All summer, young people across Glasgow have been counting down the months, then the weeks, and finally the days until they received that big envelope through the post – their exam results. Last week I was with a few brave pupils at Springburn Academy who had agreed to find out their results live on radio. Think about it, opening their envelopes with thousands upon thousands of listeners waiting to hear what would be on their certificates.

One of the pupils opening her results was Omolade Onabule, who’s in sixth year at Springburn. Omolade’s family hail from Nigeria and came to Glasgow to make a new life for themselves. Before she opened her envelope she told me she was desperate to study medicine so she knew she needed top marks to have any chance of making that dream come true.

I swear she closed her eyes as she slit open the envelope, took out the certificate and then there were squeals of delight. She achieved five ‘A’s - Maths, English, French, Chemistry and Biology. With a fair wind one day Omolade just might have ‘Dr’ in front of her name one day. She’s determined to make that. The headteacher told me Omolade is often in school in the morning before her at half seven in the morning and seldom leaves school before half past six in the evening.

Omolade is part of the mentoring scheme that schools across Glasgow have been running. Omolade’s been mentored this year by a retired doctor. This year she even undertook work experience in a hospital in Glasgow as a result of that. The other two brave pupils who opened their results along with Omolade got what they were looking for. So they’re ready to chase their dreams as well.

But it wasn’t just in Springburn Academy that pupils had reason to celebrate. In schools right across the city, more pupils than ever before got the qualifications they need to go on to university, college, or training. So congratulations to all of them. You’ve done Glasgow proud.

A few months ago, I told you about the opening of the Tontine Building - the £1.67m new business hub which provides high tech facilities for companies to develop and grow their businesses. The enterprise is funded through Glasgow’s City Deal and I’m delighted to say that it’s now up and running.

Eleven businesses have already committed to using the high quality, flexible workspaces, with scores more expected to follow. In the long run the Tontine aims to create more than 500 permanent jobs in the city, building Glasgow’s economy by more than £50m if all the plans come good.

One of the entrepreneurs I spoke to was Alison McHugh, whose company, Adlantic, specialise in digital adverting and analytics. Her team was one of the first to move in. Their vision and dedication combined with the Tontine’s facilities will guarantee them success at the very cutting edge of their

business.

Believe it or not the Tontine building was originally James Watt’s workplace. His work within its walls changed the course of history with the Watt steam engine which became the motor force of Britain’s Industrial Revolution. Like James Watt the businesses working now in the Tontine have a world to win. Watch this space.

As Team GB go for gold in Rio, I was delighted to spend some time in the company of some of Glasgow’s sporting heroes who are backing a campaign to build a statue in honour of Gorbals legend, Benny Lynch

Benny, Scotland's first-ever world champion boxer, was crowned World Flyweight Champion in 1935 at the age of 21. He’s been an inspiration to generations of Scottish boxers ever since. Among them are world champion boxer Jim Watt, and 2014 Commonwealth Games gold medallist boxer, the mail man, Charlie Flynn.

They, and many other fans including myself and the Lord Provost, gathered at the City Chambers last week to celebrate Benny and lend our support for a statue to be built to recognise this true Glaswegian sporting hero. It is right and fitting that seven decades after his untimely death Glasgow should remember one of its own, in a permanent testimonial. Benny was the Greatest long before the legendary Muhammad Ali coined the phrase.