News, all about Govan, by the people of Govan

Cost of New City Primary Goes up £4m

THE price of a new Glasgow primary school campus has soared by £4million...

1/7/2008

Thank You

By Norie Mackie Thanks to Sadie Tripod for getting in touch about the Maybole Dairy, and for letting us know it was actually in Govan Road just along from the bank. Cheers, Norie Mackie....

29/5/2008

City holds pet shows top end mess from dog dirt

GLASGOW'S campaign to clean up the streets is turning its attention on a new target … dog dirt.
The city council's Clean Glasgow campaign, which is supported by the Evening Times, wants irresponsible dog owners to stop allowing their pets to b...

19/5/2008

Thieves rip heart out of project for youngsters

A PROJECT for hundreds of young people in a deprived community has been forced to close, after having thousands of pounds worth of equipment stolen.Govan Youth Information Project in Glasg...

15/5/2008

Terror as yard crane breaks and falls

A MAJOR investigation is under way after an 80-tonne crane snapped at a Glasgow shipyard.One worker was slightly injured and two others were treated for shock following the incident at the BAE Systems...

6/5/2008

Govan is set for historic cash boost

HISTORIC Govan Cross has been confirmed as Glasgow’s newest conservation area.The move by the city council could result in around £3.6million being invested in preserving and improving its...

5/5/2008

Groovy green place!

IT WAS, when all was said and done, a magical five months – a long hot summer that seared itself into Glasgow's collective memory. Between April and September 1988, the Glasgow Garden Festival w...

1/5/2008

Couple remortgage home to follow dream of making movies - We've hit gold with zombie pic...in Govan!

A GLASGOW couple remortgaged their home and ploughed every penny they had into making a sci-fi horror film in Govan.And amazingly, the £200,000 gamble paid off big time for Arabella Croft an...

1/5/2008

Garden Festival Revealed Flourishing Glasgow

IT'S quiet today out on Bell's Bridge, the cold and the rain see to that. In 10 minutes, its only traffic consists of a man on a bike and two people on foot.Twenty years ago today though, it was a dif...

30/4/2008

GARDEN CITY - How Glasgow Got Flower Power

THE Garden Festival didn't have too many stars who were bigger than Big Rory. When it came to height, the entertainer conceded defeat only to the 220ft Clydesdale Bank viewing tower, but otherwise he...