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Festival in
Coatbridge commenced in 2003 with a single event and has run every year since. The festival has grown and, by 2007, it included an art exhibition, theatre, sports, music, film, street festival and dance events. The festival now runs for 10 days and each year the day-long Saturday
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General estimates that at least 60% of the population of
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wrote about the notion of a separate
Coatbridge accent influenced by the successive waves of Irish immigrants into the town. The Coatbridge accent has been categorised as generally less usage of the Scots tongue and the tendency to stress the 'a' vowel differently, e.g. stair
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operating in the area. Phil Coles' Celtic supporters' club holds a legendary place in the folklore of
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