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Glasgow & Strathclyde

The Arran Stowaways: graphic novel revives 150-year-old scandal

They became known as the Arran Stowaways, the youngest just 11-years-old, who smuggled themselves onto a boat bound for Quebec on a hapless adventure that was to end in torture, bullying and death.

News
CodeBase chairman Jamie Coleman will act as an investment lead for Accelerated Digital Ventures. Picture: Murdo MacLeod

CodeBase joins £150m effort to accelerate digital sector

Edinburgh’s CodeBase technology incubator is joining an initiative aimed at helping the development of more digital technology start-ups.

Tech
The pub featured in the original Trainspotting. Picture; Google Maps

‘Trainspotting pub’ to officially reopen

A pub that featured in Trainspotting is set to reopen after a £500,000 revamp.

Glasgow & Strathclyde
Picture: Toby Williams/TSPL

Glasgow swans suffering from ‘pink feather syndrome’

A GROUP of swans has turned pink because they were being fed mouldy white bread by visitors in a popular Glasgow park.

Environment
Chris Miles with his dog looking down at low cloud inversion over Tomtain from the Kilsyth Hills. Picture: SWNS

Scots photographer captures picture above clouds

Scot Chris Miles has waited years to capture this shot.

News
T in the Park has been dogged by problems since it was forced to relocate to Strathallan.

T in the Park set to quit Strathallan as organisers plot new event in Glasgow

Scotland’s biggest music festival is set to be effectively relocated to Glasgow after problems marred the event at its controversial new site in Perthshire.
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Type 26 frigates are among the new naval vessels due to be built on the Clyde

Royal Navy shipbuilding ‘should go beyond the Clyde’

The Ministry of Defence should look beyond the Clyde for future Royal Navy shipbuilding contracts, according to a review by the industrialist in charge of the UK’s national shipbuilding strategy.

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Asad Shah was killed while working in his shop

Man who killed Glasgow shopkeeper loses appeal

A Muslim taxi driver who executed a popular shopkeeper who he claimed “disrespected the Prophet Muhammad” has lost an appeal against his sentence.

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Nine landlords in Glasgow unfit to rent out property

Nine landlords in Glasgow unfit to rent out property

Nine landlords have been found unfit to rent out property in Glasgow.

Glasgow
Al Rayan Bank already has about 2,000 customers in Scotland. Picture: John Devlin

First Islamic bank, Al Rayan, opens in Scotland

The first wholly Sharia law compliant retail bank in Scotland has opened for business with a branch in Glasgow.

Financial 21
John Swinney hailed CodeClan's role in providing 'job-ready talent' for the digital sector. Picture: Chris Watt

CodeClan software skills academy expands into Glasgow

Scotland’s digital skills academy has marked its first birthday by announcing it will start offering software development courses in Glasgow next year.

Tech
Ikea has a presence in Aberdeen, Glasgow and Straiton near Edinburgh. Picture: Esme Allen

Ikea vows to build more UK stores amid rising sales

Swedish flat pack furniture giant Ikea has reiterated its commitment to investing in Britain following the Brexit vote, as its sales continue their upward trajectory.

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A petition of over 25,000 names was handed over to Green Party MSP, Andy Wightman, at Holyrood last week

Scottish tenant farmers face eviction due to “legal error”

Two brothers face an uncertain future following their eviction from a farm after two decades as a result of what it is claimed was a “legal error” made in 2003.

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Chris Gotts, partner and head of corporate finance at Burness Paull. Picture: Contributed

Burness Paull hails strong deal-making activity

Law firm Burness Paull said confidence in the deal-making community was strong after completing close to 50 agreements in the past quarter.

Law
Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos will join Stuart Braithwaite and Emma Pollock. Picture: Robert Perry

Alex Kapranos to perform at live gig at Glasgow Film Festival

A live music performance involving Alex Kapranos, Stuart Braithwaite and Emma Pollock is to be part of next year’s Glasgow Film Festival (GFF).

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Glasgow-based engineer Weir Group could be promoted to the FTSE 100 index. Picture: John Devlin

Blue-chip stocks prepare for top-flight index reshuffle

Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust and Weir Group could return to the FTSE 100 this week in the latest stock market reshuffle, while the Brexit effect on the UK property market could knock Travis Perkins and Intu Properties out, according to the Share Centre.

Companies
The name Kirkcudbright partly reflects Cuthbert, a Northumbrian saint.

Place name of the week: Kirkcudbright - Cille Chuithbeirt

Kirkcudbright (Kyrkecuthbert 1200-06) is a name of Gaelic origin, although the first part Kirk- appears to be borrowing into Gaelic from either Scots kirk or Norse kirkja both meaning ‘church’.

More Heritage
KT Tunstall and Amy Macdonald both performed at the Scottish Music Awards ceremony.

KT Tunstall, Amy Macdonald and Travis shine at Scottish Music Awards

Singing stars Amy Macdonald and KT Tunstall were among the big-name winners as the nation’s flagship music industry awards celebrated its 18th birthday in style in Glasgow.
Lifestyle 1
David Whitehouse and Paul Clark. Picture Robert Perry

Rangers administrators launch legal bid against Police Scotland

The former administrators of Rangers Football Club, David Whitehouse and Paul Clark, are to take legal action against Scotland’s most senior police officer and law officer, it emerged yesterday.

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Risual was named Microsoft Partner of the Year in 2015. Picture: David Ramos/Getty Images)

Microsoft partner Risual to open Glasgow office

A Microsoft partner is set to expand into Scotland, with plans to open an office in Glasgow creating at least 30 jobs over the next two years.

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