Glasgow 2014 Venues “Late” 2009-11-20
Posted by clype in Glasgow, Money, Scotland.Tags: 2014, commonwealth, commonwealth games, games, Glasgow 2014, Glasgow Games, NISA
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Key venues for the 2014 Commonwealth Games are months behind schedule, according to a report by Audit Scotland.
They say that the new national indoor sports arena (NISA) is being delayed, as is the revamp of the national swimming centre in Glasgow.
The news has prompted calls (more…)
Biological Clock Affected by Weather 2009-10-20
Posted by clype in Health, Science, Scotland.Tags: biological clock, body clock, jetlag, sad, sleep, weather
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Our internal body clocks are shaped by the weather as well as by the seasons, scientists have discovered. (more…)
Lazy Glasgow 2009-09-10
Posted by clype in Glasgow, Health, Scotland, Statistics.Tags: Lazy Glaswegians
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Lazy Brits would rather watch a television programme they do not like than get out of their chair to change channels.
A survey by Nuffield Health has been finding out our slobbish habits with some shocking results.
Around one in six people said if their remote control was broken, they would continue watching the same channel rather than get up. (more…)
Council to Stem Bigot Parades 2009-08-19
Posted by clype in Glasgow, Intolerance, Scotland.Tags: Bigot, Orange order, Protestant
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The number of Orange parades in Glasgow could be cut by up to 90 per cent amid council concerns over policing costs and disruption to city streets, it emerged today. (more…)
George High Fashion for Glasgow 2009-07-11
Posted by clype in Glasgow, Humanities, Money, Scotland.Tags: ASDA, clothing, fashion, George, George Davies, Glasgow, M&S, next, Per Una, shop, store
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Design ‘guru’ George Davies has picked Glasgow as the Scottish home of his new independent clothing chain.
- The retail expert co-founded ‘Next‘, is responsible for the ‘Marks and Spencer’ upmarket ‘Per Una’ range, and designed ‘George at Asda‘.
Now he is set to launch ‘affordable luxury’ brand ‘GIVe’ in seven UK cities, with Glasgow hosting the only Scottish site. (more…)
The Riverside Museum of Transport, Glasgow 2008-11-16
Posted by clype in Glasgow, Humanities, Money, Scotland.Tags: Architecture, Hadid, Museum
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![[Graphic of The Riverside Museum of Transport Glasgow from above]](http://clippednews.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/glasgow_museum_transport.jpg "gThe Riverside Museum of Transport Glasgow")
Seven clipped stories chronologically charting the progress of ‘The Riverside Museum’ (the new museum of transport for Glasgow). From the initial report late in 2004 (Museum of Transport, Glasgow, Scotland) through to the summer headlines of 2007 (Shock call to scrap city’s £74m transport museum), and then the follow-ups in October and November (Good news for Zaha as work on Transport Museum looks set to begin and Work begins on city’s £74 million Riverside Museum), and the the actual starting (First turf cut for Riverside Museum project) and just before last Christmas, work starts properly (Riverside development gets under way in Glasgow), to today’s latest sponsorship fund-raiser (Glasgow’s ‘Guggenheim’ starts to take shape). (more…)
Black Puppy Police Outrage 2008-07-02
Posted by clype in Humanities, Intolerance, Scotland.Tags: adverts, dogs, islam, muslims, offensive, police, rebel
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Muslims outraged at police advert featuring cute puppy sitting in policeman’s hat
A postcard featuring a cute puppy sitting in a policeman’s hat advertising a Scottish police force’s new telephone number has sparked outrage from Muslims. (more…)
Scottish House Prices Still Rising 2008-04-15
Posted by clype in Articles of Interest, Glasgow, Money, Scotland, Statistics.Tags: credit crunch, economy, flats, houses, housing, Property
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Scotland is the only part of the UK where house prices are continuing to rise according to ‘The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ (‘The RICS’), who state that 90 per cent of its members reported that costs were either rising or staying the same.
However, new buyer enquiries (more…)
