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…
Bigger carry on bags allowed from today on Ryanair
Airline Ryanair is to allow bigger carry on bag sizes from today on all its flights. At 40 x 30 x 20 cm the new size is a third bigger than the EU standard. One carry on bag is allowed…
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…
Filming in Glasgow begins on new BBC legal drama
The BBC has announced the cast for the new high-stakes legal drama Counsels. Filming has just begun in Glasgow and the Balloon Entertainment production is co-created by Scottish writers Bryan Elsley (The Crow Road, Skins) and BBC Writers’ Drama Room…
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…
At the Hunterian – UNDERFOOT – an exhibition about carpets
The Hunterian will host the first solo exhibition in Scotland by Turner Prize winning artist Elizabeth Price. Referencing and employing never before exhibited archival material, the commission will focus on the textile heritage of Glasgow’s industrial age and in particular…
COP26 – video projections at St Luke’s to bring message of hope
Together We Can – video anthem Heal the World will be projected at St Luke’s Church in the east end on Tuesday evening at 7pm. A video anthem created by Hollywood actor, Paul Hampton, will be projected on the walls…
COP26 – Welcome to Glasgow
Ahead of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow from 31 October to 12 November 2021, the leader of Glasgow City Council, Cllr Susan Aitken has released a video welcoming delegates to the conference. The…
BoConcept move out of Sauchiehall Street after fire
Following the devastating fire at Glasgow School of Art the BoConcept store at Sauchiehall Street will close at the end of this month. But it will be replaced by two new pop up stores at Princes Square which is already…