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Paisley lollipop man is named best in Britain

Paisley :: United Kingdom | about 3 hours ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

S favourite lollipop man yesterday spoke of his pride as he was named as the best in Britain. John Foley, from Paisley, beat 19,000 rivals to be crowned the UK's favourite lollipop person. The 56-year-old, who retired from the fire service last year when...

Tags: lollipop man, United Kingdom, Paisley, Education, Lollipop, John Foley

Big-name signing for Powerleague as Sky Sports presenter joins the board

Paisley :: United Kingdom | 1 day ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Patron Capital, the private equity group that recently bought Powerleague, has named two new board members to assist with an "aggressive" expansion campaign...He will be joined on the board by Jonathan First, the former commercial director of leisure...

Tags: Powerleague, Patron Capital, sided football, United Kingdom, Paisley, Business Finance, Five-a-side football, Private equity

Rapist is snared by twin brother's DNA

Renfrew :: United Kingdom | 12 days ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

The High Court in Glasgow heard martial arts expert Kevan McDonald raped a schoolgirl and a 33-year-old woman. He also attacked two teenage girls with intent to rape in two separate incidents, but was foiled on occasions by passers-by...Yesterday McDonald...

Tags: Kevan McDonald, twin brother, Paisley, United Kingdom, Renfrew, Rape, DNA profiling, Sex crimes, Crimes, Violence, Law Crime

Ginger binger

Paisley :: United Kingdom | 18 days ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

This is the story of how our modern law of negligence came about all because of a fizzy drink...The mollusc in question was a common snail that ended its days in a bottle of ginger beer. It made legal history in the 1932 case of Donoghue v Stevenson.

Tags: ginger beer, United Kingdom, Paisley, the United Kingdom, Negligence, Law, Duty of care, Tort law, Donoghue v Stevenson, Law Crime

Steven Pressley quits Scotland job

Paisley :: United Kingdom | 2 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Steven Pressley today quit George Burley's backroom staff, less than 24 hours after it was announced the Scotland boss was keeping his job. Rumours were rife Burley was set to ditch Pressley, one of his assistants along with Terry Butcher, but the 35-year-old...

Tags: Scotland, George Burley, Steven Pressley, scotland boss, backroom team, United Kingdom, Paisley

Fundraiser to help buy bikes for injured cyclists

Glasgow :: United Kingdom | 3 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Anne Paliwal contacted Lance Armstrong's manager after the seven-time Tour de France winner expressed support for the injured cyclists on his video blog. (Simon Gardner/CBC) Four of five Ottawa cyclists who were hit and seriously injured by a car on...

Tags: Lance Armstrong, bikes ride, france winner, Paisley, twitter invitation, Glasgow

Swine flu victim has premature baby

Paisley :: United Kingdom | 6 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

A woman has given birth to a baby while critically ill with swine flu. The baby was born almost three months early on Monday at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley, Renfrewshire, and is being looked after in intensive care. The baby's mother, 38,...

Tags: swine flu, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Scotland, intensive care, Paisley

Swine flu victims in intensive care

Paisley :: United Kingdom | 6 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Two people suffering from swine flu have been admitted to an intensive care unit. The pair are both being treated at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley, Renfrewshire. One of them is a 45-year-old man who is not thought to have any other underlying...

Tags: swine flu, intensive care, health problems, Toronto Western Hospital, underlying health, Royal Alexandra Hospital, old man, Paisley, Canada, congestive heart

Life for hit-and-run murderer

Paisley :: United Kingdom | 11 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Rona MacKenzie will spend at least 15 years behind bars for mowing down 39-year-old Margaret Borris in a car as she walked with her son in Paisley, Renfrewshire. The 46-year-old, from Paisley, left her victim lying on the ground in King Street on July...

Tags: Rona MacKenzie, Paisley, Margaret Borris

Airport bomb hero fights for life

London :: United Kingdom | about 1 year ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Glasgow Airport bomb hero John Smeaton is fighting for his life as two men accused of the attack stand trial. The 32-year-old was reportedly rushed from his home in Paisley, Renfrewshire, to hospital after suffering a serious asthma attack on Thursday...

Tags: doctor, John Smeaton, bombs hero, Glasgow Airport, Paisley, hero john, cars bombs, asthma attack

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