Recreational and sports amenities in Glasgow
As a city with one of the worst health records in Europe, the city council is keen to encourage its citizens in participating in sports. There are 18 municipal sports and fitness centres, as well as numerous sports playing fields.

A brief history of Glasgow
The history of the area around Glasgow pre-dates even Roman settlements. When St Mungo built a church at what was then called Glasgu, he could not have imagined that he was to be the founding father of the largest city in Scotland.

Business and Industry in Glasgow
As the major 'heavy' industries in the city collapsed during the 20th century, Glasgow suffered the ignobility of reputedly being a city of high unemployment and social depravation. However, by the 1990s the city had reversed its fortunes.