All planned teacher strikes have been suspended after a new pay offer was presented by the Scottish Government. At the time his parents lived in Provanmill Road, Blackhill, in a garishly converted former council house nicknamed The Ponderosa, after the 1960s cowboy TV series Bonanza. In his 2009 autobiography, legendary Scottish football commentator Archie Macpherson revealed he was paid up to 500 a time in the early 1980s to host events organised by Thompson. The continent of Africa is plagued by an infestation of machete wielding gangs, and the Mungiki originated in much the same way as most of these outfits. Glasgow shop sign blunder warns customers against 'consummation of food and drink'. MS-13 worked with Mexican drug cartels regularly and is becoming ever more active in the United States. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. His team, the Barlanark Gang, initially continued paying him a cut, but the two sides quickly fell out as the Gang found new paymasters. He was a very violent, ruthless, clever criminal and a real nasty piece of work. At one time, he had at least 20 pubs in Glasgow paying him 4000 each week. AROUND a hundred mourners yesterday attended the funeral of gangster's wife Rita Thompson. contact the editor here. But the damage to his family's already tattered reputation, not to mention the violent implications for Glasgow's underworld, look set to last for some time to come. Arthur Thompson, Rita Thompson.Circa, Glasgow - Global ImageWorks His own death almost 30 years ago marked the end of an astonishing era in the history of the city's underworld. The spot where Fat Boy died is just a few yards from where Billy Thompson was stabbed 10 months ago during the unsuccessful first attempt on his life and a short distance from the site of the most recent attack. Norval's daughter, Rita Gunn, is charged with conspiring to damage the court but acquitted. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. Glasgow's gangsters, Arthur Thompson - the Godfather, Glasgow bakery Mortons Rolls 'ceases all trading' in 'hammer blow' to city. Souhila and her husband were almost ready to open Adam Supermarket before the Napiershall Lane business was hit with a devastating inferno on Wednesday night. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. The wife of late Glasgow godfather Arthur Thompson, died last week aged 72 after a battle with throat cancer. [8] Billy died on 4 March 2017 as a result of his drug addiction. Registered in England & Wales | 01676637 |. The gang clashed with the owners of matatus (privately owned minibusses) and approximately 50 people died in the violence. The violence was on a much, much higher level.
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