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A CHRISTMAS STORY
Our Christmas story began two years ago, when a customer came into the Candle Shop looking for candles of a specific colour: red, white, green and yellow. He explained that every Christmas Eve his wife Caroline would light these candles and make a dedication. In her case, it was a prayer, as they burned. This was a tradition in her home in Colombia.
After searching high and low in the stock cupboard, eventually we found the four colours they were looking for. We were eager to help as it was such a beautiful idea. Caroline explained that the green represents nature and the earth, the white is for peace, the red is for love and family and the yellow is for wealth.
One year later the couple came into the shop to show us their newborn baby. We all guessed then what the dedication had been the year before.
The Candle Shop / MIU ( Made in Ullapool )

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THE ULLAPOOL NEWS CHRISTMAS EDITION
will be ON SALE from Friday 20 December 2024 DEADLINE: 1pm Tuesday 17 December
It will be the last Ullapool News until Friday 10 January 2025 .
Please send us, as soon as possible, ads, notices etc about events happening during that period.
The deadline for that issue will be 1pm Tuesday 17 December.
Business Opening Times & Business Seasonal Greetings will all be published free of charge, in the Christmas issue only, on 20 December.
NB: Lineage only please – anything bigger will be charged at the usual rates.
Personal Christmas & New Year Greetings will also appear in the Christmas issue only, free of
charge for lineage.
Send PERSONAL GREETINGS as soon as possible by email to: editorial@theullapoolnews.co.uk
Send BUSINESS GREETINGS AND BUSINESS OPENING HOURS as soon as possible by email to: advertising@theullapoolnews.co.uk
Or by hand/post to Ullapool News Office, Market Street, Ullapool IV26 2XE Or by tel: 01854 613334.
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D&E 61 BUS, CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
The 61 Ullapool/Dingwall/Inverness bus will be running on: Monday 23rd and Tuesday 24th December; Monday 30th and Tuesday 31st December.

Back to the usual timetable from Monday 6th January onwards.
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A big thank you to all our Patients from Ullapool Medical Practice
This week we have been very proud to receive a letter from Aberdeen University School of Medicine and Dentistry commending us on the experience that we offer medical students in Ullapool.
“the educational experience you provide has been Highlighted for Excellence by the University of Aberdeen for overwhelmingly positive feedback from year 4 students.”
We’d like to thank all our patients for your support in us providing this experience in Primary Care for the medical students; without you their experience would be very different.
A very big thank you to everyone!

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SANTA’S FLOAT

Lodge St Martin will again be helping Santa to tour the village on
Wednesday 18 December 2024 on the Santa Float.

There will be a house to house collection again this year but if you would also like to make a donation our bank details are as follows: RBS S/c 83-28-01. Acc No. 00179722. Chocolate coins will be on the float for the children.  All proceeds from the float go back out to the children of the village.

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IDEAS FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS -plan ahead for next years stand-up events.

OFF THE KERB PRODUCTIONS & BEYOND PRESENT

Marjolein Robertson:O
Wednesday 5th March @ The Arch Inn, Ullapool
Marjolein Robertson, Shetland-born standup and storyteller, brings her award-nominated show ‘O’ on tour in 2025 following her complete sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe
Tickets on sale now from www.beyondpresents.co.uk; www.universe.com and venues.

ALSO

FORMER POLITICIAN PULLS BACK THE CURTAIN ON LIFE IN POLITICS
Following a sell-out run at Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Mhairi Black is set to take hit show ‘Politics Isn’t For Me’ on a Scottish tour this spring, offering audiences around the country a sneak peek at what life is really like in Westminster.

Mhairi Black in Ullapool on 24 April 2025 at the Macphail Centre.
Tickets on sale from www.thegildedballoon.co.uk

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