lovely end to the football when you don’t feel safe walking back to your car.

29.12.2024 17:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Poor from us. No complaints at the result.

29.12.2024 16:56 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Rangers, Celtic and ach who cares?

29.12.2024 14:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

December 26: St Mirren 2 Rangers 1

Not a Saturday but it's the bit between Christmas and New Year so who knows for sure?

It's 1-1 when in the third minute of stoppage time, Ayunga and Mooney combine for Caolan Boyd-Munce to throttle one into the bottom corner.

Merry Christmas!

29.12.2024 09:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Not a Saturday but looks like the thread needs another update πŸ‘€

26.12.2024 19:50 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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homer simpson is standing next to a man in a suit and tie and says stunning ALT: homer simpson is standing next to a man in a suit and tie and says stunning
26.12.2024 19:47 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Merry Christmas πŸŽ„πŸŽ…πŸŽβ˜ƒοΈβ„οΈ

25.12.2024 08:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
St Mirren 2 Rangers 1, December 24 2011
St Mirren 2 Rangers 1, December 24 2011 YouTube video by stugillespie

Your annual reminder of the greatest Christmas Eve ever.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g9Z...

24.12.2024 09:19 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s like the BBC think they’d be shut down if they didn’t start Sportscene with one of the Old Firm.

21.12.2024 19:20 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

December 21: Ross County 1 St Mirren 2

Scott Tanser is sent off but in the last minute of normal time Oisin Smyth scores an incredible free-kick as Saints’ Saturday shenanigans continue!

21.12.2024 17:07 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Outstanding 🀩

21.12.2024 17:01 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Homer's Night Out
Homer's Night Out YouTube video by Lance Dopestrong

December 14: St Johnstone 2 St Mirren 3 - the simplified version.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD40...

15.12.2024 16:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

December 14: St Johnstone 2 St Mirren 3 (cont)

But no! VAR decides the St Johnstone goalie moved too soon an a retake is ordered. This time - in the NINETY-NINTH minute - it's scored.

That should be that. Right?! Yes. Yes it is.

15.12.2024 16:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0