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Crime Offenders to Clean Up City

CRIMINALS who have been spared a jail sentence will be ordered to help clean up Glasgow. Up to 1000 offenders will begin work this month on the Clean Glasgow campaign as part of their sentence.

Robbery Battered for Pint of Milk

A DELIVERY driver was attacked and robbed by thugs after he refused to hand over a pint of milk. The 55-year-old was making rounds in the Easter house area of the city when the shocking incident happened.

Man Is First Swine Flu 'Critical' Case 45-Year-Old Is in Intensive Care at Scots Hospital

A MAN being treated for swine flu in hospital in Paisley is the first in the UK to become critically ill solely due to the disease. The 45-year-old is one of two people being treated at the Royal Alexandra Hospital - the latest confirmed cases of swine flu, taking the total in Scotland to 65.

Teams of Criminals to Clean Glasgow Offenders to Help Out in Community After Strike Ends

UP to 1000 offenders are to be deployed on a clean-up of Glasgow following the end of a six-month strike by community service supervisors. Teams of criminals, all spared jail because of the nature of their offences, will this month begin carrying out their community service orders on the Clean Glasgow campaign.

1000 Criminals to Clean Up Glasgow Offenders Will Turn Eyesores Into Gardens

CRIMINALS who have been spared a jail sentence will be ordered to help clean up Glasgow. Up to 1000 offenders will begin work this month on the Clean Glasgow campaign as part of their sentence.

Milkman Battered by Thugs for a Bottle of Milk

A DELIVERY driver was attacked and robbed by thugs after he refused to hand over a pint of milk. The 55-year-old was making rounds in the Easterhouse area of the city when the shocking incident happened.

'People Will Die' in Bridge Stunt

LIVES are being put at risk by a craze of scaling the peaks of Glasgow's newest bridge. The dangerous stunt has seen people climbing over the unusual humps on the pounds-6million Squiggly Bridge.

Scots Voters Set to Select Their Meps

VOTERS across Scotland go to the polls tomorrow in one of the biggest democratic election in the world. Across the European Union, 375 million people are entitled to vote to choose their MEPs.

1300 He Ld in Gangs Crackdown Drive to End 'Circle of Violence' Leads to Arrests

MORE THAN 1300 gang members have been taken off the streets as part of a crackdown. A total of 1339 people were arrested during Strathclyde Police's twomonth "break the circle of violence" campaign which aimed to reduce gang violence.

Lap Dancing Clubs Are Stripped of Their Licence New Laws Are Breached by City Centre Venues

TWO Glasgow lap dancing clubs where girls stripped naked have lost their licences. The venues are among the first in Scotland to fall foul of the country's tough new licensing laws.

Argyll Arcade Name Row Heads for Westminster Mp Tables Motion to Prevent Charge for Use of Mall's Name

A CAMPAIGN to save the name of a historic shopping arcade from being trademarked and used to charge store owners' fees has gone to Westminster. Mohammad Sarwar MP will today table an early day motion at the Houses of Parliament opposing the move by one trader to hold ownership of the name of Glasgow's Argyll Arcade and charge fellow proprietors pounds-2000 to use it in any promotions.

Table Tennis Aces Floored

A GLASGOW table tennis club rated one of the best in Scotland has been given a major boost. Earlier this year the city council hired specialist flooring for the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships, which were held in the city. Council bosses have now decided to buy the fl ooring for pounds-20,000.

Shop Saves Day for Jilted Brides Wedding Dress Offer After Store Suddenly Shuts

A CITY bridal shop has come to the rescue of dozens of brides who continue to gather outside a wedding store which suddenly closed. June Brides is offering those who may never get their dream gowns from Capri Skies in Bath Street the pick of its sale and discontinued dresses for a "reasonable" price.

Library Shut As Kids Area Hit by Debris

A GLASGOW library has been forced to close after plaster crashed through a false ceiling into the children's section. It is the second time in five years that Govan hill and Crosshill Libar ay's Victorian building has been shut due to its crumbling interior.