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A Weekend On the Batter Day One

We kick off our week-long look at the city's top chippies with a search for the perfect supper DAY ONE We kick off our week-long look at the city's top chippies with a search for the perfect supper Two Glasgow fish and chip shops - Marinaldo's in Easterhouse and The Fish Stop in Bearsden - have made the shortlist for the UK Fish and Chip Shop of the Year Award. In the first of a special series, BARRY MCDONALD went on a trawl of some of the city's Supper Stars FISH and chips, a wee bit of salt...

Mum's Pride As Girl Who 'Forgets' to Breathe Gets Set for School Woman Fears That Staff Might Not Know How to Help Daughter

EVERY parent admits to being nervous when their little girl takes the big step of starting school. But proud Glasgow mum Annamarie Hanlon has more reason than most to feel anxious when her daughter lines up for class in a few weeks' time.

Traffic Boss Must Act On Bus Services Complaints

IF Scotland's Traffic Commissioner was unaware of the problems with Glasgow's bus services, she knows now. Hundreds of people responded to our Get Glasgow Moving campaign and commissioner Joan Aitken must recognise the anger behind the complaints.

Clear Up Pay Claim Fiasco Wages

GLASGOW City Council leaders must be absolutely clear about their new pay proposals. Council leader Steven Purcell is adamant that workers will not lose a penny and bonuses will be incorporated into earnings.

And the Gold Medal Winner for Shopping Is . . . Glasgow! City Lives Up to Well-Earned Reputation for Being Top of the Shops

IF shopping was an Olympic sport, Glaswegians would take gold every time. We are a city that lives, and loves, to shop.

Hay Fever Can Make You Crash, Drivers Warned

MOTORISTS are being warned of the dangers of hayfever medication and sneezing attacks at the wheel. Road Safety Scotland says a sneezing fit can mean a driver losing concentration and vision for up to half a mile.

Breed 77 Set to Rock Cathouse

ROCKERS Breed 77 are planning a gig in Glasgow less than a week after their new album, In My Blood, is released. The band, who are heavy rock magazine Metal Hammer 's Best British Act nominees, play the Cathouse on September 15 as part of a tour.

Fury As Breastfeeding Unit Is Axed in City Budget Cuts Shock at Closure of Maryhill Support Service

A PIONEERING breastfeeding scheme for new mothers in a deprived area of the city was axed today. Maryhill Community Health Project has closed its doors after 10 years, sparking fury among parents and politicians.

City Leaders Need to Show Way in Litter Battle

WHILE I appreciate there are many people who could do a lot better when disposing of rubbish, I feel I have to point out a few home truths to Aileen Colleran (Evening Times, July 27). She says people "expect someone from the council to clean up after them every five minutes".

Times Past Clydebank, 1940

IT WAS all hands on deck in wartime Britain as these industrious factory girls prove. They had the crucial task of assembling 45,000 gas masks in their Clydebank factory.

When Mr & Mrs Can Be Explosive Combination. . .

MY pal's wedding was touch and go for a while. She refused to marry him while he was drunk and he wouldn't marry her while he was sober. Hardly an auspicious start, you'd think. Here was a female who would rather mend his ways than his socks, yet he still allowed himself to be frog-marched down the aisle; well, hell mend him, was the verdict.

Council Pay Shake-Up Is Turning Into 'Pantomime' Union Hits Out As Staff Newsletter Sparks Confusion

COUNCIL bosses have been warned they are turning a shake-up in pay for thousands of workers into a pantomime. The criticism came today from union leaders after a Glasgow City Council staff newsletter claimed wages would be cut by more than GBP500 a year after a salary protection scheme runs out.

Teens Beat Hundreds to Training Posts

FOUR teenagers have secured an apprenticeship with a major Glasgow utility firm. Louis Stewart, aged 16, from Glasgo; , East Kilbride's Sean Swindells, 15; Gavin McLachlan, 17, and Ross Milne, 18 - both of Paisley - were among 15 shortlisted from hundreds of applicants.

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Woman,33 in Kidnap Sex Ordeal Atm Attack

A WOMAN was abducted - and then sexually assaulted - after returning to her car from a cash machine in Glasgow in the middle of the afternoon. Her tattooed attacker threatened her with a screwdriver, forced her to drive to a car park and indecently assaulted her.

Three Die in Drownings Deaths

THREE people have drowned in two horrific accidents in south- west Scotland. A boy saw his dad and uncle die on a fishing trip yesterday at Burrow Head on the Isle of Whithorn.

Family 'Devastated' As Teenage Dancer Dies in Loch Tragedy Tribute to Sean, 18, After Holiday Swimming Horror

A TEENAGE dancer drowned when a family holiday turned to tragedy. Sean Chatham, 18, from Harthill in Lanarkshire, died after plunging into waters in Dumfriesshire.

Rangers in Song Bid to Beat Bigots

RANGERS fans will be encouraged to sing forgotten songs from the club's past to drown out sectarian chants. The initiative has been introduced after the club was told by Uefa, European football's governing body, to stop sectarianism among fans.

Tax Staff Join 24hr Strike

FURIOUS tax staff in Glasgow and East Kilbride today joined a 24- hour national strike in protest against new working practices. And they warned that unless an agreement was reached with management they would escalate the dispute.

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