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New Balgray Station Will Open Early This September, Giving Glasgow Travelers A New Rail Option

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Balgray station in Barrhead is now set to open on 27 September, weeks earlier than first planned, adding a new rail link for local residents and visitors heading toward Glasgow and Dams to Darnley Country Park.

Glasgow Central Will Be Fully Open Again Next Week After Months Of Fire Disruption

View of the iconic clock and glass roof at Glasgow Central Station, Scotland.

Glasgow Central Station is set to return to normal next week, with the full concourse reopening on July 13 and the Union Street and Gordon Street entrances following on July 17 after months of disruption caused by the March fire.

Jim Glennie, One Of Scotland’s Last D-Day Veterans, Dies Aged 100

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Jim Glennie, one of Scotland’s last surviving D-Day veterans, has died aged 100. The former Gordon Highlander landed on Sword Beach at 18, survived injury and captivity, and later spent decades volunteering in Aberdeen.