The Glasgow Wrap 🗞️ Monday 05 May 2025
Thousands march for independence, four arrested amid 'gangland war', huge new scheme plan update, £6m paid out for winter heating bills, Old Smiddy reopens + Glasgow named second most generous city
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📢 Thousands of Scottish independence supporters marched through the city on Saturday (May 3) with All Under One Banner. - Fiona Brown, The National.
🚓 Four people have been arrested after police raided four properties in the North and Govan amid a “violent” suspected “gangland war”. - Ben Waddell, Glasgow Times.
🏘️ A new master plan has been submitted, adding more homes to a proposed scheme planning to build 1164 properties in Sighthill. - Eszter Tárnai, Glasgow Times.
❄️ Social Security Scotland paid a total of £6,227,000 to more than 87,340 people across the city to help with their heating bills in 2024/2025. - Beth Oliver, Glasgow Times.
🍺 The Old Smiddy in Cathcart reopened on Friday , May 2, after it was forced to close following a fire. - Sean Murphy, Glasgow Live.
🫴 JustGiving has named Glasgow as the second most generous city in the UK, with residents donating an average of £796 annually. - Beth Oliver, Glasgow Times.
⚖️ An elderly couple accused of keeping a total of seven children in an animal pen and a dog cage in Parkhead could be unfit to stand trial. - Connor Gordon, Glasgow Live.
🚗 A woman, 33, has been arrested after a “hit-and-run” on a 31-year-old pedestrian in Castlemilk. - Eszter Tárnai, Glasgow Times.
🏘️ 125 homes will be built in the Athletes’ Village in the East End and will be a mix of private and social rent properties. - Ben Waddell, Glasgow Times.
✌️ City centre residents say they fear plans to have an Orange Order VE day parade on the same day (May 17) as a football title party could be an “inflammatory mix”. - Nicole Mitchell, Glasgow Times.
🏳️⚧️ A pro-trans demonstration occurred outside the Equality and Human Rights Commission offices on West George Street on Friday, May 2. - Abbi Garton-Crosbie, The National.
👍 A controversial bid from Noah Developments to build 32 flats at a former Mount Florida bowling club is recommended for approval next week. - Drew Sandelands, Local Democracy Reporter.
📧 Campaigners have written to First Minister John Swinney asking for his intervention in the rough sleeping 'crisis'. - Exclusive by Martin Williams, The Herald.
🍝 Italian restaurant Primo Volo will open in Glasgow Airport’s departure lounge this summer. - Fahad Tariq, Glasgow Live.
🕯️ Walk of Hope will mark ten years when hundreds of people will gather to remember their loved ones lost to suicide, departing from the Science Centre on May 10. - Michael Pringle & Fahad Tariq, Glasgow Live.
🔐 Ethical concerns about security firm G4S being handed a £1.2 million contract from the council sparked a call for the deal to stall. - Sarah Hilley, Local Democracy Reporter.
🚆 High Street station is set to get a new entrance façade, plans will be drawn up if the council agrees to grant £120,000 to Network Rail. - Drew Sandelands, Local Democracy Reporter.
🪑 The council is set to remove “unsafe benches and eyesore decking” from Queen Street. - Amanda Keenan, Glasgow Times.
🛑 The full reopening of Alexandra Parade railway station has been delayed until May 18. - Jonathan Blackburn, Glasgow Live.
🥙 Laz Italian on Bath Street has closed, with Laz Turkish Tapas set to take over. - Nicole Mitchell, Glasgow Times.
📣 UKHospitality Scotland has called for the council to conduct an economic assessment of the implications of the proposed tourist tax, as the consultation has now ended. - Scott Wright, The Herald.
👨🦼➡️ The owner of the mobility service Street Cones in Kelvingrove Park has hit out at the council after they removed their operating container, leaving them homeless. - Exclusive by Donald Erskine, Glasgow Times.
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📌 Ever dreamed of crafting something beautiful and sustainable with your own two hands? Join Southside Stitcher at Jackton Distillery on June 14 for a cosy beginner's crochet workshop where you'll learn the fundamental stitches and techniques to get you hooked! This isn't just any crochet class - we'll be diving into the rich heritage of Scottish farming, and exploring the journey of locally sourced, traditionally-spun yarns from Lanarkshire too. - Thanks for sharing Jethro Rolland at Jackton Distillery!
📌 Indepen-dance - Inclusive dance charity for disabled and non-disabled people hosting a night of performance at our annual fundraiser. - Thanks Indepen-dance!
📌 There is an exciting new food & produce market in the West End — The Rail Yard, officially opening its gates on Saturday, May 10. Located in Kelvingrove Park beside the river between Gibson St and Great Western Road, The Rail Yard is an outdoor market space designed to support micro-scale businesses, promote healthy and sustainable food practices, and deliver meaningful community and ecological benefits to the area. - Thank you Andrew Clarke, The Rail Yard, for sharing with this!
