FLORAL tributes to a Scots signing legend "pinched" from outside a Glasgow theatre have been found... after a moment of "Devine" intervention.
Flowers left to crooner Sydney Devine have turned up in the city centre just yards from the stage door of the Pavilion.
They had been left by heartbroken fans at the weekend when it was announced the Lanarkshire boy had passed away at the age of 81.
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However, the "Devine shrine" was ransacked by a callous thief on Saturday night, leading to a frantic search for information.
Now, five days on, Pavilion bosses have shared their joy after the flowers were found next to a bin outside Buchanan Bus Station.
Chiefs at the Renfield Street venue revealed: "How weird is this? We were walking to the carpark at Buchanan Galleries tonight and noticed two bouquets of flowers lying beside a bin, outside Buchanan Street Bus Station.
"Scott, my son said: 'That looks like the two stolen ones; same colour of bows'.
"So, we went across the road and it was!
How weird is this? We were walking to the carpark at Buchanan Galleries tonight & noticed 2 bouquets of flowers lying beside a bin, outside Buchanan St bus station. Scott, my son said, that looks like the two stolen ones; same colour of bows so we went across the road & it was! pic.twitter.com/QqHDxHnLyR
— Pavilion Theatre (@GlasgowPavilion) February 17, 2021
"We have taken these, along with the cards, back to the theatre and laid them with the rest.
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"They are still in good condition, given they have been out in the cold.
"As they say: 'The Lord works in mysterious ways.'"
Born in 1940 in Cleland in Lanarkshire, Sydney Devine passed away at the age of 81 in hospital in Ayr.
He was a much-loved face in Scotland, known for hits such as Tiny Bubbles, The Crystal Chandelier and Blackboard of my Heart and sold millions of copies, taking him to the top of the charts. He made 50 albums, presented his own show on Radio Clyde, and continued to pull in the crowds on sell-out tours.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was among those to pay tribute to Devine following the announcement.
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