Archive for Cathcart

Room at the nurseries

September 6th, 2007

Open day at Bridge End Nursery in the Adelphi Centre, Gorbals highlighted the fact that a few places are still available there and also at the other two nurseries in the Bridge End Group – at 39 Shawhill Road, Shawlands and  23 Garry Street, Cathcart.
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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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Hospital parking charges row

March 5th, 2007

Parking charges are to be introduced for visitors at the new Victoria Ambulatory Care and Diagnostic Centre (ACAD).
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Weir pumps sold

March 5th, 2007

After months of uncertainty facing the 650 employees of Weir Pumps, the Cathcart company has been sold to Sulzer AG, for £48 million.
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Operation Folklore

October 12th, 2006

Police raided addresses in Castlemilk and Cathcart as part of an international series of drugs raids, headed by Scotland’s elite crime agency, the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency (SCDEA). 
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GFS charity motorbike

September 14th, 2006

A Southside finance company raised over £2200 for Yorkhill Children’s Hospital with a charity motorbike ride from Cathcart to Oban.
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Weir building sold

September 14th, 2006

The Weir Group’s Cathcart manufacturing premises, including the B-listed office block, has been sold to Falkirk builders Cala Homes for £25 million.
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Transplant Games t-shirts

September 7th, 2006

A big-hearted Cessnock businessman donated 140 t-shirts to Yorkhill Hospital Kidney Renal Unit’s multi-medal winning team for their succesful trip to this year’s Transplant Games.
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