Julie Gilbert

Stories by Julie Gilbert

Below are recent stories by Julie Gilbert

• Published: 1 Sep 2010 15:00

  Police car crash horror

  FAMILIES have been left counting their blessings after a police car — which crashed into a garden where children play — did not hit anyone.

• Published: 18 Aug 2010 14:00

  You’re the prettiest link — Goodbye

  A STUNNING Bankie beauty who appeared on The Weakest Link was voted off immediately for being too young and pretty.

• Published: 18 Aug 2010 12:00

  Shopping centre revamp scrapped

  THE long-awaited £75m redevelopment of the dilapidated Drumchapel Shopping Centre is “unlikely to proceed as planned”.

• Published: 18 Aug 2010 09:30

  Flats destroyed by blaze

  AN unoccupied block of flats was destroyed by fire yesterday (Tuesday).

• Published: 11 Aug 2010 13:00

  Bridge parachute jump sparks emergency

  AN adrenaline junkie played Russian Roulette with his life when he jumped off the Erskine Bridge on Saturday night and parachuted to the ground.

• Published: 11 Aug 2010 12:00

  'Stolen’ car makes a splash

  A “STOLEN” car — which had been involved in a police pursuit — ended up in the canal after being driven down a residential cul-de-sac.

• Last updated: 16 Jun 2010 15:00

  Big ambition

  AS the final series of Big Brother gets under way, Clydebank's former housemate Mikey Hughes has declared he wants back in.

• Last updated: 16 Jun 2010 14:00

  'Strictly speaking - I'm hopeful'

  A BANKIE actress and singer could be set to feature in the next series of Strictly Come Dancing.

• Last updated: 16 Jun 2010 12:00

  Blitz basement

  THE story of a group of people who sheltered in the basement of the Clydebank Co-op building during the Blitz is to be the focus of a documentary.

• Published: 2 Jun 2010 14:00

  Parental permission for Kevin Bridges

  Clydebank's top comedian has had the week of his life after appearing on Friday Night With Jonathan Ross and performing in front of 10,000 people at the SECC.

• Published: 2 Jun 2010 14:00

  'Nobody thought Singer would close'

  Thirty years ago — in June 1980 — the great Singer factory, which had once been the largest sewing machine factory in the world, closed its doors for the last time.

• Published: 19 May 2010 16:00

  Hunt of for 'HATE' mugger

  A VIOLENT robber with the word 'HATE' tattooed on his knuckles brutally mugged a woman on her way to work.

• Last updated: 19 May 2010 12:00

  Something mast be done

  Calls have been made to review planning guidelines on mobile phone masts, following approval of a mast only 400 yards from a Clydebank school.

• Last updated: 12 May 2010 15:00

  Bomb scare

  The bomb squad was called into Clydebank last week after a shocked gardener found a grenade while digging in her allotment.

• Last updated: 12 May 2010 14:00

  Roundabout is to blame, not bus lane

  A long-awaited review of a congestion causing £25,000 bus lane has concluded it is to stay in place.

• Last updated: 12 May 2010 12:00

  High rise tenants' survey 'ignored'

  Residents claim a housing survey which revealed a concerning number of high rise homes suffer with mould and dampness has been "dismissed" by the council.

• Last updated: 5 May 2010 14:00

  D-Day battleship vet's 4,000-mile pilgrimage

  A NAVY veteran travelled 4,000 miles to see the striking new sculpture of Clyde-built battleship HMS Ramillies, which he served on during the Second World War.

• Last updated: 14 Apr 2010 13:00

  Gun runners and the QE2

  Details of how the Clydebank-built QE2 was used as a gun running ship for the IRA have been revealed from beyond the grave.

• Last updated: 14 Apr 2010 13:00

  Bookies raid and mugging 'linked'

  A £10,000 reward is being offered to help find the knife wielding robber who held up a Clydebank bookmakers and mugged a young couple.

• Last updated: 7 Apr 2010 13:00

  Ex-shipbuilders to erect memorial sculpture

  FORMER shipbuilders are being asked to help build a huge sculpture which celebrates the industry on the Clyde and the memory of those who lost their lives because of the yards.

• Published: 31 Mar 2010 16:00

  Massive 'heroin network' busted

  Eighteen people have been arrested for alleged drug offences following a series of dawn raids across Clydebank.

• Last updated: 31 Mar 2010 13:00

  CCTV for bridge

  Fourteen CCTV cameras are to be installed on the Erskine Bridge to deter people from taking their own lives.

• Last updated: 31 Mar 2010 12:00

  'Dangerous dogs are spoiling park'

  "Dangerous" breeds of dogs are making one of Clydebank's parks a no-go area, it has been claimed.

• Last updated: 17 Mar 2010 16:00

  BAFTA boys make film for 56p

  Two pals have picked up a BAFTA nomination for a film they shot at the Radnor Park high flats with a budget of just 56p.

• Last updated: 3 Mar 2010 15:00

  Glass panes thrown from high rise flats

  Panes of reinforced glass are being tossed from high rise windows - leaving residents fearful someone will be "sliced in two".

• Last updated: 3 Mar 2010 14:00

  Rush hour drama

  A WORKER required hospital treatment after being hit by a van at the height of the rush hour on Monday morning.

• Last updated: 10 Feb 2010 15:00

  QE2 set for sale?

  The pride of Clydebank - the QE2 - looks set to be sold as its cash-strapped Dubai owners seek to clear billions of pounds of debt.

• Last updated: 3 Feb 2010 12:00

  Parents not mooved by nursery fund 'crumbs'

  A HASTILY arranged £50,000 emergency fund was set up for cash-strapped working parents in Thursday's budget after the angry backlash over increased child care fees.

• Last updated: 27 Jan 2010 16:00

  Inquiry comes to tragic conclusion

  THE long-awaited findings of a probe into a dad's death have concluded he made a tragically flawed decision that led to the accident that killed him.

• Last updated: 20 Jan 2010 16:00

  Parents face massive rise in childcare costs

  WORKING parents facing massive increases in childcare costs are demanding the council re-thinks its plan.