The Glasgow Wrap 🗞️ Thursday 03 July 2025
TRNSMT prep underway, Langside Halls could be saved, woman dies in shopping centre, brawl at Chris Brown gig, Social Hub's rooftop bar opening date revealed + free sandwiches for Piece's birthday
🌧️ Good Morning Glasgow! The Met Office forecasts light rain with a high of 17°C. Here’s Thursday’s Wrap…
🎶 Preparations are underway for TRNSMT in Glasgow Green. See pictures of the early stages of the setup in Amy Myles’ Glasgow Times article here.
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🏛️ The closed A-listed Langside Halls could be saved as SNP Cllr Ruari Kelly has revealed that a community takeover plan is underway as part of the People Make Glasgow programme. - Sarah Hilley, Local Democracy Reporter.
👮 Police have launched an investigation after a woman, 53, died at Shawlands Arcade in the Southside yesterday morning (July 2). - Jonathan Blackburn, Glasgow Live.
↳ Her death is being treated as unexplained but not suspicious.
🏟️ A brawl erupted at Chris Brown’s gig at Hampden Park, resulting in the arrests of two men, 26 and 27, and a woman, 27, in connection with alleged assaults, and a boy, 15, with an alleged breach of the peace. - Ben Waddell, Glasgow Times.
🌮 The Social Hub’s new Mexican-American rooftop bar and restaurant SíSí is set to open on August 1. - Paul Trainer, Glasgow World.
🥪 Piece will be offering free sandwiches from noon until they sell out at their Byres Road spot to celebrate their 17th birthday on July 23. - Instagram
🎞️ The decision on whether or not the Vogue cinema in Possilpark will be demolished, which was due in June, is late. - Eszter Tárnai, Glasgow Times.
🕳️ St Vincent Street from its junction with Newton Street to its junction with Elmbank Street has reopened after closing for sinkhole repairs almost a month ago. - Eszter Tárnai, Glasgow Times.
💐 A man, 35, who was found dead at a flat on Charles Street in Royston on Sunday, June 29, has been pictured and named as Johnson Ewere. - Iona Young, Daily Record.
↳ A 35-year-old woman has now been charged in connection with his death.
💃 The Barras have announced the Moulin Rouge night market on Thursday, July 17. - Sean Murphy, Glasgow Live.
🎊 The Govanhill International Festival and Carnival will return from August 1 to 10, celebrating creativity, solidarity, and community. - Sandhya Suresh, Glasgow Times.
💚 Glasgow City Council has been ranked 10th in the UK for climate change action in an assessment from Climate Emergency UK. - Sarah Hilley, Local Democracy Reporter.
🚌 Stagecoach will ‘no longer’ operate its 310 service between Shettleston in the East End and Moodiesburn in North Lanarkshire from Sunday, July 13. - Ben Waddell, Glasgow Times.
🚓 A man, 28, has been arrested after an 86-year-old woman was allegedly robbed on Bardowie Street in Springburn on Monday, June 30. - Jordan Shepherd, Glasgow Live.
🚑 A person was taken to hospital following a “serious assault” on Kilmarnock Road in Shawlands on Tuesday, July 1. - Kieran Webster, Glasgow Live.
👀 If you love Glasgow, Lana, maybe you could do more than 14 songs? - Brian Beacom’s feature in The Herald.
🔗 Two men, 18 and 26, have been arrested and charged with the alleged attempted murder of a man, 22, who was allegedly struck by a vehicle on Ashgill Road on June 23. - Ena Saracevic, The Scotsman.
🍸 Glasgow Cocktail Festival is set to run from August 29 until September 7 to showcase the best bars and restaurants in the city. - Sean Murphy, Glasgow Live.
🚗 A study by digital car finance lender Carmoola found that 53% of drivers in the city drive less than they used to, and 26% have lost their passion for it altogether. - Sandhya Suresh, Glasgow Times.
🍝 Italian restaurant Primo Volo has officially opened in Glasgow Airport’s departure lounge. - Liam Smillie, Glasgow World.
🏆 YAYAS, Non Viet, Okome, Porto Piri Piri, Piatto, Shawarma King, and Hook’d have been shortlisted for the Uber Eats Restaurant of the Year Awards 2025. - Sandhya Suresh, Glasgow Times.
👑 Business student Jenna Louise Kinnaird from Hamilton was crowned Miss Great Britain Glasgow, and will go on to represent the city in the competition to become Miss Great Britain 2025. - Eszter Tárnai, Glasgow Times.
🚕 The latest and greenest fully-electric Glasgow taxi is now serving the city following the introduction of the Ford MAXICab to Scotland's biggest fleet. - Glasgow Chamber of Commerce.
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📌 A prominent Scottish distiller has announced the launch of a new craft market for small creators, held in the grounds of a working Scotch whisky distillery. Jackton Distillery is holding the event on Saturday, July 12, from 10am - 4pm. Entrance to the market is free and it will feature a selection of local designers and makers specialising in Scottish-made homewares, skincare, fragrances, artworks and more. - Thanks for sharing Jethro Rolland with Jackton Distillery!
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