Scotland's oldest woman has celebrated her 107th birthday in a Glasgow care home. Ellen Gardner who has lived through two World Wars and the 1920s Spanish Flu outbreak refused to let coronavirus spoil her day.
Staff at Glasgow's Orchard Grove Care Home pulled out all the stops to ensure Ellen's milestone birthday was marked with a special party, complete with a DJ and a piper.Although visitors are banned from entering the care home, Ellen's son, Ronnie and his wife Liz, were able to see her open her presents and wish her happy birthday from a safe distance outside the building in the garden area.She enjoyed special birthday cakes donated by McGee's the Bakers, flowers from Glasgow's Lord Provost, a message from the Queen.They also had