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Glasgow Times
06-08-2025
- Glasgow Times
Councillor takes on hundred miles Glasgow walk for charity
Scottish Greens councillor Jon Molyneux, 46, who has journeyed through the city with his children and friends, has raised £1,500 for Tumour Support Scotland so far, covering 111 miles. Dividing the distance into 12 stages, they completed almost almost 6,000 feet of height gain and covered a variety of routes including Mount Vernon to Mount Florida and Cathcart to Nitshill. READ NEXT:'No evidence': charity appeals decision in bid to keep shelter open They are due to finish the mammoth trek back where they started on July 2 at the City Chambers tomorrow. Councillor Molyneux was joined by his two children Edwyn, 12 and Ivor, 9, his friend Gordon Black, 72 and Gordon's wife Anne, 71. Councillor Molyneux said: 'It has been such a buzz to get out and explore Glasgow like this, with great company too. 'I'm especially proud of my boys who've devoted a big chunk of their summer holidays to walking round Glasgow with their dad. They've rarely moaned about it. In fact they have revelled in taking on the role of chief cafe reviewers.' Among the top sights spotted were Crookston Castle and the Seven Lochs Trail. Councillor Molyneux said the castle was an example of 'fascinating history on our doorstep,' and described the Seven Lochs trail as a 'peaceful escape from the city awash with plants including wild orchids.' He also highlighted Sighthill and Govan-Partick bridge as 'signs of a new Glasgow taking shape.' They have named the walk, which sits within the city boundary – the Glasgow Way – and hope others may follow in their footsteps to make it a more formally recognised route like the West Highland Way. READ NEXT:Details and cost of Glasgow city councillors foreign trips revealed The Pollokshields councillor added: 'To have raised nearly £1,500 for a charity that has helped my own family and hundreds of others across Scotland is the cherry on the cake. Thanks to everyone who has supported us.' Commenting on the weather, he said: 'The weather – surprisingly good for a Glasgow summer. Just one day when we got soaked.' Pal Gordon said: 'I thought I knew Glasgow quite well before we started but I have learned so much from joining up the many existing way-marked paths with less well-known routes. It has been a great way to spend the summer and I'm wondering how we'll follow it next year.' Other family friends and representatives of Tumour Support Scotland have been invited to join them for the last mile of the walk tomorrow from Glasgow Cathedral to the City Chambers. Details of the journey can be found here: Tumour Support Scotland, supports families, like Jon's, that are affected by the rare genetic condition neurofibromatosis. To donate visit:
The National
12-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The National
River City star describes seeing 'mental' Glasgow tenement collapse
Tom Urie, who played 'Big Bob' in the long-running BBC Scotland soap, said in a video posted to Facebook that he had been the one to call in the emergency services after the collapse of a derelict building on Kenmure Street. The fire service sent eight appliances to the scene at around 12.09am on Saturday, with residents of neighbouring buildings evacuated for safety. Urie posted a picture of the collapsed building on his Facebook, writing: 'Actually ran for the first time since I was eight. Felt like Indiana Jones. The Pollokshields version.' He posted one video showing dust clouds rising into the air after the collapse, and a second explaining the incident. He said: 'I was out tonight and I got home and I parked the car around the corner, and as I was walking around the corner, I was looking at the building on the corner – which has been lying derelict for five years since there was a fire – thinking it's about time they demolished that. 'And then I started hearing really weird noises, like crackling noises, like it was raining really heavily, and I looked up and the building was looking weird, so I ran across the street as it collapsed, managed to get my phone out, turned round and the building's gone.' Urie went on: 'It was going to get demolished anyway, I think, but I would hate to think what would have happened if it had happened during the day. But nobody was in it. It's alright. 'I got a fright, but obviously loved getting caught up in the drama, so I phoned the police, of course, because I've been watching 9/11 religiously I knew how to be concise and tell them exactly where it was in the postcode, and there was no danger and all that. 'The street is now completely full of fire engines and police and all sorts. 'So there you go, mental.' An SFRS spokesperson said: "We were alerted at 12.09am on Saturday, July 12 to reports of a collapsed derelict building on Kenmure Street in Glasgow. "Operations control mobilised eight appliances to the scene. "A number of nearby residents have been evacuated as firefighters work to make the area safe. "There are no reported casualties." A spokesperson for Glasgow City Council said an inspection of the site will be carried out later on Saturday.
The Herald Scotland
26-06-2025
- Business
- The Herald Scotland
Could there be something fishy going on here?
'It's not actually 'menswear',' he informs us. 'It's 'men swear'.' Andrew elucidates further: 'I was only ever in Slater's clothing store once,' he says, 'and left after being told there was nothing wrong with their jackets… the problem was my body.' Potty plotting The world's richest fella, Elon Musk, loves to rattle off messages on his social media account on X, which he owns. Bob Wallace from Pollokshields tells us his greatest ambition (apart from appearing in the Diary) is to bag a job as Elon's PR chief, where he would help Elon get his message across more clearly, especially when it comes to X posts about his rocket-building business, SpaceX. Thus, says Bob, if Elon writes that an unmanned rocket ship has a 'rapid unscheduled disassembly", Bob can translate to… 'it blew up in mid-air.' And when Elon says a rocket "experienced a major anomaly", Bob can point out that 'it blew up on the ground'. Bob tells the Diary: 'I was quite happy daydreaming about this until my wife informed me that I had experienced 'a rapid unscheduled disassembly,' which she explained was better than saying: "You've lost the plot.' Weather woes Perusing a BBC Scotland news article on their website about the completion of works on the island of Staffa's jetty and steps, reader David Morrow noticed that one photo had the most Scottish caption of all time, for it read: 'The weather was disrupted at times by bad weather.' Absorbing this information, David says gloomily: 'I guess this means that summer must be here…' Ancient amore Business-minded Ian Noble from Carstairs Village says: 'I'm about to establish an online dating agency restricted to the over 75s called Carbon Dating. Reckon I'm on to a winner.' Bliss on boat More about the Scottish climate and its acolytes. Margaret Thomson was on a cruise round the Western Isles. The weather was perfect. Blue skies. Calm waters. On board the boat was an Australian woman who was ecstatic about the scenery, racing round deck with her camera, going snap-happy. After a while she sat down and enthused: "I had no idea that Scotland was so very beautiful!" With slightly less enthusiasm, a fellow passenger retorted: "Come back in November, hen."
Daily Mail
24-06-2025
- Daily Mail
Whisky boss wished his wife dead when he didn't like the birthday present she gave him, court hears
A former managing director of a Scottish whisky company wished his wife dead because he did not like his birthday present, a court has heard. Christopher Leggat allegedly told his wife Cara 'I hope you die in your sleep' because of the 'childish and ridiculous' TikTok water bottle she had gifted him. Glasgow Sheriff Court heard how he lost his temper because he was disappointed at a perceived lack of effort to mark his birthday in January 2023. He later apologised for the remark and claimed it was 'a bit of banter', his wife told the court. The incident was one of several outlined at the court, where Leggatt, 44, is accused of verbal and physical abuse towards his 42-year-old former wife. He faces a string of allegations which include slapping her while walking home from an Old Firm game and pushing her into a kitchen cabinet at their home in the Pollokshields area of the city. He is also claimed to have kept tabs on her location by using an electronic device and placing her under a curfew. Leggat is the ex-managing director of his wife's family company Douglas Laing & Co, based in Hillington, Glasgow. Mrs Leggat, who has taken over the role, told the court that he tried to stop her from seeing family. The couple were married in 2013 and worked together at the firm where Mrs Leggat's father Fred Laing is chairman. Leggat pleaded not guilty to engaging in a course of behaviour which was abusive to his partner or ex-partner between September 2022 and November 2024. The pair were given hospitality tickets to Hampden Park in February 2023 for an Old Firm League Cup Final clash. Cara stated that when they walked home after the match and she was pushed into a bush by Leggat. She told the court that a notification appeared on her phone in March 2024 regarding an Apple AirTag tracking device. The witness stated that Leggat told her at the time that he had 'no knowledge of it'. She also accused Leggat of 'discouraging' her from seeing her parents which also included a curfew which made her 'twitch' when it was close. Cara claimed that the last occasion Leggat became violent towards her was in November 2024 at the family home. She said he slapped her on the forehead and pushed her into a kitchen cabinet which resulted in a thigh injury. Cara told the court that she called her father and the police were called. Prosecutor Siobhan Currie asked Cara why she did not contact the police on an earlier occasion. She replied: 'I knew he wanted to stay in the Scottish whisky industry. 'From my knowledge he would find it hard to get into the USA and Singapore which are key places in the industry. 'I didn't want the man not to get an international job.' Leggat, now of Bearsden, Dunbartonshire, told the court in his evidence that he left the company in 2023 with Cara taking over his role. He stated that he did not complain about his birthday plans and refuted allegations that he told Cara that he wanted her to die. He also denied slapping her after the Old Firm game but accepted that he may have caught her on the chin or chest while expressing himself in conversation. He said: 'She did not fall into a bush - we were walking beside a bush.' Leggat further stated that Cara was aware of AirTags as they had discussed the devices with her. He claimed that Cara 'prodded' him ten times before her father arrived at their home in November 2024. He stated that he did not grab his wife and push her against the kitchen cabinet.
