Around this time the couple moved down to London to escape the attentions of the police where they both found work. Glasgow mum and daughter duo launch interiors shop in heart of Shawlands. Chelsea Headhunters, one of the most notorious soccer gangs, embraced the Glasgow smile as its trademark, labelling it "the Chelsea smile" or "the Chelsea grin". Glasgow bakery Mortons Rolls 'ceases all trading' in 'hammer blow' to city. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. News By Ron McKay 20:27, 30 MAY 2018. In no time the young agitator built up quite a following. By cross-referencing the keys to addresses linked to the gang, police arrived at a lock-up on Whittingehame Drive, Anniesland, in the west end of Glasgow, on 5 February. As he stood watch, an unknown attacker leaped at him from behind, striking him on the face before disappearing. So he had to be removed. A building at the centre of Glasgow's gang warfare, The Royal Oak made headlines in 2004 after a former henchman of Thomas McGraw was shot in the pub. As the headquarters and meeting place for the Thompson clan - The Provanmill was a place to plan killings, robberies, and drug deals. The Iceman was arrested for the killing but the case was dropped through lack of evidence. Kathy Friend, 60, lost her battle with secondary liver and bone cancer on February 19 but she is remembered for touching the lives of many with her amazing community projects. At an earlier hearing she has screamed at the sheriff, This is against my human rights, so it is., The last words belong, fittingly, to the Crown. Comments have been closed on this article. Kathy Friend, 60, lost her battle with secondary liver and bone cancer on February 19 but she is remembered for touching the lives of many with her amazing community projects. Big Bill would also later be tried and found guilty of the multiple murder in the pub bombing in Belfast - a shocking incident that was only so narrowly avoided in Glasgow. Tributes paid to 'vibrant' Glasgow community hero who tragically died after long cancer battle. McGraw was attempting to expand his own ice cream van business and along with others had been known to use violence and intimidation to secure the most lucrative rounds for himself. Still Game crowned most loved axed TV series fans want to see return to screens. Two men John McCartney and Craig Devlin were taken to hospital following the incident. In fevered battles at soccer matches, the Headhunters would often face off with hated rivals from other London districts particularly South Londons equally-violent Millwall and these face-offs would result in riotous brawls which even the most hardened police were hard-pressed to halt. To this day, her death remains one of the most disturbing cold cases in criminal history. The true story of Glasgow's most notorious street gang The Billy Boys We take a look back at the infamous east end team whose entire existence was wrapped up in hate and sectarianism. The graffiti remains and a Brigton Derry gang may still exist in some form in some small pockets of the scheme. Data returned from the Piano 'meterActive/meterExpired' callback event. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. And the empire was crumbling. In 1993 he would die aged 61, in the most unlikely circumstances, of natural causes, in his bed in the Ponderosa. In 2002, he was stabbed near his luxury home in Mount Vernon, only saved by the bullet proof vest he was wearing. Police stopped a 38-year-old man on the A82 near Renton today for driving a vehicle which was in a state of disrepair. The grisly, haunting grin that slashed across her face was kept out of newspaper photographs. This article tells the story of Botak Chin, one of Malaysia's most notorious criminals, who conducted a series of robberies and . Around that time trusted lieutenant Trevor Lawson, 32, died after being struck by cars as he ran across the M80 towards his home at Denny, Stirlingshire, following a fight in a nearby pub. McGraw rarely stood trial and when he did he was usually cleared or the charges were dropped. There's a story, or legend, that he made himself known to them by bursting into a club they drank in, the Double R, brandishing a gun and shouting, I'm Arthur Thompson, from Glasgow. All planned teacher strikes have been suspended after a new pay offer was presented by the Scottish Government. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Bill and his brother Colin Campbell, and seven other convicted UVF Scotland members, were jailed for a combined total of 500 years for their part in a bombing campaign of four Irish pubs in Glasgow and one in Belfast. Three shots at close range from a .22 pistol hit young Arthur Thompson, the first bullet grazing his cheek, the second smashing into his ribs, puncturing a lung, the third, deliberately fired into his anus, tearing through his gut and piercing his heart. Three Glasgow running routes named in most scenic in Scotland list. Paul Ferris, who was to be charged with young Arthur's murder, was bullied by the Welshes when he was developing his crime moves in Blackhill. The Glasgow smile was also by no means bound to Britain alone. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. After learning the grim history behind the Glasgow smile, learn about another torturous act known as the Blood Eagle, a Viking punishment almost too brutal to be real. A daughter had passed before him, his youngest boy was a pathetic junkie, his eldest, named after him, had been gunned down and the man he believed had shot him, Ferris, had walked free after the longest and most costly trial in Scottish legal history. Better known to most as the 'Billy Boys', there has always been a sectarian undertone bubbling beneath the surface, right from their formation in the 1920s, continuing with links to a paramilitary bombing campaign during the Irish troubles and a shocking sectarian murder in the 1990s. For the more unscrupulous they also provided a means for selling stolen goods and even drugs. These days Bridgton has made massive strides in riding itself of the sectarian overtones of the past. It can certainly get confusing, as well as frightening. At an early age he became involved in petty crime and was in and out of young offenders institutions during his teenage years. Glaswegians could convert decommissioned telephone exchange in Highlands into tiny house. He succeeded and closed the 1930s with the various gangs broken up and their leaders in jail. At that time, Paul Ferris had two gangster associates, Bobby Glover and Joe Hanlon. The Light Blues put their League Cup Final defeat to Celtic behind them as they battered Derek McInnes' men at Ibrox. Before long, all that remained was rubble. Three first half goals put the game out of sight before a further XX in the second period. But again, after a 55-day trial at the High Court in Edinburgh, McGraw walked on a majority not proven verdict. inaccuracy or intrusion, then please He's in a stressful business when you consider the nature of bars in Glasgow; if you allow for a rumbustious clientele, very soon your customers will be wideboys and gangsters. McGraw was cremated in August and around 1000 mourners gathered at Daldowie Crematorium, near Glasgow. He was one of Glasgow's most notorious gangsters, said to have made a 30 million fortune from a life of crime. This is not novel in Glasgow. Enforcer who worked for Charlie and Eddie Richardson during the 1960s. Glasgow charity rush to aid of man and woman after unprovoked attack on Argyle Street. Underprivileged children from Glasgow were being taken on minibus holidays to Morocco and Spain. In the 1960s he was at war with another crime family, the Welshes, from Blackhill. A confiscation order also hit Blink McDonald's former bidie-in Annette Daniel, sister of crime boss Jamie and the murdered Tony. In 2007 Stevenson went down for 12 years in a record sentence for money laundering. By 1996 the Caravel had ceased trading and was bulldozed to the ground. The Glasgow smile is one such torture method. Unlike the past, when the shocking actions of Fullertons clan and the older Campbells were excused and at times almost supported by the community, the cowardice and senseless brutality of Jason Campbell were not. Growing up in the tough district of Toxteth in Liverpool, Curtis 'Cocky' Warren had a life of juvenile crime before becoming a bouncer in the city centre of Liverpool. So if you think you have a rare coin, here is what you need to know before selling. Police from the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency bugged his home and the information they heard led to them tracing bags of cash with nearly 600,000 inside, 55 luxury watches worth 307,000 as well as evidence of an attempt to set up the taxi firm, doubtless for further laundering. CCTV footage has captured the moment a man and woman were assaulted by a male on Argyle Street at around 11pm on Friday night. At that time the vans were a lucrative business in the sprawling housing estates. Still Game crowned most loved axed TV series fans want to see return to screens. Just to keep it in the family, three years later Arthur's wife Rita barged her way into Welsh home and stabbed Patrick Welsh's wife in the chest. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Editors' Code of Practice. Getty Images1920s fascist politician William Joyce sports an eerie Glasgow smile. In July 2007, the gangster died aged 55 at Glasgow Royal Infirmary after collapsing at home from a heart attack. Zoe Hagman and her daughter Ariana Catalano have opened Arredo on Shawlands' Kilmarnock Road to bring some flair to the street and also to the homes of local shoppers. Here they are in a brawl during a soccer game on Feb. 6, 1985. The market then was reckoned to be worth 300 million. In the final part of his series charting the lives and times of the city's gangland figures, Ron McKay examines a deadly name game. Albert Fish, seen here in 1903, murdered several children between 1924 and 1932. Glaswegians could convert decommissioned telephone exchange in Highlands into tiny house. Glasgow veterinary hospital forced to close after fire reopens its doors. They were often in their 30s and 40s with a short back and sides, smart trousers and the Still Game-style flat cap they would continue wearing into old age. Joyce was left with disturbingly deep and long gash along the right side of his face that would, ultimately, heal into a Glasgow smile. The Kim Kardashian of Organised Crime, Claudia Ochoa Felix Via: youtube.com You don't get a nickname as good as "The Kim Kardashian of Organised Crime" unless you deserve it. Those who didn't pay up promptly were usually crucified, nailed to the floor or to a door. Billy Fullerton led the notorious Bridgeton Billy Boys, William Campbell (front) and George Martin leave the High Court after sentencing for the Landressy Street bombing, Bomb disposal experts search the rubble for clues after four woman were hospitalised after the bomb went off at the Apprentice Boys Hall, A coward and a murderer: Jason Campbell after being found guilty of the murder of schoolboy Mark Scott.