Investigation launched in row over foreign labour being drafted in at nationalised Ferguson Marine THE SCOTTISH Government-owned shipyard Ferguson Marine has launched an investigation in a row over the drafting in of migrant workers while existing staff were let go. The row began last week when police were called after migrant workers were drafted in to work at the shipyard at the centre of Scotland’s ferry-building fiasco during lockdown and breached Covid-19 restrictions. Some 13 workers of Eastern European descent were seen arriving at Ferguson Marine s site in Port Glasgow to pick up accommodation details. One of the released workers, pipe fitter Brian Hamill says he is one of six men laid off in the run up to Christmas as there was no work , only to see some 13 workers of Eastern European origin being brought in shortly afterwards.
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John Lennon loved living in New York, something that can be seen in a new book of photos by Brian Hamill. (Brian Hamill)
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John Lennon wanted to know if Brian Hamill was hungry. It was around 3 on a February afternoon in 1975. Lennon had been posing for photos for Hamill in Lennon s seventh floor apartment in the Dakota, overlooking Central Park. Hamill had already captured images of Lennon on his bed, leaning on the jukebox, writing lyrics, and more. That s when the ex-Beatle decided it was time for a snack He asked me if I wanted a toastie, Brian tells Patch. I didn t know what a toastie was at that time. So, I was like, uh, a toastie? And he said, oh, right. You guys call it a grilled crisp cheese something or other. Oh, a grilled cheese sandwich? I asked. He said yes and I told him I d love one.