The Glasgow Wrap 🗞️ Tuesday 10 June 2025
First Minister visits city GP, plans submitted for Mercat Building, Doulton Fountain damage causes stir on X, new contract for The Caley to create jobs + 20th anniversary of Necropolis charity
🌤️ Good Morning Glasgow! The Met Office forecasts some welcome sunny spells with a high of 18C. Here’s Tuesday’s Wrap…
🩺 First Minister John Swinney visited Oakwood Medical Practice in Easterhouse yesterday (June 09), which is taking part in the Whole Family Support in General Practice project, aiming to improve family access to support services. - Ava Whyte, Glasgow Times.
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🏛️ Plans have been submitted to turn the Mercat Building in Merchant City into 44 residential units with a rooftop garden by CatB Works Ltd. - Callum McCormack, Glasgow World.
⛲ Damage to the coat of arms on the Doulton Fountain in Glasgow Green has ignited a huge debate among the city's heritage enthusiasts, with Niall Murphy, Past Glasgow, and others weighing in. - Posted on X.
🚉 The St Rollox rail depot in Springburn has won its first big contract in decades, with a deal from Transport for London, giving The Caley two years of work, taking on an extra 40 workers. - Robert Lea, The Times.
🪦 The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis, who have raised more than £100,000 for the cemetery, are celebrating their 20th anniversary. - Exclusive by Donald Erskine, Glasgow Times.
🏘️ Hundreds of new homes will be built in the Sighthill Transformation Regeneration Area, where several tower blocks were destroyed more than 10 years ago, as Keepmoat has committed to investing £59.9m into the project’s next phase. - Ben Waddell, Glasgow Times.
💉 Councillor Allan Casey has hit back at claims the Safer Drug Consumption Room is the cause of discarded needles in Calton, saying the issue “has been ongoing for many years preceding the opening of the Thistle”. - Exclusive by Donald Erskine, Glasgow Times.
🪧 Glasgow Stop the War launched an ‘emergency protest’ on Buchanan Steps to demand an end to the conflict in Gaza, following the seizure of the ‘Freedom Flotilla’ by Israeli forces. - Amy Myles, Glasgow Times.
☎️ 46% of all referrals to The SAFE Project, which supports children and families affected by crime, have come from Glasgow. - Sandhya Suresh, Glasgow Times.
🏥 A woman was taken to hospital after an alleged assault on Queen Street on June 6. A man, 46, has since been arrested and charged in connection with the incident. - Gillian Loney, Glasgow Live.
🚓 Police are hunting two men after a man, 33, was seriously assaulted on Ardgay Street in Shettleston on Sunday, June 8. - Callum McCormack, Glasgow World.
⚖️ A man, 28, has pleaded guilty to possessing more than £38,000 of drugs and dirty money at his home in Castlemilk in March 2024. - Connor Gordon, Glasgow Times.
💷 Charity Kingsway Community Connections will benefit from a share of more than £18,000 handed out by the KFC Youth Foundation. - Sandhya Suresh, Glasgow Times.
📰 How a genteel newspaper war broke out in Glasgow. - Kevin McKenna’s feature in The Herald.
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📌 Free guided public tours of Glasgow’s historic Ramshorn Graveyard, burial place of many of the city’s ‘Tobacco Barons,’ other rich merchants and city fathers, are being held every Wednesday in June, July and August. Meet at 11 am outside the Ramshorn Church in Ingram Street. To book email tours@ramshorngraveyard.org. Under 18s must be companied by an adult. - Thanks to Scott from MCHT for sharing!
📌 Studio Taffy in the south side has celebrated 10 years in business. - Thanks Amy for sharing!
📌 Free Yarn Workshop at Sostrene Grene in St. Enoch Centre June 19-20. - Thanks for sharing Melissa!
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