Archive for October, 2006

Best Footes step forward

October 12th, 2006

ALL the members of Pollok’s Foote family are among the 5000 people who have taken advantage of EQUIP, the former Greater Pollok Development Company’s services.
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Holyrood celebrates 70 years

October 12th, 2006

Holyrood Secondary School celebrated their 70th anniversary with a special Mass in Holy Cross Church attended by Glasgow’s Archbishop Mario Conti.
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New bridge open

October 12th, 2006

The £20 million Clyde Arc Bridge is now open. Linking Anderston on the North bank to Plantation, Kinning Park and Govan on the Southside of the River Clyde, the iconic 96 metre spanned arch brings traffic from Finnieston Street directly into the Media Park at Pacific Quay.
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Govan and Ibrox ‘lagging behind’

October 12th, 2006

Govan and Ibrox are areas ‘lagging behind’ the rest of Glasgow in its renaissance, Councillor Steven Purcell, Leader of Glasgow City Council told members of The Southside Business Club at their first meeting of the autumn.
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Jackson ties the knot

October 12th, 2006

Govan MSP Gordon Jackson QC has married for the second time.
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Closing

October 12th, 2006

Greater Govan Community Forum will close in December because funding has been withdrawn by Glasgow Community Planning Limited.
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Open castle

October 12th, 2006

MSP Patricia Ferguson joined local school children at Glasgow’s only castle – in Crookston – as part of Scottish Archaeology Month and of the Doors Open Programme.
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Mobile pitch does the trick

October 12th, 2006

A new portable sports arena scheme is doing the trick on the Southside for local young people.
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Bellahouston pupils challenge Swazi King

October 12th, 2006

Bellahouston Academy pupils have challenged the warrior King of Swaziland in Africa.
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Public scrutiny of Ibrox casino proposal

October 12th, 2006

Glasgow’s bid for Britain’s first regional ‘super casino’ came under scrutiny at an Examination in Public (EiP) arranged by the government’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport at the city’s Hilton hotel.
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