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Glasgow gets £1m from former McVitie’s owners but locals say they were ignored
6+ hour, 11+ min ago (944+ words) A £1m donation from the owners of the former McVitie’s factory in Tollcross will fund projects aimed at tackling poverty — but there are concerns that community wishes have been ignored. Pladis, the global snacks foods company, announced its plan to close…...
Labour councillors issue fresh plea to help make Glasgow city centre safer
3+ hour, 4+ min ago (983+ words) A fresh plea to help make Glasgow city centre safer has been issued by local Labour councillors after witnessing first-hand the safety challenges people face at night. The LDR service joined Labour councillors and police officers on their regular Friday…...
More Police on the beat, and on the bus
11+ hour, 40+ min ago (331+ words) A re-elected National Government will establish a dedicated Auckland Transport Police Team to help keep Aucklanders safe as the City Rail Link transforms the city's public transport network, National's Police spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. “Starting today, Auckland's public transport network…...
Shattering the myth of Scottish exceptionalism will allow us to move forward
9+ hour, 51+ min ago (813+ words) DENIAL is a hell of a drug. Yes, from an electoral point of view, Scotland had become very different from the rest of the UK. From that, though, came Scottish Exceptionalism, hanging like a perfumed cloud over towns, villages and…...
The men in black???British fascism???s new outfit?
18+ hour, 20+ min ago (1403+ words) When hundreds of masked men dressed in black and wearing balaclavas blocked roads around the Port of Dover earlier this month, the spectacle looked improvised and chaotic. Afterwards, Patriot Platform leader Daniel Thomas—better known as Danny Tommo—called…...
Fears over 'dark money' funding hard-right anti-immigration groups in Scotland
9+ hour, 51+ min ago (1693+ words) MEMBERS of an opaquely-funded organisation advised by a fundraiser for Donald Trump attended anti-asylum protests in Scotland, The Ferret can reveal, prompting fears so-called “dark” money could secretly fund hard-right groups. Great British PAC’s senior personnel have included men who…...
More than 5000 Scottish Waspi women die 'waiting for justice', figures show
18+ hour, 18+ min ago (523+ words) MORE than 5000 Scottish Waspi women have died “waiting for justice” since 2020, new figures have shown. Analysis of statistics from the National Records of Scotland by the SNP showed that 5060 Scottish women died younger than 66 after changes to the state pension…...
Glasgow 'is not a safe city just now' say Labour councillors joining night-time patrol
18+ hour, 19+ min ago (950+ words) Councillors witness some of the issues experienced by the police force A fresh plea to help make Glasgow city centre safer has been issued by local Labour councillors after witnessing first-hand the safety challenges people face at night. The LDR…...
Michael Gove offers to help SNP ministers ‘learn from’ English education reforms
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (987+ words) Former Tory education secretary Michael Gove has challenged SNP ministers to “learn from what has worked in England” after international education figures showed the performance of pupils in Scotland is behind that of youngsters south of the border. The ex-MP…...
'They said we wouldn't make it - now we're everywhere"
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (560+ words) Owen Drew, the home fragrance brand that grew from a kitchen-table idea into an award-winning business, is celebrating 10 years of success. Michael Skeggs, 34, from Wallasey, was told the business would never make it, but a decade later it's become a…...