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CHILDREN ‘ LEFT IN LIMBO’
A GLASGOW charity supporting disabled children and adults says it remains “in limbo” more than a year after speaking out about a RAAC crisis continuing to restrict its vital services.
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Police lock down street
FORENSICS officers are scouring a Glasgow area after a 17- year- old boy died at the scene of a disturbance. The teenager was found injured on Ashgill Road in the Milton area of the city at around 6.05pm on Wednesday and was pronounced dead at the...
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COPS INTERVENE AS PARKING ROW HEATS UP
A LONG- STANDING parking dispute at a football facility in the Southside has now forced police to get involved. The car park of Pollok United’s Nethercraigs facility sits a two- minute walk from its Astroturf parks, which are the busiest during...
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‘ THEY’VE HAD IT IN FOR US’
“THE Archdiocese of Glasgow has had it in for Our Holy Redeemer ( OHR) since the 1990s,” says a worshipper, as new plans have been revealed to cut 24 churches. OHR on Glasgow Road in Clydebank could close permanently under plans expected to reduce the...
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‘THEY STAY SILENT WHEN IT’S WHITE MEN’
A PROTEST to “reclaim the night” heard that women are no longer tolerating sexual violence and cuts to vital services. The protest called by Sisters Against Cuts in Glasgow attracted a crowd well in excess of 1000 people in Buchanan Street yesterday...
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‘LIVING IN FILTH’
AN EAST End resident has blasted Glasgow City Council after rats infested his tenement garden amid claims of missed bin collections and overflowing rubbish. Christopher Duke, who lives in Shettleston, says residents have been left living in “filth” as...
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TRADERS BLAST PARKING RULES
TRADERS say new parking rules are putting customers off and hurting business. Businesses claim stricter enforcement of loading bays is deterring visitors.
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MAN THROWN OFF CAR BONNET
MARTIN COMPSTON has paid tribute to notorious Glasgow gangland figure Paul Ferris. It has been reported the former gangland enforcer, who famously stood trial for the murder of Arthur Thompson Jnr, died on Tuesday at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital after...
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‘IT’S A FREE- FOR- ALL’
A WEST End community is urging Scottish Government ministers to call in a planning application before it is given final approval.
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MAN WHO DIED IS NAMED BY COPS
A YOUNG man who died following a “disturbance” in Glasgow has been named. Daniel Colrain passed away after the incident involving a “group of men” which was reported at around 3.05am on Sunday in Royal Exchange Square. The 21- year- old was...
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CITY PAY DEAL GOES TO A VOTE
A BREAKTHROUGH in the pay and grading talks has been made with unions preparing to put a deal to their members. Unison said it will now move to ballot its members, while GMB and Unite will also let members decide.
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‘WE NEED MORE BOBBIES ON THE BEAT’
A NIGHTSHIFT cleansing worker says “we need more bobbies on the beat” in Glasgow city centre. The man says attacks on women are “rife” and in the last two years the situation has become “terrible”. He told the Glasgow Times: “We see a lot of...
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HIGH- RISE SAFETY FEARS
AN investigation is underway into a series of safety issues at two multi- storey housing blocks in Glasgow. Defective fire doors, blocked bin chutes and waste piling up at the two high- rise developments in the Anderston area have been reported by...
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‘THEY’RE TRYING TO KILL THE TOWN CENTRE’
KIRKINTILLOCH business owners have warned new parking charges could deter visitors from the town centre and increase pressure on local traders already facing rising costs.
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ARCADE RAIDER CAUGHT WITH GUN
A CONVICTED jewellery thief was caught with a gun, ammunition and dirty money linked to serious organised crime. Jason Britton, 34, was snared by police after a sting near Glasgow’s Hilton hotel on December 2 last year. Britton was in the company of...
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OVERDOSE RISE AT THE THISTLE
THE Thistle safer drug consumption facility has been under scrutiny since the latest drug deaths last week showed an increase in people dying in Glasgow. Since the figures showed 1133 people died in Glasgow alone, up 6%, and an 11% rise across...
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CITY’S TENEMENTS ON VERGE OF CRISIS
THE owners of a crumbling tenement block in Glasgow’s Southside are being forced to cough up more than £ 94,000 each in repair work. In a special report, the Glasgow Times examines the cases of flat owners facing humongous bills after their building...
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FIRE AND HIRE PLAN PAUSED
GLASGOW City Council has agreed to pause the process of firing and rehiring more than 20,000 staff following “constructive discussions”. The news comes after talks between Glasgow City Council and the Scottish Government, GMB, Unite, and Unison took...
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Rangers fan faces jail after invasion
A RANGERS fan faces jail after being caught encouraging a mass pitch invasion at an Old Firm match. Jordan Hadden, 28, waved at fellow supporters to come onto the field at Ibrox Stadium on March 8. Rangers had just been beaten by rivals Celtic on...
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TRAFFICKING GANG TARGETED IN RAIDS
BATTERING rams and saws were ploughed through the doors of 19 Glasgow properties amid a major police operation to curb the activities of a suspected Vietnamese human trafficking and drug gang. Around 300 officers were deployed across Scotland in the...
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VICTIM HAVICTIM HAD 78 INJURIES
A WOMAN allegedly murdered by her partner suffered 78 injuries to her head and body, a court heard. Brodie MacGregor, 23, was allegedly killed by Alexander Brennan, 54, at her flat in Springburn on August 26, 2024.
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ACTION CALL OVER LANES
TOO many lanes are being poorly maintained and have become safety concerns, a councillor has said. Councillor Paul McCabe has tabled a motion calling for targeted intervention to tackle some of Glasgow’s most problematic lanes.
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£ 100M BUDGET GAP LEADS TO SHAKE- UP
DRUG treatment, older people’s day care and welfare rights services in Glasgow face huge cuts to deal with a massive budget shortfall. A £ 100 million Glasgow City Council budget deficit over three years has led to a massive shake- up of health and...
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‘HOW MANY OF US MUST BE KILLED, RAPED, ABUSED OR VIOLATED?’
VIOLENCE against women and girls is a “national emergency” and action is needed to tackle male behaviour both online and in reality, MSPs have said. Glasgow MSPs from the SNP, Greens and Labour took part in the debate in the Scottish...
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DAD AND SON JAILED FOR 34 YEARS
A DAD and son who carried out a horrific attempted murder of a police officer have been jailed for a total of 34 years. Douglas Mills, 58, and Douglas Mills Jnr, 32, were in a speeding Audi as PC Mark Smith, 35, desperately clung on to the car before...
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‘ SOMETHING HAS GOT TO CHANGE’
RICKY Bell said he is fully aware of the challenges Glasgow faces as he takes over as leader of the city council but added that he is “so excited” to be tasked with delivering the solutions. In an interview with the Glasgow Times following his...
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‘ DON’T LOCK US OUT’
CITY centre residents have called it “outrageous” that a historic church is not open to the public. Merchant City and Trongate Community Council ( MCTCC) is calling for Strathclyde University to allow more public access to The Ramshorn on Ingram...
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FLAGSHIP WALK- IN CLINIC USED BY JUST 25 PATIENTS A DAY
GLASGOW’S flagship walk- in GP clinic has seen just 25 patients a day in its first month of operation as medical bosses raise questions over the viability of such practices. First Minister John Swinney officially opened the Cardonald practice on June...
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‘ IT’S TIME FOR SHELTER TO GO’
COUNCIL officials have recommended rejecting a planning application for a night shelter in Glasgow city centre. The Homeless Project Scotland night shelter on Glassford Street has been operating since December 2023 without permission and through...
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£ 11K PAY CUT NIGHTMARE
DOMESTIC abuse advocacy workers have been left “terrified” after finding out their salary will drop by more than £ 10,000.
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‘UNACCEPTABLE’
A GLASGOW tenement at the centre of a misinformation row has been badly damaged by fire, with police now treating the blaze as wilful. The fire broke out at a vacant building on Stoneyhurst Street in Possilpark on Sunday, and is now the subject of a...
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Community groups treated as a ‘ nuisance’
COMMUNITY councils are being made to feel like a “nuisance” by the local authority, it has been claimed. Frank Plowright, chair of Dennistoun Community Council, says there was “decent” communication with Glasgow City Council until around...
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HAUD THE BUS!
A DOZY bus driver took a wrong turn and drove onto Glasgow’s Style Mile, which has been pedestrianised for almost 50 years. First Bus has confirmed one of its drivers accidentally drove onto Buchanan Street after becoming confused by road closures...
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POLICE MAKE CELTIC ‘ TITLE PARTY’ ARRESTS
POLICE have carried out more dawn raids as part of their probe into disorder at Celtic’s unofficial title party.
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GRANDAD JAILED OVER BRUTAL ASSAULT AND THEFT
A GRANDAD who carried out an assault and robbery on a vulnerable man has been jailed for 42 months. Robert Laughland, 52, pounced on David Morland in Battlefield. Glasgow Sheriff Court heard how Mr Morland was using a walking stick when he was...
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DOWN THE DRAIN
A COUNCILLOR has been left “furious” after historic iron panels were damaged during decluttering works in the city centre. Councillor Ruairi Kelly says he was frustrated after iron panels which surrounded public toilets on St Vincent Place were...
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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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