The Glasgow Wrap 🗞️ Tuesday 15 April 2025
New Billy Connolly mural, anti-abortion protest outside QEUH, young man found dead, Cardonald foodbank robbed, fresh fleet for Scottish Citylink service + is that Christ on a Bike?
☁️ Good Morning Glasgow! The Met Office forecasts a gloomy and drizzly day with a high of 12C. Here’s Tuesday’s Wrap…
👓 A new mural depicting a naked Billy Connolly has appeared on Nelson Mandela Place, painted by duo Conzo & Globel. - James Walker, The National.
↳ Check out our Sunday Edition featuring the pair: Nostalgia, brandalism, and funding: Goblin mode with Conzo & Glöbel.
🏥 More than 100 anti-abortion protesters with Texas-based group 40 Days for Life gathered near Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. - Gemma Clark, The National.
👮 Police have launched a probe after a 35-year-old man has been found dead inside a property on Orchard Street in the East End yesterday, April 14. The death is currently being treated as unexplained. - Ben Waddell, Glasgow Times.
🥫 Thousands of pounds worth of stock has been stolen from the Cardonald Foodbank Centre during a break-in between April 10 and 11. - Kieran Webster, Glasgow Live.
🚌 Scottish Citylink has announced a seven-million-pound replacement fleet of 18 brand-new vehicles for the Service 900 between Glasgow and Edinburgh. - Ben Waddell, Glasgow Times.
🚲 Artist Ashley Rawson has painted a mural called Christ on a Bike on the Clyde walkway at Broomielaw. - Stewart Paterson, Glasgow Times.
🧑⚖️ James Dornan, SNP MSP for Cathcart, revealed he was charged with attempted murder as a teenager in an exclusive interview with Steph Brown from The National.
✒️ Glaswegian journalist and The Times audience editor Carla Jenkins opens up about what she learnt from having breast reduction surgery at the age of 19.
🚐 A shuttle bus is set to be available for residents during planned roadworks on Ferry Road from April 28, the service will run to cover King’s Inch Road. - Aidan Macdonald, Glasgow Times.
🛍️ Glasgow Fort has announced its Easter weekend opening hours alongside fun holiday activities at selected venues. - Amy Myles, Glasgow Times.
↳ Good Friday and Easter Monday: 10am to 10pm
↳ Easter Saturday: 9am to 7pm
↳ Easter Sunday: 10am to 6pm
📔 The Glasgow Zine Library: Self-publishing and community arts space. For this week’s Sunday Edition, Marissa MacWhirter spoke to LD Davis about the Glasgow Zine Library and Zine Festival’s evolution since its humble beginnings in Davis’ studio.
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📌 The Riverside Spring Market is this weekend, the 19th and 20th of April. Browse more than 60 stalls selling handmade and locally crafted items including candles, jewellery, baked goods, knitwear, art and clothing. Free entry! Thank you to Riverside Museum for sharing!
📌 Glasgow School of Art Archives and Collections free monthly tours announced! Delve into over 160 years of art, design, and architecture, from contemporary works to iconic Mackintosh pieces, stunning textiles, jewellery, posters, and much more. Upcoming tour: Thursday 1st May, 12-1pm, at The Whisky Bond- Booking essential! - Thanks to the Archives and Collections at Glasgow School of Art for the submission!
📌 How do we raise boys in the age of incels, MRAs, and rising misogyny? Join Pillow Talk Scotland for an open and curious session of our Sex Positive Reading Group, where we’ll be discussing an extract from BoyMom: Reimagining Boyhood in the Age of Impossible Masculinity by Ruth Whippman. Glasgow Zine Library 📅 April 29 🕖 7:00 – 8:30 PM.