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Untidy Glasgow elections

Apollo wrote 2 days ago: Apollo 10 Command Module - Charlie Brown over the lunar surface Glasgow is an untidy city and litter … more »

Tags: Apollo 10, By-election, waste

Escape from Alacatraz

Apollo wrote 2 days ago: “I confirm that there is now no question of our erecting a permanent structure – it simply i … more »

Tags: Bute, fence, Jobsworth, legislation, Rothesay, Security, Terrorism

Farnborough 2008

Apollo wrote 4 days ago: Schiebel S100 Camcopter Said to attract a remarkable 250,000 visitors, this year’s Farnborough … more »

Tags: Aviation, military, Airshow, Farnborough

US Wiped Out Afghan Wedding Party

Dave wrote 4 days ago: Originally denied, now proven true.  US occupiers massacre a wedding party in Afghanistan.  Imagin … more »

Tags: War of Terror, War, Afghanistan, Occupation, USA, wedding, Bride

ITV to reinvent The Prisoner

Apollo wrote 1 week ago: Remake forthcoming in 2009 With a history of on-again, off-again rumours, that has spanned many year … more »

Tags: The Prisoner, TV

Bon Accord baths still hopeful

Apollo wrote 1 week ago: I must admit I only noticed the original story about the Bon Accord Baths being set for closure and … more »

Tags: Appeal, Aberdeen, Art Deco, Baths, Bon-Accord, closure, Council, Petition

The secrets of Law Hospital

Apollo wrote 1 week ago: Unfortunately not somewhere we’ve managed to fall through the doors of on a wander - and we wo … more »

Tags: Data, Exploration, hospital, Law, Security

Stirling Veterans Celebrations

Apollo wrote 1 week ago: There seems to be a remarkable number of Veterans Celebrations appearing in the news recently, and w … more »

Tags: World War II, World War I, event, Stirling, Veterans

Political garbage II and silly people

Apollo wrote 1 week ago: More waste arrives Beginning to feel a little neglected down our way. While neighbouring streets hav … more »

Tags: By-election, election, Funny, Sad, waste

Happy Glasgow too expensive to keep

Apollo wrote 1 week ago: We mentioned the 25th anniversary of the Glasgow’s Miles Better campaign recently, and our ow … more »

Tags: anniversary, glasgow, mr happy

Portavadie booms

Apollo wrote 1 week ago: Well, perhaps booms is a bit of an exaggeration, but over the past weeks I’ve noticed that the … more »

Tags: development, Hotel, Marina, Portavadie

See the "Nothing to Hide" people scurry for cover2 comments

Apollo wrote 1 week ago: I find it highly amusing that the government’s National Identity Database and ID cards bring o … more »

Tags: Google maps, Images, Privacy, street view

Alcatraz on the Clyde may be curtailed

Apollo wrote 1 week ago: We’ve been following develpments along the pier at Rothesay, following the announcement that … more »

Tags: Security, Rothesay, Bute, legislation, Terrorism, fence, Jobsworth

Rothesay Pavilion 70th anniversary

Apollo wrote 1 week ago: Rothesay Pavilion Rothesay Pavilion marked its 70th year this July, having opened on July 1, 1938. I … more »

Tags: Funding, Building, Rothesay, Pavilion

Where I live...

Apollo wrote 1 week ago: And where I’ll die early - at least according to the statistics. The Glasgow East constituency … more »

Tags: Unemployment, Shettleston, By-election, Constituency, Life Expectancy, Literacy, Income

Antonine Wall gains World Heritage status

Apollo wrote 1 week ago: Antonine Wall near Bar Hill Roman Fort, Twechar © Andrew Barclay Although I’m really not an a … more »

Tags: Roman, Antonin Wall, Caledonia

Political garbage

Apollo wrote 1 week ago: More waste coming Much as this post could be about what the title might suggest is the obvious subje … more »

Tags: waste, election

Free bus travel scheme extended

Apollo wrote 2 weeks ago: I’m beginning to see why some writers pick on politics and political writing as their subject … more »

Tags: Transport, Bus, pensioner, Disabled, Free

My sure bet still looks safe

Apollo wrote 2 weeks ago: Glasgow Science Centre © E Gammie At the start of the month, even though I don’t bet I referr … more »

Tags: Cuts, Funding, glasgow, Science