The Glasgow Wrap 🗞 Monday 23 December 2024
Rubble falls off Queen Street building, 10 years since bin lorry tragedy, house prices rise, Homeless Project Scotland loses appeal, teachers could strike + Fran Healy serenades Horseshoe Bar punters
🌧 Good Morning Glasgow. The Met Office forecasts some rain with a high of 10C. Here’s Monday’s Wrap…
🧱 A 23-year-old man was “lucky” to suffer an injured foot after sandstone fell from a baluster on Queen Street and shattered next to him around 2.45am on Friday morning. - Jonathan Blackburn, Glasgow Live.
🚨 The M74 was closed for around 12 hours after a crash near junction 2 at Rutherglen. Drone footage in Glasgow Live shows two seriously damaged cars with Police Scotland yet to comment. - Fahad Tariq.
🚛 10 years after the George Square bin lorry tragedy, most council bin lorries don’t have a crucial breaking system recommended after the collision. Hannah Rodger’s reporting in Sunday Mail lays bare the FAI recommendations that have not been implemented.
↳ A council spokesperson said it was impossible to retrofit existing vehicles.
🏡 House prices in and around Glasgow saw some of the largest price rises in the UK in 2024. Matt Munday, senior valuer in the west end of Glasgow for estate agent Aberdein Considine spoke to Jonathan Blackburn at Glasgow Live about real estate in the city.
🛣 Meanwhile, Cleveden Gardens in the West End has been named the “most expensive” street in Scotland by Bank of Scotland. - Ben Waddell, Glasgow Times.
🛏 Homeless Project Scotland has lost its appeal against a ruling to shut down its night shelter on Glassford Street. - Stewart Paterson, Glasgow Times.
📢 Teachers could strike next year if the council and the Scottish Government fail to reverse teacher cuts. - Lucy Jackson, Glasgow Times.
🍻 The family behind Pot Still, the Murphys, have taken over The Clockwork in Mount Florida. - Sean Murphy, Glasgow Live.
📷 Young Govanhill artists have collaborated with award-winning photographer Simon Murphy to document their area for a new project led by the National Galleries of Scotland. - Sandhya Suresh, Glasgow Times.
🏍 Police seized 223 E-bikes in Greater Glasgow between October last year and this September. - Stewart Paterson, Glasgow Times.
🩺 The NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has launched a campaign called Home for Lunch to advise families and carers on how to ensure “strong hospital flow” over the winter. - Gabriel McKay, The Herald.
🍗 Wee Betty’s in the Lochs Shopping Centre, Easterhouse will host their annual Boxing Day meal for those experiencing homelessness, loneliness, or just want to join in the party. - Morgan Carmichael, Glasgow Times.
🕰 Glasgow City Council’s Christmas and New Year opening times for 2024/25.
🎸 Travis’s Fran Healy surprised pub-goers by performing Why Does It Always Rain On Me? in The Horshoe Bar on Friday. - Nicole Mitchell, Glasgow Times.
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