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FEMALE THUGS IN ATTACK ON UNI STUDENTS
TWO female thugs attacked three university students amid claims they were laughing at them. Dennin Stevenson, 19, and Ellie McQuade, 20, pounced on Harvey Stewart, 18, Daniel Halliday, 18, and Madison Wait, 19, in Maryhill. Glasgow Sheriff Court...
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485 SEX ATTACKS REPORTED IN LAST YEAR
RAPE cases have increased in areas all over Glasgow in the last two years. Official police data shows a breakdown of Glasgow’s 23 council wards. Last week the Glasgow Times revealed there has been 485 cases of rape/ attempted rape in the city in the...
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COUNCIL STAFF ‘WALKOUT’
COUNCIL staff in Glasgow have “walked out” after being told they are having their pay cut by thousands of pounds a year. Workers in services across the council, including roads, parks, cleansing and schools have been informed they are affected by the...
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STREET TURNED INTO A ‘ RAT RUN’
A QUIET residential street has been turned into a “rat run” as drivers try to avoid heavy traffic in the area, frustrated residents have claimed. Turret Road in Knightswood has reportedly seen an increase in the number of vehicles travelling through...
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SHOP DEATH SHOCK
A MAN has died after emergency services were called to one of Glasgow’s busiest shopping streets yesterday morning. Police and ambulance crews were called to the Boots pharmacy on Sauchiehall Street around 9.04am where he was pronounced dead. The...
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IT’S TIME FOR A SAFER CITY
THE latest official report shows that in the last year up to the end of June there is one rape or attempted rape every 18 hours in Glasgow. The prevalence of sexual violence and domestic violence in the city is rising. From July 1, 2025 to June 30,...
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GUILTY
FORMER world snooker champion Graeme Dott has been found guilty of child sex abuse charges. The 49- year- old was convicted of sexually abusing a girl and a boy, both of primary school age, in the Glasgow area over separate periods. The abuse took...
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APPEAL FOR ‘LOUD‘EVENT TO MOVE
A COMMUNITY council is calling for Winter Wonderland to be moved from Glasgow Green when its current contract expires. Calton Community Council claimed the event is so noisy that residents cannot hold conversations in their own homes. Residents have...
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‘ABSOLUTELY GUTTED’
HEARTLESS vandals have left pensioners “absolutely gutted” after damaging two disability- access buses used by a lifeline charity.
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ANXIOUS WAIT FOR CITY COUNCIL STAFF
COUNCIL workers face a nervous wait after a new pay and grading scheme for Glasgow City Council staff has been approved by councillors. The new system will see more than 2000 employees getting a pay cut, while around 14,000 will see their wages...
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WEST END MURDER PROBE
A MURDER investigation has been launched after two men were found dead with serious injuries inside a flat in Glasgow’s West End. Police have named the men as Paul Lafferty, 50, and Gary Beaton, 54. Emergency services were called to the property on...
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‘RESPECT THE BUILDINGS’
RESIDENTS have hit out at plans to knock down a historic local landmark which they say represents “an important surviving connection with Barrhead’s agricultural history”. Listed building consent is being sought for the demolition of Clisted Lyoncross...
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COUNCIL STAFF PAY SHAKE- UP
A NEW pay and grading structure to bring closure to the equal pay issue that has plagued Glasgow City Council is being put forward this week. The plan is expected to cost another huge sum of more than £ 100 million on top of what has already been paid...
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LEGAL AID SYSTEM IS SLAMMED
A MAN who is struggling to pay a four- figure lawyers bill is outraged that Peter Murrell was able to claim legal aid. Andrew Nelson, from Glasgow, was charged with dangerous driving last year but said he did not qualify for financial assistance,...
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‘PLEASE HELP US’
AN award- winning archery club is fighting for survival after losing its 30- year- old home. Green Hollow Longbows ( GHL) has trained at Craigend Field in Mugdock Country Park, East Dunbartonshire, for the past three decades. However, the club can no...
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LIFELINE FOR GLASSHOUSE
COUNCILLORS have agreed to keep a muchloved Victorian park attraction open to the public and to take further action to protect its future. A petition calling for the Queen’s Park Glasshouse to be kept open and councilowned was presented to a meeting...
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CARE SERVICES COULD BE SLASHED
plans to cut the number of day care centres for the elderly in Glasgow by more than half are being drawn up. Workers have been told of service prioritisation measures that could reduce the centres from the 10 at present down to four hubs. The Health...
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PITCH BATTLE
A PROPOSED transformation of a football pitch in Mountblow has sparked concern among residents, who fear the upgrade could negatively impact their neighbourhood. The fears over the planning application for a £ 900,000 pitch being approved were raised...
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CHINESE STUDENTS TARGETED IN RACIST ASSAULT SPREE
TWO racist thugs attacked a group of Chinese students in Scotland just over an hour after they arrived in Glasgow.
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FURY OVER STATE OF FIRE- HIT PLAYPARK
GLASGOW locals have hit out at the condition of an East End playpark. The West Playpark in Glasgow Green, previously known as the Galleon Playpark, was damaged in a fire around five years ago, destroying equipment and wooden fencing. Tricia Fort,...
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SAVED
A VITAL life- saving addiction crisis centre in Glasgow that was under threat of closure is to be taken over by the city’s health and social care services.
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‘LEFT WITH NO DIGNITY’
A MAN says he feels he had “no dignity” after being left on a hospital corridor for 10 hours. Russell McAllister is currently being treated at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital for high blood pressure after experiencing lightheadedness last...
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HOUSING PLAN FALLS SHORT
THE number of new build homes in Glasgow this year is not enough to deal with the city’s growing housing emergency, a councillor has insisted. Ruairi Kelly, Glasgow City Council convener for housing and development, said: “While the figures...
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JOINER ACCUSED OF ‘SCAM’ BY OAP
AN “angry” pensioner has been left out of pocket by a joiner who has not completed the work, with police looking into it as a case of potential fraud. Peter Charnley, aged 72, enlisted Hendry Installations Ltd, to fit wardrobes in his property back in...
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DRUNK TRIED TO STEAL WORLD CUP TROPHY
A THUG threatened to take a shopkeeper’s replica World Cup trophy before attacking him. William Thomson, 33, repeatedly punched Omar Akhtar at the store on July 8. Glasgow Sheriff Court heard how Thomson entered the shop while drunk at...
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LIFELINE CHARITY ON BRINK OF CLOSURE
A CHARITY that has spent the past 12 years changing lives may be forced to shut down within months. David McHarg, founder of Retune, told the Glasgow Times: “If I am not successful in securing more funding, the reality is I will need to close in three...
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‘LIVES ARE AT RISK’
A VITAL lifesaving rehab service funded by Glasgow City Council is being put at risk of closure by a commercial landlord also owned by the council. Turning Point Scotland’s crisis centre and stabilisation service is facing the difficult decision of...
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OUR HOMES ARE BEING ‘WRECKED’ BY LORRIES
RESIDENTS in Broomhouse say their homes are being damaged by constant vibrations from heavy goods vehicles ( HGVs) using a main road in the area. People living on Hamilton Road report cracked plaster, collapsing ceilings, windows separating from their...
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RESIDENT IN LEGAL FIGHT TO SAVE HUB
A WOMAN is taking legal action in a bid to prevent rent hikes that threaten a drug and alcohol rehab service in Glasgow she said saved her life. Turning Point operates in Glasgow providing the only crisis centre with services for people with serious...
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‘COMMUNITY WILL BE HURT’
RESIDENTS in Barrhead have slammed plans to open a new shop on Main Street, warning it could increase antisocial behaviour in the town. Dev Narwan, who co- owns Lee’s at 212 Main Street, said customers are concerned about the potential impact if the...
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‘SOMETHING HAS TO CHANGE’
A YOUNG woman who nearly lost her life battling anorexia has said, “no one should be almost dying” from eating disorders. Becca Slade developed anorexia nervosa, a serious mental health condition, at the age of 14, spending time in and out of hospital...
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MURDER PROBE BEGINS
POLICE have launched a murder investigation after the death of a man in Glasgow. Burgher Street, in Parkhead, was locked down at around 3pm on Friday following reports that a man had been found with serious injuries within the common close of a block...
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‘HEART RIPPED OUT OF CRANHILL’
RESIDENTS in Glasgow’s Cranhill have hit out over the state of the area. East End locals say they do not know what their council tax is going towards as they raised complaints of rats and overgrown grass. Thomas Muir, 40, told the Glasgow Times: “The...
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‘DEATH TRAP’
SAFETY concerns have been raised about the site of the former O2 ABC on Sauchiehall Street, with one local resident calling it a “death trap”. Bill Beckett, chair of Garnethill Neighbourhood Watch, was near the site earlier this week when he saw two...
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Cop cashes in funds thanks to campaign
A GLASGOW cop has raised thousands for a local charity through a uniquely creative campaign. Police Constable Steven McGirr raised more than £ 2000 for The Glasgow Humane Society by selling a collectable coin of his own design. The Glasgow Challenge...
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‘ SOMEBODY HAS TO KNOW’
A HEARTBROKEN daughter is looking for answers after discovering that part of her parents’ grave appears to have been “stolen” from a cemetery in Glasgow. Lynne Brown was visiting her mum and dad at Lambhill Cemetery when she made the shocking find.
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TOO MANY STILL IN PRISONS
OVERCROWDING at a prison is leading to problems with rehabilitation of prisoners an inspection has found. HM Inspector of Prisons carried out the visit at Low Moss in Bishopbriggs. The inspection found the jail overcrowded with 835 prisoners housed...
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HOMELESS TEEN SAYS HOTEL ‘IS NOT FIT FOR RESIDENTS’
A YOUNG man feared for his health if he was to be sent back to a hotel for homeless people after he was in hospital. Kyle Taylor, 19, was homeless and was placed in the Smiths Hotel in Sauchiehall Street. He spent two weeks in the hotel and was then...
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‘OUR AREA IS BEING LEFT TO ROT’
THE frustration among East End residents who feel neglected by the council is palpable, a politician has claimed. Labour’s John Grady says Calton locals are reporting a lack of day- today maintenance, tidying and regular cleansing. He said: “It is...
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MURDER PROBE BEGINS
DETECTIVES have launched a murder investigation after a 45- yearold man was found dead inside a property in Cumbernauld. Emergency services were called to Glenhove Road at around 9.20am on Wednesday where the body of John McMonigle was discovered. He...
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‘WE CAN’T LET CHARITIES DISAPPEAR’
CALLS have been made for a Scottish Parliament inquiry into steep rent increases that campaigners believe could force more of Glasgow’s charities to close. Govan Law Centre has raised concerns about arm’s- length external organisations, which operate...
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BODY FOUND
THE body of a man has been found in a wooded area in the East End, as police lock down a road and forensics scour the scene. Residents on Springboig Avenue say a large police presence has been at the end of their road since Monday evening. Yesterday,...
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‘WE WILL NEVER FORGET SEEING HIM IN ICU’
A MUM is urging young people across the city to get vaccinated against meningitis after her son was left fighting for his life.
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MUM’S FURY AS SON’S KILLER’S FACE IS KEPT HIDDEN
A BEREAVED mum says her son’s killer has been ‘ protected’ after his mugshot was never released following his conviction. Darren McDade admitted to repeatedly stabbing and striking Kyle Zybilowicz, 29, on the head and body with a pair of scissors...
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PROTESTERS ‘ TARGETED’ INNOCENT PERSON
AN innocent person has been ‘ forced from their home’ after protesters gathered outside it in a case of “mistaken identity”. Dozens of people flocked to Tormusk Road in Castlemilk on Wednesday after claims spread locally that ‘ suspected sex offenders...
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PROTESTERS IN BUILDING SEARCHPOLICE
Scotland allowed a group of protesters into a building to search for a suspected sex offender after dozens of residents gathered outside.
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LANDSCAPER JAILED AFTER STREET FEUD
A FEUD between landscapers led to a dad of four being jailed for 18 months after scythes were brandished in an East Kilbride street. Boys aged 13 and 16 were in a pickup truck that was then run off the road into a play park after a high- speed chase...
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GLASGOW LIFE ENERGY BILL TOPS £ 56M
MORE than £ 56.13 million has been spent on energy consumption since 2021/ 22 by sporting charity Glasgow Life, which operates more than 100 venues across the city. A Freedom of Information request submitted to the organisation by councillor Paul...
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TEENS NOT GUILTY OF BOY’S DEATH
TWO teenagers were cleared yesterday of murdering 15- year- old Amen Teklay. The 16- year- old and 17- year- old boys were claimed to have assaulted Amen in Glasgow’s St George’s Cross area on the night of March 5 last year. The alleged attack took...
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24- HOUR SHOP PLAN WILL BRING ’ CHAOS’
RESIDENTS in the East End have slammed plans for a 24- hour shop, citing traffic issues and public safety as major concerns.
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‘ WE’VE BEEN TO HELL AND BACK’
FORMER Mortons Rolls workers have won a landmark three- year legal battle against the UK Government.
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TAXI RANK FURY
CHANGES to George Square as part of the redevelopment have left taxi drivers furious with Glasgow City Council. Before the road along the north side of the square was closed for resurfacing work earlier this year, the taxi rank was for seven...
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FIRE SITE ‘ WILL BE IN USE’ THIS YEAR
PLANS are being drawn up to have the Union Street fire site back in use before the end of this year. Work on the site is progressing and a temporary use for the site following the fire in March will be in place.
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‘Crisis still here even with drop in cases’
THE number of refugees in homeless accommodation in Glasgow has fallen for the first time in years. Official figures show the number of refugees in hotels has also dropped but the city still faces a housing emergency and the leader of the council...
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‘8AM RUSH WILL BE NO LONGER’
GLASGOW’S first walk- in GP clinic has officially opened its doors following a visit from the First Minister. John Swinney hopes the introduction of the pilot scheme to a medical practice in Cardonald can help patients “beat the 8am rush” by offering...
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WOMAN ‘ BROKE DOWN’ AFTER BAILIFF THREATS
A DISABLED woman has told of how she “broke down” after she was threatened with bailiffs over a parking ticket dispute with Glasgow City Council. Agnes Aitken was out having coffee with her friend on Great Western Road, in August last year, when she...
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30,000 NEW CITY HOMES TO BE BUILT
GLASGOW City Council has promised new land fit for 30,000 new homes and support for the regeneration of the City Centre as part of newly- approved plans. Over the next decade, City Development Plan 2 will inform decisions on where development should...
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WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN CAR
A POLICE investigation is under way in Glasgow after a woman was found dead inside a vehicle in the city’s Possilpark area. Emergency services raced to Sunnylaw Street on Wednesday after reports of an unresponsive woman in a parked vehicle. Despite...
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PET ‘TORN’ TO SHREDS
A DEVASTATED family are reeling from the loss of their little dog after a “brutal” street attack that “tore her to shreds”. Andrew Little was walking his two beagles Treacle and Bonnie around their housing estate in Robroyston on Saturday evening when...
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ACTOR FOUND GUILTY OF RAPE
RIVER City actor Iain Robertson is behind bars after being convicted of raping a woman and assaulting two others. Robertson was yesterday found guilty of a total of five charges following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow. The shamed 45- year- old...
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FIRE CHIEFS TO SHUT STATION
FIRE bosses will close Yorkhill fire station and build a new Cowcaddens facility. The move was confirmed at a meeting yesterday.
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BOLLARD MYSTERY SOLVED
LOCALS were left puzzled after bollards were installed, blocking off a lay- by next to flats in Glasgow’s East End. The posts have appeared in a space on Royston Road near its junction with Darnick Street in Germiston. It’s not known exactly when...
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STAFF SAFETY FEARS
A COMMUNITY group says the “difficult decision” to suspend its youth work amid escalating levels of violence affecting young people should be “viewed as a warning sign”. Kingsway Community Connections in Scotstoun has withdrawn from delivering its...
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TEENS ON TRIAL ACCUSED OF BOY’S MURDER
TWO teenagers are on trial, accused of murdering a 15- year- old boy. The pair – aged 17 and 16 – are stated to have assaulted Amen Teklay in the St George’s Cross area of Glasgow on March 5, last year. The charge states that he was struck with a...
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US TRAVEL VISA AGONY FOR BARBER
A “GUTTED” barber who cuts Celtic stars’ hair has had his World Cup dream crushed after US border officials denied his entry into the country. Tommy Takali, who runs TAK in Muirend, has cut the hair of famous faces including Kyogo Furuhashi, Joe Hart...
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‘RELEASE RAPIST’S MUGSHOT’
THE family of a victim of a serial rapist in Glasgow says they are “desperate” to have his mugshot released. Thomas McCann was sentenced to 12 years in prison at the High Court in Glasgow on May 21, after being convicted of the rape of three women and...
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‘ ILLEGAL AND BONKERS’
A DISGRUNTLED resident in the West End of Glasgow has blasted a row of disabled parking bays as “illegal and bonkers” after fighting a council fine.
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LEGACY HUB PLEA
A FINAL piece of the legacy of the last Commonwealth Games is still missing in the East End of Glasgow leading to a councillor calling for it to be resolved.
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‘GREAT LOSS TO GLASGOW’
A COMMUNITY group says the sale of land associated with a former golf course would be a “great loss” to the city. FULL STORY:
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CHARITY FINED £ 45,000 OVER ILLEGAL STAFF
A CITIZENS advice bureau has been fined £ 45,000 for having illegal workers. Drumchapel CAB is one of three Glasgow employers named on the Home Office’s latest list of those who have been penalised for employing people with no right to work in the...
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POLICE BRACE FOR MORE ‘RACE RIOTS’
POLICE are braced to deal with further disorder in Glasgow after violence erupted and people were attacked when a group gathered in Buchanan Street following the attempted murder of a man in Belfast. Following the gathering at the Concert Hall steps,...
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Stars of new Cher show in the city share what it means
THREE women who are set to play different eras of Cher in an upcoming musical each say the role is a dream come true. The Cher Show, presented by Theatre South Productions, will cover three eras of the Believe hitmaker’s life through highenergy...
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TEENS FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER
TWO teenage thugs were convicted yesterday of the brutal murder of a 16- year- old boy on Irvine Beach. Jay Stewart, 18, and a 15- yearold boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, killed Kayden Moy on May 17 last year. Stewart was found guilty...
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150 YEARS SERVING OUR CITY
● We celebrate birthday with a paper for every primary pupil ● Our editor shares her journey from Gorbals to Glasgow Times
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RAPIST PREYED ON VULNERABLE TEENAGER
A VILE rapist who preyed on a vulnerable 19- yearold as she made her way home from a night out has been jailed. Thomas McCann was sentenced to 12 years in prison at the High Court in Glasgow after being convicted of the rape of three women. McCann...
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‘ DANGER’ JUNCTION GREEN- LIT FOR LIGHTS
TRAFFIC lights will finally be installed at a “very dangerous” junction near a primary school after years of parents campaigning for change. Work will start this month to put four- way traffic signals in place at the junction of Great Western Road,...
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