It was offered for sale amid plans to reimagine the South Lanarkshire town centre with 400 new homes underpinning the redevelopment.
The centre, offered for sale by administrators Interpath Advisory, describes itself as “the largest undercover shopping and leisure destination in Scotland”.
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Scottish bus company acquires one of London’s largest players
Aberdeen-based FirstGroup, as it announced yesterday that it had completed the purchase of RATP Dev Transit London Limited and its subsidiaries, declared the acquisition has “facilitated the group’s entry into the London bus market with a strong position and supports the group’s strategy of growing and diversifying its revenue base”.
FirstGroup announced in December that it had signed an agreement to acquire RATP Dev Transit London Limited and its subsidiaries from RATP Développement, ultimately owned by the French government, for an enterprise value of £90 million.
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Glasgow nightclub chief pinpoints key barrier to city’s revival
A leading Glasgow club boss has pinpointed the key to transforming the city, as he called for the late-night venues to be treated more seriously as contributors to the economy.
Mike Grieve, owner of the much-loved Sub Club on Jamaica Street, declared that radical improvement to public transport provision at night is critical to hopes of reviving Glasgow’s fortunes.
Mr Grieve is leading a new public-private partnership tasked with making recommendations on how to improve Glasgow’s late-night industry. Transport provision is expected to feature prominently in its recommendations.
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‘Forgotten great’ of Scottish golf to revive his hometown club
A Highlands club is hoping to rejuvenate its youth section and bolster its finances by capitalising on its connections with a Scottish golfer relatively unknown in his homeland despite twice being a runner-up in the US Open.
Bobby Cruickshank was born in 1894 just 400 yards or so from what was then the 9-hole Grantown-on-Spey golf course. After serving in WWI, where he was captured and held prisoner, he went on to win the Edinburgh Coronation Cup amateur competition in 1919 and 1920 before turning professional and moving to the United States in 1921.
There he competed in the PGA of America circuit, the forerunner of the PGA Tour, and rose to prominence after reaching the last four of the PGA Championship in 1922 and 1923. He was runner-up in the US Open in 1923 and 1932 and finished third in 1934 after hitting himself in the head with his own club, resulting in a gash requiring seven stitches that brought an end to his two-stroke lead with just eight holes left to play.
