Galashiels

British

/ ˌɡæləˈʃiːlz /

noun

a town in SE Scotland, in central Scottish Borders. Pop: 14 361 (2001)

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Project director Conor Price has spent the past 16 years working on defences for Galashiels, Selkirk and his largest to date in Hawick.

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In the 1989 documentary John's Not Mad, he cut a sad and lonely figure as the cameras followed him around his home town of Galashiels in the Scottish Borders.

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"I spent months with John in Galashiels," says Aramayo, who also appears in the Amazon TV series The Lord of the Rings.

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Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes visited the Galashiels home of Muriel Allison, one of the residents using the new system.

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Founder Lawrence Fagg said: "We're proud to start here in Galashiels, and even prouder to know this system could potentially help thousands more pensioners and families across Scotland."

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