Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser
Facebook readers line up to pay tribute to true Diamond geezer Mark Allison
The Advertiser team was deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Airdrieonians superfan – and vigorous charity campaigner – Mark Allison.
Mark tragically lost his near-two-year battle with pancreatic cancer last Thursday at the age of just 49.
But he didn’t let his illness deter him from helping others in a similar position as his innovative F**k Cancer initiative raised over £70,000 for a number of charities.
Advertiser Facebook readers lined up to pay tribute to Mark, with Sadie Devlin saying: “RIP, what a brave man.”
Sentiments echoed by Cathy MacDonald: “What a brave man! A total legend! RIP.”
Kelly-Ann McAteer posted: “What a legend! Shine bright, my friend.” Lee Cunningham said: “RIP, some man.” And Ann Meechan added: “How sad.” Our story last week on heartless vandals setting fire to a set of swings at the Glen play park facility in Whinhall struck a chord with our Facebook readers.
A boy aged just 12 was among the mindless gang who caused thousands of pounds of damage to the popular site, with the swings rendered beyond repair and an area of cushioned rubber surfacing beneath them badly charred.
Caroline McKenna lamented: “My girl officially opened the park and drew the park sign. Wee shame this has happened. It’s true, though, some parents don’t care what their kids are doing – as long as they are out of the house.”
Tracy Brown suggested an appropriate punishment for the culprits: “They should be named and shamed and the parents made to pay the bill to repair it, shocking.”
Michael McBride said: “A disgrace. Hope they can try to use any CCTV that’s near to aim to identify [the culprits].”
Natalie Herron added: “I live across the road from this park and the amount of times the fire brigade are called out is shocking. Shame for all the other kids that enjoy this park!”