Fab four will model to fight cancer
Four fabulous Paisley women who have battled breast cancer are getting ready to step onto the fashion catwalk.
They will hit the runway at the Breast Cancer Care Scotland Fashion Show this autumn.
Ana Ireland, Josie DrageDawes, Marion Coyle and Jackie Gray have bravely told the Express how they have gone from receiving shocking diagnoses to giving it their all for charity.
Mum Ana said: “It’s our chance to be supermodels for the day. When you first get the diagnosis you think good things will never happen to you again. This is proof that life can get better after hearing the words ‘ You have cancer’.”
See pages four and five for these ladies’ inspiring stories. Ron Moore
A raging yob has been jailed after threatening to gouge out a bus driver’s eyes and feed them to his wife.
Disturbed Meghan Cherrie, 20, also spat into the eyes of the McGill’s driver - leaving him fearing infection from her saliva.
Paisley Sheriff Court heard Cherrie
sparked mayhem after boarding the bus at the town’s Royal Alexandra Hospital and demanding she be granted a child’s fare.
The lout also threatened to slit the driver’s throat and even motioned by drawing her fingers across her neck during the disturbance, which took place in front of other passengers.
Fiscal depute Mark Nicol told the court the driver, who was new to the route, had to leave the bus and seek medical attention at the A&E department because of Cherrie’s vile attack.
The prosecutor said: “The bus driver, who was driving part of the route for the first time, arrived at the bus stop at the main entrance to the Royal Alexandra Hospital.
“A number of passengers got off the bus before the accused boarded.
“She placed a quantity of money at the machine, but clearly it was not enough for an adult fare.
“She was asked her destination and told the price by the witness.
“She advised she was a child and wanted to pay a child’s fare.
“It was obvious the accused was not a child and she was informed she would have to pay the correct adult fare.”
The court heard Cherrie exploded in anger and began shouting and swearing at the driver.
Mr Nicol added: “She became verbally abusive, directed at the bus driver.
“She repeatedly used the word ‘c***,’ and said, ‘All Polish c***s.’
“She continued to shout and swear. She was pointing her finger at the driver and began to threaten him. She said ‘I am going to stab you with the knife that is in my bag.’
“She said ‘I will slit your throat,’ and motioned with her right hand across her neck.
“She said, ‘I will gouge out your eyes and feed them to your wife.’”
The court heard Cherrie, who appeared in the dock from custody, but is formerly of Waverley Road in Foxbar, then threw a series of boxing punches in his direction, before spitting directly in the driver’s face.
Mr Nicol said: “The accused pulled her head back before she spat into the driver’s face. “The spit landed in his eyes. “She accused got off the bus and made her way into the front entrance of the hospital.”
When she was arrested by police at the hospital, brazen Cherrie replied: “It’s not like I stabbed anyone. “I didn’t even have a knife.” The driver spoke to hospital staff and was advised he was at low risk of infection, however he was advised to contact his GP if he develops any symptoms.
Cherrie pleaded guilty to charges of behaving in a threatening and abusive manner likely to cause a reasonable person to suffer fear and alarm in that she acted aggressively, shouted, swore and uttered threats of violence on July 18 this year in Paisley as well as spitting on the driver.
Defence agent Bob Mitchell urged the court to show mercy to troubled Cherrie.
Mr Mitchell said Cherrie as actually en route from the RAH to another hospital after being resuscitated following an overdose.
He said: “She describes her own behaviour as disgusting.
“She was tearful when her behaviour was described to her.
“She is very remorseful. She knows this is completely unacceptable and she has been rightly alarmed by this.
“She has been having difficulties. She was victim of an assault. She is still only 20 years old and I would say she is an extremely vulnerable young woman.
“The sequence of events on the bus was prompted by an overdose and it took six hours to resuscitate her.”
Sheriff Susan Sinclair told Cherrie she had no choice but to jail her.
“The incident to which you have pleaded guilty was extremely unpleasant.
“There were extenuating circumstances about how you came to be there.
“But assaulting someone during the course of his work is something the courts have to deal with.
“I take the view there is no alternative but to impose a custodial sentence,” explained Sheriff Sinclair.
She handed Cherrie four months behind bars, reduced from six months, because of her guilty plea.