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Reporter’s Notebook: Connor Gillies

In March 2018, bottled water was used at the site of two high schools in Coatbridge after blue-tinted water was discovered coming from pipes, with tests later revealing higher than recommended levels of copper. This was blamed on corrosion, and the pipes have since been replaced. Fears over the safety of the site emerged after it came to light that four former or current members of staff at Buchanan High had received treatment for cancer. The council and health board said specialist doctors did not believe cancer - or any other serious illness - was caused by the schools or the site on which they were built. In this week’s Reporter’s Notebook, Connor Gillies reflects on the mood in the town.

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