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City's Cash Bid to Boost Work Target Money Will Help Us Beat Deadline Vows Council

GLASGOW is bidding for new cash aimed at getting thousands more unemployed people into work. The city council has a target of reducing the number of people on benefits by 35,000 by 2010.

Nothing but a Pram Disgrace Mums and Disabled Slam Bus Firms' Failure to Provide Low-Floor Access On All Their Vehicles

PEOPLE with prams or wheelchairs are being failed by scores of bus firms in the west of Scotland because buses are too difficult to get on and off. On some routes into Glasgow there are no services with low-floor buses to make access easier for either group.

Bad Behaviour to Be Shown Red Card

GLASGOW kids are teaming up for a football tournament aimed at reducing anti-social behaviour. The 77 pupils from 11 south side schools will take part in tomorrow's event at Bellahouston sports centre organised by Strathclyde Police.

Builders Hit Filming of River City Soap Will Not Be Disturbed by Building Noise

PRODUCERS of a Scots TV soap have been forced to change their filming schedules to accommodate noisy builders. Work will soon get under way on the former J&B whisky bottling plant in Dumbarton which is being transformed into a GBP60million residential development.

Flower of Scotland Wins Anthem Vote

FLOWER of Scotland is the nation's favourite choice for a national anthem, according to a poll unveiled today. The song netted 41-per cent of the vote in an online survey by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.

Boy in 8th Floor Net Drama

AN EIGHT-YEAR-OLD boy had to be rescued by firefighters today after he got trapped in netting on the eighth floor of a block of Glasgow flats. The incident happened around 1pm at Fountainwell Terrace in the Sighthill area.

Law Chief Goes to Lords

SCOTLAND'S top prosecutor was being formally introduced to the House of Lords today. Lord Advocate Colin Boyd, QC, was appointed a life peer in April and he has adopted the title The Right Honourable The Lord Boyd of Duncansby.

Gbp14 Mferry Rail Link Plan

TRANSPORT bosses want to open a defunct wartime rail line to link up with what will become Scotland's main ferry terminal for Ireland. Ferry operator Stena plans to move from Stranraer to Cairnryan, which is not served by the rail network. Strathclyde Partnership for Transport is investigating opening the line at a cost of more than GBP14million.

2 Held After Wedding Death

Mumcharged in School Row

AMOTHER has been charged with breach of the peace after an incident in a Glasgow school playground. A female teacher was involved in the incident last week during an end of term party for pupils at Drumoyne Primary School in Govan.

3 Stabbed As Knife Amnesty Ends

THREE men were stabbed over the weekend just as Scotland's latest crackdown on knife crime was coming to an end. The first attack took place on a 20-year-old at 1am on Saturday in Bishopton's Greenock Road - one hour after the knife amnesty Operation Shield ended.

Project to Help Problem City Kids Given Top Marks Pilot Programme to Be Rolled Out to More Schools in Glasgow

A PROJECT to turn problem pupils' lives around is being rolled out to more Glasgow schools after the education experts gave it top marks. The xlerate with xl scheme at eight city secondaries targets youngsters at risk of being excluded and helps them get back into learning.

Woman Loses Arm, Foot in Train Horror

A WOMAN lost an arm and a foot after falling under a train in a horrific accident. The 41-year-old from Ardrossan, Ayrshire, was trapped under a train after she slipped off the platform at Johnstone station, Renfrewshire.

Flower of Scotland Wins Anthem Poll

FLOWER of Scotland is the nation's favourite choice for a national anthem, according to a poll unveiled today. The song netted 41-per cent of the vote in an online survey by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.

Sex Probe Nurse Suspended

A MALE psychiatric nurse has been suspended after colleagues allegedly found photographs of him having sex with a patient. The female patient, believed to suffer from bipolar disorder, is a regular visitor to Dykebar Hospital, Paisley.

Youth in Court Over Death

A TEENAGER was due in court today in connection with the death of a man in Alexandria. Forty-seven-year-old James Brown died in Kirkpatrick Crescent last Sunday.

Anti-English Bigotry 'Could Wreck Bid to Host 2014 Games' Hatred Damaging to Image of City, Warns Councillor

SCOTS fans guilty of English hatred during the World Cup have been warned they could seriously damage Glasgow's reputation. City councillors have united to condemn what they describe as bigotry and hatred - and warn it could jeopardise the city's bidtohostthe2014 Commonwealth Games.

Oldestscots Student Dies . . . Aged 100

SCOTLAND'S oldest student has died at the age of 100. Bill Fraser was studying theology at Aberdeen University and was the oldest pupil in his class by at least 70 years.

Global Warming Cools Scots' Desire for Designer Labels Green Issues at Top of Agenda for Consumers

DESIGNER and fashion labels are in decline as Scots consumers shift their loyalties to Green products, it was claimed today. An Energy Saving Trust study reveals consumer concerns over climate change are altering buying patterns.

Time Bank Inventor Meets Fans

ANAMERICAN social justice campaigner has visited Glasgow to see his ideas at work. Edgar Cahn, who invented time banking - giving an hour to help someone and getting an hour of someone else's time in return - met Evening Times Local Hero award winners.

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