Reform councillor to face code of conduct hearing
A new Glasgow Reform councillor will face a code of conduct hearing over comments she made about suspended local Labour politician Frank McAveety, it is understood. Councillor Audrey Dempsey made remarks about the former council leader and MSP during a…
Early retirement packages and payouts for senior council officers fell short of expected standards
The processes, decisions and actions which enabled five senior Glasgow City Council officers to take significant early retirement and redundancy payouts fell short of the behaviour and standards expected of public servants. Between 2021 and 2024, five senior officers left…
Night time cleansing teams doubled
Glasgow’s overnight street cleansing team has doubled in size following investment by the council. The budget for 2025/26 committed £7m for frontline services and the creation of 200 new posts in street cleansing and parks operations. After a highly successful…
Glasgow continues active travel campaign
Glasgow continues to run an active travel campaign backed by TV advertising to encourage more children and young people to walk, wheel or cycle to school. The slogan is: “That cycle to school feeling.” The advert highlights how cycling to…
Voi to take over cycle hire in Glasgow
The micromobility company Voi will deliver 1,000 e-bikes to Glasgow in an upgrade of the cycle hire scheme which has been run by TIER since 2014. The scheme will be rolled out over the next four months and the contract…
Nominate your new community councillors by the end of the week
Glasgow City Council is currently seeking nominations for community councillors in 16 areas across the city, all before the end of this week. . Nominations for the elections will close on 16 September 2016. Election meetings will take place in each…
Remembrance Day Service to be held in George Square
Glasgow’s Lord Provost Sadie Docherty will lead the Remembrance Sunday service in George Square on Sunday 10 November. Members of the public are invited to observe the ceremony, during which Glasgow’s First Citizen, in her role as Lord Lieutenant, will…
Bellahouston Park gets a new rose sculpture
The Mackintosh-themed rose has been skilfully carved by sculptor Robert Coia with help from Pirie Park Primary pupils. It is one of 11 intricate hand-made oak timber sculptures being installed in each of the city’s hub parks. The 3.8 m tall rose, situated just outside the entrance to…
12 candidates for Shettleston by-election
Twelve candidates will contest the by-election in the Shettleston ward of Glasgow City Council on 5 December 2013. Nominations have now closed and the list of candidates is as follows: Charles Baillie, Britannica Tommy Ball, Scottish Socialist Party – People Not…
City Council pays thousands in compensation
A Freedom of Information request revealed that Glasgow City Council have paid £72 000 over the past two years in compensation cash for their own staff. The figure comes as part of a wider trend in Scotland, in which the…