Archive for June, 2007

10th anniversary - then and now

June 8th, 2007

The LOCAL NEWS for SOUTHSIDERS celebrates its 10th anniversary this month. The first issue of the paper was published in June 1997.
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10th anniversary - greetings to the local paper

June 8th, 2007

Yam Publications Ltd, publishers of the LOCAL NEWS for SOUTHSIDERS thanks everyone who sent greetings and good wishes on the 10th anniversary its first edition of the LOCAL NEWS. Here is a selection of the messages received at the LOCAL NEWS for SOUTHSIDERS after ten years of serving Glasgow’s Southside Communities.
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Bullied out of their home

June 8th, 2007

Racism and bullying have forced a single mother and her 10-year-old son to flee their home in Pollokshields.
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Pearce Centenary book

June 8th, 2007

Time is running out for you to own a piece of Govan’s iconic history - the story of the Pearce Institute (PI).
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Charity taxi networks

June 8th, 2007

A successful private hire taxi network company has three high value items for auction in aid of charity.
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RIver bus sails doon the Clyde

June 8th, 2007

Glasgow’s pioneering water bus ‘Pride o’ the Clyde’ is back on the River with its summer schedule.
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Weir pumps finally sold

June 8th, 2007

Workers were relieved to hear the news that Jim McColl, head of Clyde Blowers plc, has bought Weir Pumps for £50 million and saved 600 jobs.
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Complaints must be treated fairly

June 8th, 2007

It was a hectic first month for Jim Martin, the new Police Complaints Commissioner for Scotland.
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Mensa IQ test

June 8th, 2007

Four people, two of them from the Southside,  have become members of Mensa, after taking an IQ Test in Glasgow.
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New look chemist for Cardonald

June 8th, 2007

Boots The Chemist has unveiled a new-look refurbished store in Cardonald as part of a £5 million programme of investment across Scotland designed to ‘enhance the shopping environment and improve services in community chemist stores’.
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