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Former Bay City Rollers manager involved in paedophile ring, inquiry told

A former care home resident told the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry boys were ‘groomed’ at parties at Tam Paton’s house in the early 1980s.

Evening Standard

'It's a miracle that I'm living': Alexa sets two world records on her way to gold

Day seven, from the cemetery to world-record wins in the pool.

The Canberra Times

'I could barely walk': The lucky lane that set para star on path to world record

Day seven, from the cemetery to world-record wins in the pool.

Newcastle Herald

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Wheelchair basketball teen Leard set to shine in Paris

Eithen Leard is eager to leave an impression as he heads to his first Paralympic Games as part of Australia's wheelchair basketball side.

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Rod Stewart got a Bay City Roller on stage to sing Sunshine on Leith as he didn't think he'd be able to do it himself

Superstar rocker Rod said: “My dad and Woody’s dad were both from Leith. We have a big Edinburgh connection."

Daily Record

Legendary Edinburgh band Bay City Rollers announce new member ahead of worldwide tour

Edinburgh band Bay City Rollers have announced a new member for their worldwide tour, with childhood fan John McLaughlin joining them ahead of their 50th anniversary celebration.

Edinburgh Live

Bay City Rollers' new member announced by band ahead of worldwide tour

Dream come true for childhood fan John McLaughlin who joins the legendary Scots band ahead of their 50th anniversary celebrations next year

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Secrets of the Bay City Rollers review – one of the most disturbing accounts of abuse imaginable

Nicky Campbell’s look at the 70s Scottish pop stars details the systematic sexual exploitation of the band by their manager. It’s a sensitively told tale of horrific cruelty

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Original Edinburgh Bay City Rollers frontman vows to recover decades' worth of royalties

Clark has vowed to recover decades worth of royalties having been the voice of the band for almost a decade before being replaced by the late Les McKeown who died in 2021

Edinburgh Live

Original Bay City Rollers frontman vows to recover decades’ worth of royalties

For almost a decade, Gordon 'Nobby' Clark was the voice of the Edinburgh band before being replaced by Les McKeown, who died in 2021.

Daily Record

Edinburgh's Bay City Rollers boss Tam Paton compared to Jimmy Savile in new ITV documentary

Edinburgh's Bay City Rollers manager Tam Paton is compared to infamous paedophile Jimmy Savile in a new ITV documentary, as Nicky Campbell looks into their dark past

Edinburgh Live

Nicky Campbell compares Bay City Rollers boss Tam Paton to Jimmy Savile

Nicky – who revealed last year he was abused at school in Edinburgh in the 70s – speaks in a documentary to former Rollers guitarist Pat McGlynn, 65, who was abused by Paton.

Daily Record

Selecter's Pauline Black on her love of the Bay City Rollers, her Scottish connections and her unique take on a Glasgow fish supper

Four decades on The Selecter release a new album next Friday and will play Glasgow on April 28

Daily Record

Surviving members of Edinburgh's Bay City Rollers in battle for 'unpaid' tour pay

The row unfolded on a number of Rollers’ Facebook fan group pages with Longmuir, 71, hitting out at the company organising the band’s affairs, Bay City Rollers Ltd (BCR Ltd).

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Bay City Roller so impressed by Lanarkshire musician that he offered to play on new single

Kenny Lee Roberts collaborated with Woody after being introduced by industry hitmaker

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh Bay City Rollers are so popular in Japan that 70 year-olds still idolise band

The Edinburgh-born group were so big throughout the Asian country, that fans were still devoted to the stars in their 70s, as a photobook has documented the country's love for the rock band

Daily Record

Bay City Rollers so big in Japan that local fans still devoted to music icons 50 years on

Many Japanese women relived their teenage years at sold-out Bay City Rollers gigs and stayed committed to the Scots band even in their older age.

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