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Tradeston




As of 2005 the area is run down and consists of warehouses and similar businesses, some of which are set for demolition as part of the proposed M74 Extension . Some new flats have been built along the river bank and plans for a new footbridge costing £40M have been announced by the council. It will link Tradeston with Broomielaw and be designed by architect Sir Richard Rogers ( news report ).

The singer Simon Bell was born in Tradeston in 1949.