Glasgow Glasgow Arden is the location of a medium sized housing estate south west of Glasgow city centre and on the very edge of the city. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arden, Glasgow"
The Audi Centre of Excellence is a 5 acre (20,000 m²) retail venue in Glasgow for Audi-brand products. To date, it is the largest in the world. The Centre includes space for sales and service, an outdoor off-road test track, cafés, a kindergarten, a restaurant, a museum, an art gallery, and conference facilities. It will also serve as an Audi Academy training facility for Audi employees in the United Kingdom. The Centre cost 15 million GBP, and was planned to open on 11 October 2004. ...more on Wikipedia about "Audi Centre of Excellence"
Bannerman High School is a secondary school in the East End of Glasgow, Scotland. With an enrolment of 1400 pupils, it is a reasonably-sized school for its area. Run under the headmaster, Iain Duncan, for several years, before his retirement, when Ms Jacqueline Purdie took over, and implemented many new regulations, such as a strongly enforced uniform code. This must be all black, with a white shirt, and a tie, Purple with "Blue" Stripes, although in reality these are silver, for the 1st-4th years, and S5 and S6 Pupils have a tie which is mostly purple, with one stripe through the middle, and the School logo above it. Shoes must also be black in colour. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bannerman High School"
Bellahouston is a residential suburb in the southwest of the Scottish city of Glasgow. It borders Govan, Cardonald, Mosspark and Craigton. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bellahouston"
Bible John is the nickname of an unidentified serial killer who may have operated in Glasgow, Scotland, in the late 1960s. However, although the three murders attributed to him undoubtedly did happen, it is not clear that they were the work of the same person, officially the police still have an open mind on this. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bible John"
Bishopbriggs is an affluent commuter suburb in the northern outskirts of Glasgow, Scotland. Though once an independent burgh, Bishopbriggs is now one of the main towns of the East Dunbartonshire Council Area. It currently has a population of 23,500 people. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bishopbriggs"
One of the worst riots on the streets of Glasgow took place on Friday, January 31, 1919. The Scottish TUC and Clyde Workers' Committee called the '40 hours strike', later referred to as Black Friday. Before the First World War, the working week was 54 hours but Scottish workers wanted it cut to 30. Emmanuel Shinwell, the Glasgow Trades Council president, persuaded them to go for 40 hours a week. ...more on Wikipedia about "Black Friday (1919)"
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The Buchanan Galleries is a shopping mall located in the central area of Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland. Construction began in 1996 and the building opened to the public on 31st March 1999. Costing £250 million, it is one of the largest city centre shopping developments in the United Kingdom, boasting an internal retail space of nearly 56,000 sq m. ...more on Wikipedia about "Buchanan Galleries"
Buchanan Street is one of the main shopping throughfares in Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland. ...more on Wikipedia about "Buchanan Street"
Buckfast Tonic Wine, commonly known as simply Buckfast or Buckie or Bow (in Scotland, the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland), is a tonic wine produced by Buckfast Abbey in Devon, south west England. The wine was first produced in 1890s by the Benedictine monks at Buckfast Abbey using a recipe brought over from France. ...more on Wikipedia about "Buckfast Tonic Wine"
A Celtic pub is a public house which has an expressed or tacit affiliation to Celtic Football Club. Generally this affiliation takes the form of its clientele being supporters of that football side and the bar being full of them on days when matches are being shown on television, though many pubs also have official supporters' buses organised which take fans to games. ...more on Wikipedia about "Celtic pub"
Chewin' the Fat is a comedy series set in Scotland, starring Ford Kiernan, Greg Hemphill and Karen Dunbar. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chewin' the Fat"
The Citizens' Theatre is located in Glasgow, Scotland. ...more on Wikipedia about "Citizens' Theatre"
City Lights is a Scottish television sitcom made by BBC Scotland and set in Glasgow. It ran from 1987 to 1991 and was written by Bob Black. Two stage shows, featuring the original cast, toured Scotland. ...more on Wikipedia about "City Lights (sitcom)"
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The City of Glasgow Council (Mòr-bhaile Ghlaschu in Gaelic) is one of the 32 Scottish unitary authorities, formerly Glasgow District Council and Glasgow Corporation in Glasgow, Scotland. ...more on Wikipedia about "City of Glasgow"
The City of Glasgow Police was probably the first professional police force in modern history. In the 17th century, Scottish cities used to hire watchmen to guard the streets at night, augmenting a force of unpaid citizen constables. On June 30 1800 the authorities of Glasgow, successfully petitioned the UK Government to pass the Glasgow Police Act establishing the City of Glasgow Police. It served Glasgow from 1800 to 1975. ...more on Wikipedia about "City of Glasgow Police"
Formerly farming land for the Township of Govan, Craigton is a residential suburb in the southwest of the Scottish city of Glasgow. It borders Cardonald, Govan and Bellahouston Park. ...more on Wikipedia about "Craigton"
Croftfoot is a residential suburb on the southeastern side of the Scottish city of Glasgow. ...more on Wikipedia about "Croftfoot"
The city of Glasgow, Scotland, has many amenities for a wide range of cultural activities, from curling to opera and from football to art appreciation; it also has a large selection of museums that include those devoted to transport, religion, and modern art. The city often hosts exhibitions and events in these areas, although it can be at times overshadowed by the cultural activities in the nearby city of Edinburgh. The city even has the largest public reference library in Europe in the form of the Mitchell Library. ...more on Wikipedia about "Culture in Glasgow"
Councillor Euan McLeod JP, is a member of the Scottish Labour Party and Glasgow City Councillor for Ward(46) Mount Vernon. ...more on Wikipedia about "Euan McLeod"
Franz Ferdinand is a British indie rock band from Glasgow. The band's debut self-titled album released in 2004 debuted on the UK album charts at number three, and won the 2004 Mercury Music Prize. So far, the band has released six singles of which " Take Me Out", " The Dark of the Matinée" and " Do You Want To" were top 10 hits in the UK. They are influenced by 1980s post-punk, garage rock and new wave and are currently exploring the world of hip hop for inspiration on how to improve their production techniques. ...more on Wikipedia about "Franz Ferdinand (band)" shortopedia Is Good For You.
Geography of Glasgow, relates to the geography, climate and demographics of Glasgow, Scotland ...more on Wikipedia about "Geography of Glasgow"
George Square is the central square in the Scottish city of Glasgow. Its east side is composed of the ornate Glasgow City Chambers, the seat of Glasgow City Council. On the South side is the former General Post Office, currently under development. The North side consists of Queen Street Station and the station hotel (now the Millennium Hotel). Queen Street, the square's West, features a number of buildings including the city's Trades Hall. ...more on Wikipedia about "George Square"
Glasgow (or Glaschu in Gaelic) is Scotland's largest city and unitary council, situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands. People from Glasgow are called Glaswegians. Glaswegian is also the name of the local dialect, commonly known as the Glasgow Patter (see Dialect, below). ...more on Wikipedia about "Glasgow"
The Barras (more properly The Barrowland market) is a major street and indoor weekend market in Glasgow, Scotland. ...more on Wikipedia about "Glasgow Barrowland market"
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