Strathclyde Region

/ ˌstræθˈklaɪd /

noun

1. a former local government region in W Scotland: formed in 1975 from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Lanarkshire, Buteshire, Dunbartonshire, and parts of Argyllshire, Ayrshire, and Stirlingshire; replaced in 1996 by the council areas of Glasgow, Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, Argyll and Bute, East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, and East Ayrshire

Example Sentences

Moves which could have seen several councils in the former Strathclyde region work more closely together and share some services fizzled out.

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If the riots had happened even five years ago, there's a good chance that gangs in the city and in the surrounding Strathclyde region would have been stealing headlines from their southern counterparts.

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"However, recently there have been growing concerns about whether nursery and childcare operators in Glasgow and the Strathclyde region may be involved in illegal activities." he said.

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He will also be faced with some of the toughest choices since the council was created after the abolition of Strathclyde Region in 1996.

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