Patrick Rooney was 76 when he passed away in September. But his family had to make the heartbreaking decision to say their goodbyes by video to the father of three, who had seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Months later, they still feel they didn’t get the chance to grieve properly and they, and other families, would benefit from a Clydebank memorial. Daughter Patricia Rooney, 56, told the Post: “It was heartbreaking - totally soul-destroying. “He was the head of the family. “It’s so unreal - as if we were cheated as a family. And we understand there’s a lot of families out there in the same predicament.
CLYDEBANK reopened into a lighter set of restrictions yesterday as pubs, restaurants, shops and gyms opened up their doors after months of lockdown. From April 26, West Dunbartonshire moved into Level 3 of restriction planning, allowing businesses across Clydebank to welcome back customers. The Clyde Shopping Centre was busy with customers eager to get back out to their favourite local shops again, with the queue for Primark reportedly constant throughout the day. As well as local shops manning the tills again, Clydebank’s pubs and cafes were also keen to welcome returning punters. Under current restrictions, only food is allowed to be served indoors, with alcohol only allowed to be served outdoors. These restrictions are set to change from May 17, when alcohol will also be allowed indoors.
Primark reveal Glasgow opening times as lockdown eases on Monday PRIMARK are preparing to reopen their doors as Scotland is set to move from Level 4 to Level 3 of the coronavirus lockdown on Monday. The bargain giant has revealed its new opening times as staff are restocking their shelves and getting set to welcome customers back for the first time this year. Although shoppers won t be treated to a 36-hour reopening seen last year, some stores are reopening their doors at 7am while others will operate for 13 hours. A Primark spokeswoman said: We are really looking forward to welcoming our customers back to our stores in Scotland.
Townâs taxi drivers given Covid lifeline Clydebank taxi and private hire drivers have been given a lifeline to help their families cope with the drop in passenger numbers because of the pandemic. The Scottish Government diverted funding to local authorities to support businesses, and some of that has been to back taxi and private hire drivers. Clydebank Taxi Operators (CTO) recently formed as a new group to represent the 216 licensed operators in the town and pushed for grants from the discretionary fund. The group told the Post members have faced a drop of about 70 per cent in earnings since the pandemic started.
The Duke of Edinburgh accompanied the Queen on a visit to the Vale of Leven Hospital, and other locations in Dunbartonshire, on June 28, 1965 THE Lord Lieutenant of Dunbartonshire has led the local tributes to Prince Philip following the Duke of Edinburgh’s death at the age of 99. Bankies have been adding their signatures and messages to an online book of condolence set up by West Dunbartonshire Council after the announcement on Friday of the death of the longest-serving consort in British history. Clydebank, along with communities across the UK, will observe a minute’s silence at 3pm this Saturday, April 17 – the start of the Duke’s funeral – while flags will continue to be flown at half-mast from all council and other government buildings until Sunday.