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Scotland's papers: Hospital mould faults and fears over GP exodus
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Plans approved to convert historic Glasgow Cross building into flats
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (412+ words) An A-listed building in Glasgow city centre could be converted into flats after plans to renovate the long-vacant site were given the go ahead. The six-storey Mercat building at Glasgow Cross was sold by the council's arms-length firm City Property…...
88-year-old Scottish grandmother absolutely nails her first set as a stand-up comedian
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (540+ words) At 88 years old, Marie Mc Laren has done a lot in her life. Before retirement, she worked as a sales assistant, a factory worker, and a cleaner'all while raising three children, who now have kids of their own. But in…...
Railway station restaurant fire cancels trains
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (143+ words) A blaze at a Suffolk railway station restaurant has led to the cancellation of train services across two counties. Fire crews were called at about midnight to Oulton Broad North station in Lowestoft, where they found the roof alight at…...
Crime boss Steven Lyons deported from Bali to Amsterdam
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (991+ words) One of Scotland's most high-profile gangland figures has been deported to Amsterdam, ten days after his airport arrest in Bali. Steven Lyons was escorted onto a flight in Jakarta on Tuesday by officers from Spain's Guardia Civil. The move comes after…...
Indonesia extradites Scottish man sought by Spain as crime boss
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (380+ words) Steven Lyons, 45, described by law enforcement as a senior figure in an international crime syndicate, was flown from Indonesia to Amsterdam early Wednesday morning, said Husnan Handano, a spokesperson for the island of Bali's immigration office. From there, he was…...
Glasgow footfall bounces back after fire but business fears persist
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (850+ words) Glasgow city centre is proving "remarkably resilient" after the recent fire in Union Street, according to new statistics. Glasgow Chamber of Commerce said the number of people in the city centre every day - including workers and shoppers - was back at…...
Glasgow's 'food desert' - where all people want is a supermarket
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (1416+ words) It's the first day of spring and The Braes Shopping Centre in Castlemilk is busy with shoppers and hungry teenagers on their school lunch break. Lorraine Monaghan emerges from Iceland with a trolley full of bags. I begin to ask…...
'It was radical' - How The Holy City brought the Easter story to Glasgow
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (1195+ words) It's the sort of TV drama that could only have been made at the height of Margaret Thatcher's time as prime minister. The Holy City re-imagines the Easter story in a Glasgow of post-industrial decline, where the disciples drink in…...