Russell Leadbetter

On Monday, November 18, 1963, the current affairs programme broadcast a special edition from Glasgow, on the back of a government White Paper on public investment in the UK. Its presenters included Richard Dimbleby and Robin Day, while journalist Michael Barratt introduced a film report about Glasgow’s youth. Barratt, who had attended Paisley Grammar School, knew Glasgow well, having begun his journalistic career on a bestselling Sunday tabloid there.

WILLIE Limond, who has died at the age of 45, was an exciting, skilled and tenacious boxer, a genuine crowd-pleaser. He never knew when to quit. In November 2011, Limond, then 32, was soundly beaten by Ant

They are now in their seventh decade, and still fronted by Francis Rossi - the writer of Pictures of Matchstick Men and so much more - who turns 75 at the end of the month. Perennial favourites with Glasgow audiences (of which more later), Quo play the Kelvingrove Bandstand on May 30 and 31

The GFT this month marks its 50th anniversary with its customary flair, beginning with another showing of Roma, Fellini’s striking ode to the Italian capital.

Tobin enjoyed a lifetime of experience in business in Glasgow and throughout Scotland. He managed Billy Connolly, Midge Ure, Nazareth and The Sensational Alex Harvey Band and was commercial manager for a number of Rangers and Celtic football players.

NINETY years ago, in April 1934, a photograph was taken of what purported to be the Loch Ness monster. Attributed to a doctor named Robert Kenneth Wilson, it showed Nessie’s long neck as she emerged from the water.

Robert Millar

Vincent Friell

At 5pm last Sunday, after a hectically busy weekend, the People’s Palace finally fell silent. The last visitor departed, perhaps with an affectionate backwards glance at the exhibits and the interior. The doors were locked, and the staff gathered, lost in thought.

THE year 2014 saw more than a few landmark events in Scotland. The independence referendum, for one; then there were the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, the Ryder Cup at Gleneagles, and the 700th anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn. And, after dark one night in April that year, thousands of people gathered for the public launch of two huge sculptures known as the Kelpies.