By David Cuthbertson As more people around the south west of Glasgow find themselves struggling to feed themselves and their family one local councillor has been working to establish a large food bank for the area.
By Chris Kelso Volunteers from Cardonald College are hoping to bring some Easter cheer to residents at a care home in Cardonald. The project is spearheaded by media lecturer Jim McIvor who hopes the monthly visits to Cardonald Care Home will have an impact on the volunteers themselves as well as the elderly.
By Amanda Crawford With a new film lined up and a motion passed at Glasgow City Council, Tommy Whitelaw continues his ‘Tommy on Tour’ campaign to raise awareness of dementia and carers throughout Scotland.
By Blair Dingwall Scotland and Ireland’s historic connections have been celebrated with a week of St Patrick’s Day festivities. The celebrations, encompassing Irish music, dance and discussions across the city, are the largest Glasgow has ever had for the internationally-renowned day.
By David Cuthbertson An MSP was grilled recently during a heated student debate about Scottish government reforms – and accused of neglecting further education.
By Liam Hastings Ricky Burns has announced that his next fight will be a title defence on 11 May.
By Blair Dingwall Scottish academic and director Dr Nick Higgins’ latest documentary has embarked on a tour of Scotland. Crowd-sourced, collaborative documentary We Are Northern Lights features work from 121 different co-directors from every corner of Scotland, combining them to create a portrait of Scotland in 2012.
By Nathan Mackenzie Today at lunchtime, chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne will walk out of 11 Downing Street and present to a waiting British press, a battered red briefcase.
By Ciaran Shanks Ex-Dundee United manager Peter Houston insists that he is interested in filling the vacant managerial role at Hearts. The 54-year-old, who led the Arabs to a famous Scottish Cup win in 2010, has been out of work since leaving Tannadice in January. Houston has been heavily linked with a move to Championship […]
By Nathan Mackenzie With the Scottish Alternative Music Awards (SAMA’s) taking place this Friday, the 8th of March at the Garage in Glasgow, the Cardonald Courier spoke to one member of a top up and coming Scottish electronic act which has being nominated in this year’s Best Electronic Act category which is sponsored by Red […]
March 28, 2013
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