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Paisley 'cannabis farm' raided as man and woman arrested and charged
Police raided a property on Seedhill Road on Wednesday afternoon, and allegedly discovered a cannabis cultivation, with officers saying plants with a street value of £232,800 were recovered.

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Glasgow people to face more food poverty without major action
The council is taking actions including using public land for people to grow vegetables.


Glasgow community organisations benefit from £2m share of holiday hunger funding
During a council meetings it was confirmed that 48 of these groups have been successful in their funding bid in the past while 11 others were new.

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Family of man stabbed to death in Lanarkshire home left 'devastated' as murderer pleads guilty
Stephen Kelly, 29, appeared at the High Court in Glasgow, where he pled guilty to the murder of 31-year-old Christopher McMahon at a property on Braxfield Terrace, Lanark, on October 4, 2023.


Italian local warns tourist against 'biggest' scam which is 'dangerous'
A travel expert and Italian local has warned holidaymakers about a common tourist scam in Italy that has been branded potentially 'aggressive' and 'dangerous' - and is often pulled on visitors in busy spots


Glasgow pavement parking ban sees more than 570 fines issued
Over 400 warnings were issued in February before enforcement began and now fines of up to £100 are being handed out.


Glasgow firework control zone applications window cut to ensure city meets deadline
It comes after the failure to implement the firework control zones last year were deemed “regrettable and embarrassing” for the city council


Bearsden cat stuck up 25ft-high tree tempted down with McDonald's burger
Harris the cat, who is well known in his home town of Bearsden for his antics around the community, got himself stuck up a tree near one of his favourite watering holes.


Lanarkshire men caught smuggling £1.5 million worth of cannabis in lorry load of watermelons jailed
Scott McSeveney, 37, masterminded the plot, and enlisted the help of Bellshill HGV firm owner Steven Lawson, 48, to transport 155kg of cannabis from the Spanish beach resort of Benicàssim to Scotland hidden in a lorry load of watermelons.


Penny Lancaster shares emotional moment in rare insight into Rod Stewart's blended family
Opening up to Coleen Nolan on a recent episode of Loose Women: The Podcast, Penny talked about her and Rod's blended family and shared an "icing on the cake" moment


UK tourists face long delays within six months under EU law change
The European Union has voted to roll out new travel rules that will see long delays for UK holidaymakers heading to countries including France, Spain, Greece, Italy and Portugal


George Square £20m revamp contract to be awarded as water feature plan scrapped
The project to transform the city's main civic space could move forward next week ahead of construction work starting in June. However, a water feature, which was included in early designs, has been dropped.


Former Glasgow asylum seeker and sister open their own restaurant
The single mothers have made Glasgow their home.


Daredevil Lanarkshire farmer to plunge 100ft from world's tallest whisky distillery
Hugh Neilson, an East Kilbride farmer, is one of the ‘Abseiling Eight’ who will make history by being one of the first groups to descend the 100ft-high Port of Leith Distillery.


M8 lorry driver who killed pregnant Lanarkshire nurse in devastating crash jailed
Evelyn Brown was 34 weeks pregnant when Trevor Norgate veered off the motorway and ploughed into her car, tragically killing the 41-year-old and her unborn child.


UK travel company cancels all trips with 'immediate effect' as travellers urged to get refunds
The popular travel company had been operating for nearly 60 years


M&S worker sacked after telling bosses she was pregnant
Nilgun Kayahan Kolan worked at the high street chain in October 2023


Adorable first-ever hatched red footed tortoise arrives at Amazonia in Easter surprise
Staff at Amazonia, a temperature-controlled tropical indoor attraction located within M&D's Scotland's Theme Park, have welcomed Apollo - an adorable baby red footed tortoise.


Heartbroken daughter pays tribute to 'hero' Glasgow dad who died after being knocked down
Beloved dad Brian Roan, 58, was struck by a Volkswagen on Carntyne Road, in the city's east end, at around 8.40pm on March 22 and tragically died three weeks later.


Armed police raid Cumbernauld property and allegedly find 'quantity of heroin'
A 39-year-old man has been arrested and charged following the alleged recovery at a property on Burns Road, after police executed a drugs warrant on Friday morning.
