The Glasgow Wrap 🗞 Tuesday 29 October 2024
The Glasgow Wrap 🗞 Tuesday 29 October 2024
M&S Sauchiehall Street update, council clashes with Scot Gov over prostitution plan, council tax deep dive, ticket levy to support grassroots music, Glasgow 850 volunteer drive + best croissant award
🌥 Good Morning Glasgow. The Met Office forecasts a mix of sun and clouds with a high of 16C. Here’s Tuesday’s Wrap.
🏢 The former M&S on Sauchiehall Street has officially been sold to Fusion Students. Work can now begin on the £150 mixed-use development. - Stewart Paterson, Glasgow Times.
🏥 Glasgow City Council has pulled out of the Scottish Government’s pilot programme to help women exit prostitution because it is “at odds” with the city’s current Routes Out programme. - Rachel Amery, The Scotsman.
↳ Jenny O’Hagan, director of neighbourhoods, regeneration and sustainability said in a letter: "The example programme to challenge sex buyers provided does not appear to be developed from a feminist analysis and is at odds with Glasgow’s entire approach to all systems of prostitution. We consider it to be dangerous and it is not a response we are willing to deliver or endorse.”
💷 The National launched an in-depth series called “Axing the Tax” to investigate council tax reform. Find the articles here.
🚔 Trains between Clydebank and Glasgow were severely disrupted yesterday after bomb disposal crews were called to Dalmuir to investigate a suspicious item in Overtoun Court. - Aidan Macdonald, Glasgow Times.
🎤 The Greens, backed by the Music Venues Trust, are calling for a £1 ticket levy for big shows at the Hydro and SEC to support the city’s grassroots music scene. - Stewart Paterson, Glasgow Times.
🏢 Investment in Glasgow office space is up 46% since last year, according to Knight Frank. - Scottish Construction News.
🏗 Clearbell Capital has just announced £100 million plans to revamp offices at “One Five Zero” St Vincent Street (where the old Slug and Lettuce used to be). - Kirsty Feerick, Glasgow Times.
🚨 A shooting in Govan on Friday is now being classified as a “murder bid” with police hunting two masked men seen in the area at the time. A Ford Fiesta used as a getaway car was found torched near Cochno Road. - Ryan Thom, Daily Record.
✈ Barrhead Travel founder Bill Munro has died, aged 80. - Ian McConnell, The Herald.
⛪ An organ concert will take place at Glasgow Cathedral on Wednesday at 7.30pm to raise money for people experiencing homelessness. - Charles Pring, Glasgow Times. Tickets.
💐 The family of James Craig, 70, have paid tribute to the beloved dad and papa after he was killed in a hit-and-run in Hamilton on Sunday. - Rebecca Newlands, Glasgow Times.
🛹 Vile Nazi graffiti was painted across a children’s skate park at Malls Mire Pump Track off Prospecthill Road in Toryglen. It was reported to police. - Fahad Tariq, Glasgow Live.
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🎃 Glasgow's spookiest stories revealed for Hallowe'en. - Ann Fotheringham, Glasgow Times.
🎂 Want to be a part of the Glasgow 850 celebrations next year? The Glasgow 850 Volunteer and Employability programme is live. - Mark McDougall, The Herald. Find out more.
🥐 Home-based microbakery Maple Leaf Bakery has won Scotland’s Best Croissant. Image via Darcie Maher (darciebakes). Thanks for the tip
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