The Glasgow Wrap 🗞 Monday 24 February 2025
The Future of Glasgow in depth series, Mother India fire, slap fighting event cancelled, Bershka/Pull & Bear for Silverburn, free public transport pilot + Palestine protestors target Labour conference
⛅ Good Morning Glasgow! The Met Office forecasts a cloudy day with a high of 10C. Here’s Monday’s Wrap…
🏗️ The Future of Glasgow: The Herald and Glasgow Times team up for an unprecedented series. You can find all of the articles in the series via The Herald or the Glasgow Times.
↳ Glaswegians - if you want a city rebirth get off the sidelines and stop carping - Dani Garavelli, The Herald.
↳ Glasgow's debts soar to £1.6bn – as overspends total £80m - Martin Williams, The Herald
↳ Explained: how are Glasgow council services funded - Martin Williams, The Herald
↳ Glasgow: a year of celebration – where is it now and where can it go? Stacey Mullen & Catherine Salmond, The Herald
↳ Michael Kelly: Glasgow is unique and deserves special treatment - The Herald
↳The narrative of decline in the city is absolutely false - Kevin McKenna speaks to council leader Susan Aitken for The Herald.
↳ I've lived in Dennistoun for 35 years, I worry property prices will force people out - Nicole Mitchell, The Herald.
↳ Glasgow must absorb wider region to attract investment says former Lord Provost - Gabriel McKay, The Herald
↳ I have lived in Calton for years, it can be overlooked - Nicole Mitchell, The Herald
🚗 The results are in! 45% of Wrap readers think there should be a toll on the Clyde Tunnel to fund essential services while 55% said no to the toll.
🔥 Multiple roads in Finnieston were closed on Sunday after a fire broke out at Mother India. A spokesperson for the restaurant said: “We will be closed today/tomorrow and once we have assessed the damage, we will update you. If you have any enquiries regarding your bookings, contact us at smeena@motherindia.co.uk thank you.” - Kirsty Feerick, Glasgow Times.
🚒 Meanwhile, firefighters were called out to tackle a blaze on Maryhill Road following reports of a gas leak. - Chiara Pollock, Glasgow Live.
🚨 A man has been arrested and charged with an alleged assault following the “unexplained” death of a second man in the Lochend Path area of Easterhouse. - Chiara Pollock, Glasgow Live.
🛴 An 18-year-old boy is fighting for his life after an e-scooter crash on Holmbyre Road, Castlemilk. - Ruth Suter, Daily Record.
🤑 Glasgow will be one of four cities to benefit from a new National Wealth Fund partnership. - Mark McDougall, The Herald.
🧑🤝🧑 Plans to bring Ruchill Community Centre back into use have hit a snag after the council put a live People Make Glasgow Communities application on pause. - Kevin McKenna, The Herald.
🤚 Glasgow was getting ready to host its first slap-fighting event on Saturday when it was cancelled due to concerns. - Alasdair Ferguson, Glasgow Times.
🛍️ Bershka and Pull & Bear will open shops in Silverburn. - Ben Waddell, Glasgow Times.
🗳️ Explained: Glasgow By-Elections 2025 in the Southside Central Ward. - Greater Govnahill.
🐟 Old Fish Bar celebrated getting its alcohol license granted. - Sean Murphy, Glasgow Live.
🌱 Councillor Thomas Kerr is lobbying the council to use its donation from Pladis (old McVitie’s factory owners) on the Winter Gardens in Tollcross Park. - Sarah Hilley, Local Democracy Reporter, Glasgow Live.
🚌 Should buses in and around Glasgow be taken back under public control? - Holly Lennon, STV.
🚇 First Minister John Swinney was spotted getting the Subway. - Kirsty Feerick, Glasgow Times.
🍀 A St Patrick’s Day parade and family fun day will take place in Merchant Square on March 8. - Mark McDougall, The Herald.
🚌 Councillors have signed off a £225,000 scheme to offer free public transport to 1,000 residents as part of a trial. - Sarah Hilley, Local Democracy Reporter, Glasgow Times.
📢 Hundreds of Pro-Palestine protestors held a demonstration outside of the Scottish Labour conference over the weekend. - Craig Meighan, The Scotsman.
🕺 The Glasgow Culture Wrap: 19 - 25 February 2025: Gaelic Arts Plan introduced, Short Film Festival programme, new mural, Glasgow Art Map archive + food/drink updates, gig/stage announcements and more
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📌 The Young Women's Movement, Scotland's national organisation for young women's leadership and rights, is throwing its 100th birthday party! The event is open to all young women aged 14–25, free to attend, and will include a range of activities such as creative workshops, dance classes with Chinyanta, and massage and reflexology from The Wellbeing Hub. This will be a chance to meet other young women, have fun and be part of re-imagining Scotland for young women and girls. Book your free spot on The Young Women's Movement website! Saturday 15th March, 12–3pm, at The Boardwalk on Brunswick Street. Thanks Abi Baross for sharing!