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A FUNDRAISING appeal launched after the Canmore Grove fire has raised more than £12,000 within a week. The gofundme page said it wanted to help the family "get back on their feet" and Iain Miller said he had been overwhelmed by the kindness displayed since Wednesday evening. "Everybody has been absolutely amazing," he said. "It has been absolutely crazy, crazy with people donating stuff. The phone has gone bananas. "When it happened, we were in swimwear – we had towels out the back but that was it." Iain said all the contents of the house had been destroyed. "If it is not fire-...

STAFF from Headwell House Care Home offered a helping hand to firefighters tackling the Canmore Grove house fire. After moving residents from the back of their building to the front as a precaution, they turned their attention to helping the fire service who were struggling to get to the incident because of the poor weather conditions. Senior Care Home Manager Suzanne Docherty said the blaze was spotted from their back garden at around 5.30pm. "At that time staff moved all residents from that area to the front of the house. All windows were closed at this time," she told the Press.