RAF Balado Bridge there were also Fulmars, Fireflies, Martinets, Barracudas, Expeditors and a rare Fairchild Cornell FT673. Three Expeditors were all that remained in 1955. It was also used from 1946 for light aircraft and gliding until its final closure in 1957. Following decommissioning as an RAF station, part of the site served as a NATO SATCOM Satellite Ground Listening Station, which operated from 1985 to 2006. From 1997 to 2014 Balado was the home of the annual T in the Park music festival, however, due to safety concerns about an oil pipeline lying directly underneath parts of the airfield the festival was
Water supply and sanitation in Scotland Water Authority, the West of Scotland Water Authority, and the East of Scotland Water Authority, to prepare them for privatisation. In 1994, the Strathclyde water referendum, an unofficial referendum organised by Strathclyde Regional Council, the largest of the regional councils by population, was held, in which voters voted overwhelmingly against the privatisation proposals. There was also a more general "Save Scotland’s Water" campaign, and in the face of public opposition, the water industry in Scotland remained in the public sector. In 2002 the Scottish Parliament passed the Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 merging the three providers into a single one,