The Glasgow Wrap 🗞️ Monday 12 May 2025
'Stop The War' march, OAP detained as woman found dead, six arrested in 'gangland' police raids, new Rotunda roof, dying high streets, elderly man in hospital after fire + Limmy mural
❤️🩹 Good Morning Glasgow, and Happy International Nurses Day! The Met Office forecasts sunny spells with a high of 19C. Here’s Monday’s Wrap…
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🪧 City centre streets were temporarily shut down as a ‘Stop The War’ march took place on Saturday (May 10). - Ava Whyte, Glasgow Times.
🔗 A man, 78, has been detained after a woman, 71, was found seriously injured and pronounced dead at the scene in a house in Nitshill on Saturday (May 10). - Fahad Tariq, Glasgow Live.
🚨 Six more people were arrested and have since been charged during cop raids in Maryhill, Barlanark, Hamiltonhill, Milton of Campsie, and Wishaw on May 9 amid a ‘violent’ suspected ‘gangland war’. - BBC News.
🏗️ Pictures have shown a new roof being installed at the North Rotunda in Finnieston. - Ben Waddell, Glasgow Times.
🕯️High streets are dying as butchers, bakers, and candlestick makers close. - Marissa’s feature in The Herald.
🔥 An 81-year-old man is in hospital after a building was set on fire in Gallowgate early Sunday morning (May 11). - Fahad Tariq, Glasgow Live.
🤣 ‘Am no fae here’: A new mural in tribute to comedian Limmy, created by Tef, has appeared in Yoker. - Exclusive by Donald Erskine, Glasgow Times.
🏪 Shoplifting in Glasgow has risen by 46% since 2019, and by a third across Scotland. - Scottish Legal News.
🏨 The Regent Property Group has lodged a planning application for the UK’s first £50m Radisson apart-hotel for the city centre. - Exclusive by Scott Wright, The Herald.
🎤 Scottish Greens councillor John Molyneux has condemned a "smear campaign" against Kneecap amid calls to axe the trio from TRNSMT. - Sarah Hilley, Local Democracy Reporter.
🚓 Activists gathered around a police van on Buchanan Street after officers allegedly attempted to detain a man at a pro-Palestine demonstration on Sunday (May 11). - Lucy Jackson, The National.
🚫 Former Glasgow MSP Tommy Sheridan was refused a job by Glasgow City HSCP because of the “unacceptable level of risk” his perjury conviction posed, a court has heard. - James Mulholland, Glasgow Times.
💷 The council is paying out more than £32m per year as a result of its equal pay settlement with thousands of workers. - Drew Sandelands, Local Democracy Reporter.
☕ Blank Street Coffee has insisted its new Byres Road venue is “rightfully operating”, although it could be forced to close after planning permission was rejected. - Drew Sandelands, Local Democracy Reporter.
🏳️🌈 Campaigners with No Pride in Genocide have written an open letter accusing Glasgow's Pride of working with companies “complicit in Israel’s ongoing genocide of Palestinians”. - Hamish Morrison, The National.
🟡 Pollokshields councillor Zen Ghani has been chosen as the SNP Scottish Parliament candidate for Glasgow Cathcart & Pollok. - Sarah Hilley, Local Democracy Reporter.
🤠 A line dancing flash mob with Maggie’s Line Dance Class took over Buchanan Street on Saturday (May 3) for ‘International Line Dance Flash Mob Day’. - Kieran Webster, Glasgow Live.
⚽ Burnhill FC says it is struggling to make ends meet as its running costs have doubled since 2020. - Exclusive by Morgan Carmichael, Glasgow Times.
🪺 Nest Glasgow, a wellness studio, has opened to support parents through early parenthood in Bridgeton. - Sandhya Suresh, Glasgow Times.
🎲 Fast Forward has teamed up with The Space to develop a gambling awareness toolkit for the Roma community in Govanhill. - Catherine Hunter, Local Democracy Reporter.
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📌 Looking for a different way to spend an evening with a friend, family member or partner? Attend a conversations event and engage in facilitated activities that will have you sharing appreciation for one another and your relationship. Returning to The Raven on Wednesday May 14 from 7pm. - Thank you Chris at ‘that conversations movement’ for sharing!
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