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Just 21, she barely made it out alive from an abusive relationship with her psycho baby daddy, Greg. Poor girl just wants to be loved, but the harder she tries to find the right man, the more wrong her life gets. The city's main manufacturing industries include companies involved in; shipbuilding, engineering, construction, brewing and distilling, printing and publishing, chemicals and textiles as well as newer growth sectors such as optoelectronics , software development and biotechnology.
The city has many bus services; since bus deregulation almost all are provided by private operators though SPT part-funds some services. The principal bus operators within the city are: The main bus terminal in the city is Buchanan bus station. Glasgow has the most extensive urban rail network in the UK outside London with rail services travelling to a large part of the West of Scotland.
Most lines were electrified under British Rail. All trains running within Scotland, including the local Glasgow trains, are operated by Abellio ScotRail , who own the franchise as determined by the Scottish Government. Central station and Queen Street station are the two main railway terminals.
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Glasgow Central is the terminus of the All services to and from England use this station. Glasgow Central is also the terminus for suburban services on the south side of Glasgow, Ayrshire and Inverclyde, as well as being served by the cross city link from Dalmuir to Motherwell. The city's suburban network is currently divided by the River Clyde, and the Crossrail Glasgow initiative has been proposed to link them; it is currently awaiting funding from the Scottish Government. The city is linked to Edinburgh by four direct railway links.
The Subway is the United Kingdom's only completely underground metro system, and is generally recognised as the world's third underground railway after the London Underground and the Budapest Metro. Global-ship-management is carried out by maritime and logistics firms in Glasgow, employing over , seafaring colleagues in client companies.
This reflects maritime skills over many decades and the training and education of deck officers and marine engineers from around the world at the City of Glasgow College , Nautical Campus, from which graduate around one third of all such graduates in the United Kingdom. Since the advent of Containerisation , most other facilities, such as Hunterston Terminal are located in the deep waters of the Firth of Clyde , which together handle some 7.
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Longer distant commercial sea shipping from Glasgow occurs regularly to many European destinations including Mediterranean and Baltic ports via passage through the Sea of the Hebrides. Leisure and tourist sailing is important, at marinas and towns of the Clyde, including the PS Waverley , the world's last operational seagoing paddle-steamer. The main M8 motorway passes around the city centre and connects with the M77 , M74 motorway , M73 , and M80 motorways.
The A82 connects the city to Argyll and the western Highlands. The M74 runs directly south towards Carlisle. Other strategic roads in the city include the East End Regeneration Route , which provides easier access to areas of the East End, linking the M8 to the extended M The city has three international airports within 45 minutes travel of the city centre, as well as a centrally-located seaplane terminal. Two are dedicated to Glasgow while the third is Edinburgh International which, as it is situated on the west side of Edinburgh, is relatively close to Glasgow.
There are also several smaller, domestic and private airports around the city. All of the international airports are easily accessibly by public transport, with GLA and EDI directly linked by a bus routes from the main bus station, and a direct rail connection to PIK from Glasgow Central Station. A plan to provide a direct rail link to Glasgow International was dropped with the cancelling of the Glasgow Airport Rail Link in , [] though the Scottish Government is actively, as of [update] , considering alternative rail-based surface-access possibilities.
Glasgow is known for its tenements ; the red and blond sandstone buildings are some of the most recognisable features of the city. Tenements are commonly bought by a wide range of social types and are favoured for their large rooms, high ceilings and original period features. Like many cities in the UK, Glasgow witnessed the construction of high-rise housing in tower blocks in the s, along with large overspill estates on the periphery of the city, in areas like Pollok , Nitshill , Castlemilk , Easterhouse , Milton and Drumchapel.
Efforts to improve this housing situation, most successfully with the City Improvement Trust in the late 19th century, cleared the slums of the old town areas such as the Trongate , High Street and Glasgow Cross. The policy of tenement demolition is now considered to have been short-sighted, wasteful and largely unsuccessful. The hospital is built on the site of the former Southern General Hospital and opened at the end of April There is also an emergency telephone service provided by NHS 24 and hour access to general practitioners through out of hours centres.
Paramedic services are provided by the Scottish Ambulance Service and supported by voluntary bodies like the St. A strong teaching tradition is maintained between the city's main hospitals and the University of Glasgow Medical School. All pharmacies provide a wide range of services including minor ailment advice, emergency hormonal contraception, public health advice, some provide oxygen and needle exchange.
There are private clinics and hospitals at the Nuffield in the west end and Ross Hall in the south side of the city. In Glasgow had 53, full-time students aged 18—74 resident in the city during term time, more than any other city in Scotland and the fifth-largest in the United Kingdom outside London. Outdoor Education facilities are provided by the city council at the Blairvadach Centre, near Helensburgh. Jordanhill School is operated directly by the Scottish Government.
Glasgow also has a number of Independent schools , including Hutchesons' Grammar School founded in and one of the oldest school institutions in Britain, and others such as Craigholme School , Fernhill School , Glasgow Academy , Kelvinside Academy , St. The world's first international football match was held in at the West of Scotland Cricket Club 's Hamilton Crescent ground in the Partick area of the city.
The match, between Scotland and England finished 0—0. Glasgow was the first city since joined by Liverpool in , Madrid in , , and , and Milan in to have had two football teams in European finals in the same season: Rangers were the first football club from the United Kingdom to reach a European final, doing so in They have also won more domestic top tier league titles than any other football club in the world currently Celtic were the first non-Latin club to win the European Cup, under the management of Jock Stein in , before Manchester United the following year.
Celtic also went on to reach another European Cup Final in , losing to Feyenoord , and also the final of the UEFA Cup in , where they lost an enthralling match which finished 3—2 to Portuguese club Porto. Rangers also reached the final of the same competition in , where they lost to Zenit Saint Petersburg of Russia. Hampden Park , which is Scotland's national football stadium, holds the European record for attendance at a football match: Celtic Park 60, seats is located in the east end of Glasgow, and Ibrox Stadium 50, seats on the south side.
Glasgow has three professional football clubs: Celtic, Rangers, and Partick Thistle. Prior to this, Glasgow had two other professional teams: Clyde since moved to Cumbernauld and Third Lanark liquidated in , plus four others active in the league in the 19th century: Thistle , Cowlairs , Northern and Linthouse. The history of football in the city, as well as the status of the Old Firm , attracts many visitors to football matches in the city throughout the season. The competition is now played for by the youth sides of the five teams.
Glasgow is also home to six women's football teams. Celtic and Rangers play in the top division. The Warriors current home is Scotstoun Stadium and has been since , previously they played at Firhill Stadium. Despite the merger, the second division teams of Glasgow Academicals and Glasgow High Kelvinside re-entered the Scottish rugby league in Cartha Queen's Park play at Dumbreck, within the city. Glasgow was also home to one of the oldest rugby clubs in Scotland, [] West of Scotland F. The club was originally based in Partick at Hamilton Crescent but is now based outside of the city, at Burnbrae, Milngavie in East Dunbartonshire.
The City of Glasgow has a number of ice rinks, and a temporary one is set up in George Square in the Christmas period. This is the first time that a top level ice hockey team has represented Glasgow. The Arlington Baths Club is the oldest swimming club in the world, founded in The Club in Arlington Street, in the Woodlands area of the city is still thriving today. The Arlington inspired other Swimming Clubs and the Western Baths , which opened in , is also still in existence in nearby Hillhead.
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Most of Glasgow's Victorian and Edwardian Municipal Pools have been closed or demolished, with the city council investing in large new leisure centres such as Tollcross , Springburn , Gorbals, Scotstoun and Bellahouston. A community group is however hoping to re-open Govanhill Baths, on the city's southside. Glasgow hosts Scotland's only professional basketball team, the Glasgow Rocks , who compete in the British Basketball League. In the National Academy for Badminton was completed in Scotstoun. In , Glasgow was also given the title of European Capital of Sport. Glasgow is also host to many cricket clubs including Clydesdale Cricket Club who have been title winners for the Scottish Cup many times.
This club also acted as a neutral venue for a One Day International match between India and Pakistan in , but due to bad weather it was called off. Smaller sporting facilities include an abundance of outdoor playing fields , as well as golf clubs such as Haggs Castle and artificial ski slopes. Between and , the Scottish Claymores American football team played some or all of their home games each season at Hampden Park and the venue also hosted World Bowl XI.
Glasgow Green and the Gorbals are home to a number of rowing clubs, some with open membership the rest belonging to universities or schools. Historically, rowing races on the River Clyde here attracted huge crowds of spectators to watch regattas in the late 19th century and early 20th century; [] before football caught the public imagination. Two of Glasgow's rowing clubs separately claim that it was their members who were among the founders of Rangers Football Club.
Motorcycle speedway racing was first introduced to Glasgow in and is currently staged at Saracen Park in the North of the city. The home club, Glasgow Tigers , compete in the British Premier League, the second tier of motorcycle speedway in Britain. Glasgow is also one of five places in Scotland that hosts the final of the Scottish Cup of Shinty , better known as the Camanachd Cup.
This is usually held at Old Anniesland. Once home to numerous Shinty clubs, there is now only one senior club in Glasgow, Glasgow Mid-Argyll, as well as two university sides from University of Strathclyde and University of Glasgow. Glasgow will host the European Sports Championships along with Berlin pre-existing hosts of the European Athletics Championships. On 9 November , Glasgow was selected to be the host city of the Commonwealth Games.
The opening ceremony was held at Celtic Park. Glasgow is twinned with various cities. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This is the latest accepted revision , reviewed on 17 December This article is about the city in Scotland. For other uses, see Glasgow disambiguation. City and council area in Scotland, United Kingdom. City and council area.
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