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Rag and Bone ladies hit big time with new shop
By Steven McCombe: TWO self- dubbed rag and bone women have opened a shop to sell on the second hand goods they collect.Pals Moyra Lindsay and Ann Marie Graham began Gorbals Recycles Project with just a shopping trolley

Night shelter for homeless is axed
By Steven McCombe: A NIGHT shelter for Glasgow’s homeless has been axed after a funding cut.The Salvation Army’s Laurieston Centre will no longer provide emergency accommodation to people forced to sleep on

Gone In 10 seconds
ALMOST 40 years of history was gone in less than 10 seconds as a pair of landmark Glasgow flats were demolished.The two Gorbals tower blocks were razed to the ground on Sunday morning with hundreds of 3 comments

Infamous Gorbals Towers Are Just Days Away From Demolition
FOR almost 40 years they have towered above the Gorbals ... giant monuments to the 1960s dream of communities in the sky.But by this time next week, the Stirlingfaulds flats will be reduced to thousands of tonnes of rubble, and a new era in housing w 1 comment

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3/4/2008Glasgow funeral firm recognised by international organisation

By Christine McAllister: Anderson Maguire, Glasgow’s largest independent firm of undertakers has been invited to join one of the world’s top funeral service organisations, Selected Independent Funeral Homes. Anderson Maguire, which has six offices in Glasgow and is headquartered in Polmadie, is the first funeral company in Glasgow to receive this recognition awarded by the American based organisation to those who meet very high standards of professionalism and service. Dom Maguire, the firm’s managing director said “We pride ourselves on the professionalism we bring to all aspects of our work and for that to be recognised in this way is a tremendous honour for everyone who works here. I am told that there are only 30 firms in the UK who have been invited into membership”. Anderson Maguire is currently in its 25th year of business. Selected Independent Funeral Homes is a professional association with an invited membership of over 1200 family-owned funeral companies worldwide. It is a non-profit body whose membership aim to promote the highest standards of service to the public. It also provides a forum for the exchange and development of knowledge and best practice in funeral service.