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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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‘ STOP WITH THE SELF- INTEREST OVER BARLINNIE’
OPPOSITION to plans to make Barlinnie Prison a listed building have been branded as being out of “self- interest”. The jail is to close when the new HMP Glasgow is opened nearby and it is expected the jail halls would be demolished and land would be...
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FLEET FURY OVER £ 34M BIN LORRY BILL
ANGER is growing over Glasgow City Council’s soaring spending on cleansing vehicles after a Glasgow Times investigation revealed almost £ 34 million has been spent on leasing, hire, maintenance and repairs over the past five years. Critics say that –...
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SEWAGE STENCH SPARKS FURY
FAMILIES say they are being forced to live beside a festering pool of raw sewage after a waste spill gathered behind their homes. Residents claim they have been left unable to open windows, sit in their gardens or hang out washing because of the...
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THUG JAILED OVER MACHETE ATTACK ON PENSIONER
A THUG was part of a gang who tried to kill a pensioner in his own flat. Robert Craig, 28, and two other attackers forced their way into the 67year- old’s home in Tollcross.
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‘COLD FEET’ HITMAN JAILED
SHOCKING new images have revealed the gun and bundles of cash a hired hitman was set to use in a plot to murder a Scottish gangster. James Richards, a 36- yearold hitman from Liverpool, was jailed for seven and a half years for his involvement in a...
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EX- SNP CHIEF ADMITS EMBEZZLING £ 400,000
JOHN SWINNEY said he is “horrified” by Peter Murrell’s admission of embezzling SNP funds and that Murrell alone is responsible for his crimes. Swinney spoke hours after the former SNP chief executive and estranged husband of former first minister...
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SCHOOLBOY ‘CHOKED’ BY FELLOW PUPIL IN PLAYGROUND
THE furious parents of a seven- year- old boy say they have withdrawn him from school after he was allegedly ‘ choked’ by another pupil in the playground. Nicola and Roger Roe claim their son Reggie suffered injuries to his neck during an incident at...
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VITAL SHOP FACES CLOSURE
RESIDENTS in the East End of Glasgow are outraged as their local shop could close. For more than three decades, the Calvay Superstore has been a pillar of the community.
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AIRPORT STAFF VOTE TO STRIKE
WORKERS at Glasgow Airport have voted in favour of strike action this summer. Unite union has confirmed around 320 workers employed by ICTS and Menzies Aviation at Glasgow are set to strike after a majority backed industrial action following the...
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WOMAN ADMITS KILLING GRAN IN HORROR HAMMER ATTACK
A KILLER murdered her neighbour in a horrific hammer and knife attack. Claire Kilduff bludgeoned and stabbed Ann Coll to death having also taken more than £ 300 from the grandmother’s bank account. The 40- year- old later went on to lie in a 999 call...
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AUTHORITIES CONDEMN ‘EMBARRASSING’ SCENES FOLLOWING CELTIC’S TITLE VICTORY
ONE of Scotland’s top cops has said that the violence, hostility, and disorder seen during the unofficial Celtic title celebrations in Glasgow “cannot happen again” as he called on the club to be “more accountable”. Thousands of Hoops fans gathered in...
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‘EYESORE’ 5G MAST BATTLE
RESIDENTS are desperately pleading with developers not to install a 30- metre ‘ eyesore’ phone mast in Glasgow’s ‘ prettiest park’. Concerns were raised by people who stay near Victoria Park in the West End after it was revealed that proposals had...
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CELTS STAY IN TITLE HUNT
TIME will define the significance of Celtic’s first league victory over Rangers in 20 months. Martin O’Neill’s men downed their city rivals by three goals to one yesterday afternoon, and by this time next week, they could be champions of Scotland once...
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NEW FACES HEADING TO HOLYROOD
GLASGOW will see big changes at Holyrood as voters in the city elected new MSPs. With several SNP MSPs standing down new faces have emerged into the political picture in the city. The SNP have won six of the seven constituency seats in Glasgow. Ivan...
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‘ABSOLUTELY SCANDALOUS’
A PENSIONER says it is “absolutely scandalous” he has been left unable to top up his meter for almost 10 months, despite repeated phone calls to his energy supplier. William Morrison had a new smart meter installed by Scottish Power on July 13, last...
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RIVER CLYDE CHOKED BY LITTER
CITY centre residents say the River Clyde is being “seriously under- cherished” as rubbish is left strewn along its banks. Members of Merchant City and Trongate Community Council ( MCTCC) are calling for the river to be treated as a “major...
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FAMILY TAKE FIGHT TO LONDON
A BEREAVED family hoping to win better protection for franchisees in honour of a much- loved dad have taken their fight to change the law all the way to London. Adrian Howe, 58, was just days away from launching his Vodafone franchise when he died.
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‘DECISIVE ACTION’ CALL ON FLY- TIPPING
FRUSTRATED residents say they are “fed up” with their street being plagued by litter and fly- tipping. Mir Hassan lives on Belsyde Avenue in Drumchapel and claims the issue has been ongoing since he bought his property in December last year. He...
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COUNCILLOR’S RACIST ABUSE HELL
A GLASGOW councillor has spoken out after being subjected to a relentless wave of racist abuse that she says has made her life a “living hell.” Dr Soryia Siddique has revealed the scale of the “toxic and degrading” messages she receives daily after a...
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RESIDENTS UNITE TO GIVE GOLF COURSE NEW LEASE OF LIFE
A GROUP of residents have made a local golf course playable again six years after it was closed. Steven McKinney, along with his friend Edward Montgomery and other volunteers, have currently cut 15 holes on the course. Steven says the team initially...
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CRIME KINGPIN JAILED
SCOTS crime kingpin Stephen Jamieson, who directed a million- pound drug gang, has been jailed for six years.
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TOP COP’S CYBER CRIME WARNING
A TOP police officer revealed the most common crime committed online, as he warned city citizens to stay vigilant ahead d of a busy summer. Detective Superintendent ndent Richy Taylor explained that incidents both dependent on and enabled by the...
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AMMONIA HORROR FOR SHOP WORKER
A ROBBER left a shop worker’s eyesight badly affected after spraying ammonia in his face. Colin McKay attacked Ameer Sikander, having initially gone into the USave store in Glasgow’s Springburn, claiming he wanted to buy an iPhone charger. The then...
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POTHOLE PAYOUTS REVEALED
GLASGOW’S most pothole- ridden roads have been revealed – as new figures show the council has paid out over half a million pounds to drivers in compensation claims. The settlements – which total £ 534,000 since 2019 - include one 12- month period...
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‘STRANGLED’ FAMILY FIRM TO CLOSE
A FAMILY business is set to close its doors after six decades. Its devastated owner warned that rising costs and street changes are “strangling” small traders into closure.
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FAILED PLOT TO KILL GANGSTER
A HITMAN hired to gun down a Scots gangster pulled out at the last minute before being snared by armed police. James Richards, 36, was part of the plot to execute Ryan Carvil for apparently being “a grass”. Crime boss David Nisbet, 35, had wanted...
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FIREWORKS TERROR
TWO teenage boys were injured in a suspected fireworks blast as a bomb disposal unit sealed off a busy street in Glasgow yesterday. Police, paramedics, and firefighters descended on Dixon Avenue in Govanhill at around lunchtime on Thursday, April...
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ROAD FEARS
CONCERNED parents who have been voicing fears over a “very dangerous” road outside of a primary school for years claim that “nothing is changing”. Members of the parent council at St Ninian’s RC in Blairdardie are worried about a “lack of safety” on...
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‘ WE DON’T WANT LUXURY HOMES’
ANGRY residents have slammed plans to build five luxury homes in Barrhead – which would decimate a large area of nearby woodland. Residents in Montfort Gate – whose homes are at the rear of the targeted green land – say that if the proposals went...
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DRUG DEBT LEADS TO BAKERY THEFT
A MANAGER at a bakery stole £ 68,000 from the company to pay back a drug debt. Taylor Curl, 31, was caught after a string of discrepancies were discovered at Aulds in Glasgow’s St Enoch Shopping Centre. Curl accumulated the cash over a 22- month...
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MANHUNT WARNING AFTER ‘ MURDER’
A MURDER probe has been launched after a woman died in the East End. Police named the victim as 82- year- old Elizabeth Colligan. Earlier, the public was warned not to approach a “dangerous” missing man police are hunting. Grant McKinnon ( right)...
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