News
Wind farm dispute yet to blow over
A NEW wind farm in East Renfrewshire has sparked a cash controversy among local residents.
Your view: sir Alex goes down in history
TO THE shock of many football fans, southsider Sir Alex Ferguson finally retired from Manchester United’s dugout last week.
Mearns pupils learn from the best
Mearns Primary welcomed one of Scotland’s top women footballers to the playground this week.
Netherlee on the classical music map
PROFESSIONAL musicians living in East Renfrewshire are set to put Netherlee on the musical map with a series of classical concerts.
School run parking restrictions
A NEW traffic order has been passed by East Renfrewshire council in a bid to reduce parking congestion outside schools.
Battlefield lane celebrations
BATTLEFIELD residents celebrated in the street last weekend following funding from Glasgow city council to transform a problem area.
Sport
pAYING THE PENALTY
THE Spiders are set for another year in division three after they crashed out of the playoffs.
Poloc players rue many missed opportunities
Heavy overnight rain caused all eight scheduled top matches in the west of Scotland to be called off on Saturday.
GHA gunning for repeat
Tournament organiser Brian Gervaise believes everything is in place for this to be the most competitive Glasgow city sevens yet.
Tournament win for GHA’s S2 side
GHA’s second year team won the SRU National 7’s tournament at the IRB Emirates event.
A tangled web they weave
THE Spiders have been left with a mountain to climb to keep their playoff hopes alive.
Gutsy win for Shawlands Academy
SHAWLANDS Academy’s under 14s Rugby team has claimed victory in the Glasgow Emerging schools Cup.
Video
Strathclyde Theatre in at the deep end video
THEATRE fans will swap the stage for the swimming pool this week as a highlight of the Southside Fringe programme occupies Govanhill Baths.
Lifestyle
BMW Z4: On the roadster again
WELCOME to Monaco. Park your yacht over there and join me for a couple of laps of the world’s most celebrated F1 venue. With race weekend just a few days away, the barriers, grandstands and banners are in place and the circuit is ready for action.
Done roman? get the villa look
An airy, elegant home with decorative tiles and nature-inspired murals, where the outdoors blends seamlessly with the indoors, would be an enviable property by today’s standards.
Do you know Jack? Well you can...
THERE are so few of the great, Las Vegas-style singers left to us, with the demise of the individual members of the Rat Pack.
Extra Cinema: The Great Gatsby (15)
Director: Baz Luhrman
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan.
Eating out: jock of all trades
YES, this may be a southside paper, but that doesn’t mean we have to ignore all other culinary delights this great city has to offer.
A spanking success as Maggie opens
THEY may have been talking about the racy novel for a while, and rumours about who will be in the movie are legend,but Glasgow is gossiping about something quite different this week.
Community
Extra Time: what’s on in your neighbourhood? (May 16-23)
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Extra Letters (May 16 edition)
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Volunteers needed for senior project
ISOLATED older people are set to benefit from a £500,000 Big Lottery award presented to a new Voluntary Action project.
Pupils dig deep in Maxwell Park
Hutchesons’ grammar and Shawlands Academy pupils have been working with the Friends of Maxwell park to create a community orchard.
ERC welcomes adult learners
EAST Renfrewshire council has revealed its plans to celebrate Adult Learners Week.
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Weather for Glasgow
Sunday 19 May 2013
Today
Cloudy
Temperature: 10 C to 18 C
Wind Speed: 7 mph
Wind direction: East
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Sunny spells
Temperature: 9 C to 21 C
Wind Speed: 13 mph
Wind direction: North west
