The Glasgow Wrap 🗞 Tuesday 4 March 2025
Wyndford demolition update, cops suffering burnout, parking charge increases, community fire station plans, £30K scam forces Footasylum closure, Rangers takeover update + health café closes
🥞 Good Morning Glasgow! It’s Pancake Day! The Met Office forecasts another nice day with a high of 10C. Here’s Tuesday’s Wrap…
🏗️ A group of at least four Maryhill households are looking to block the demolition of the Wyndford after being offered £100 in Tesco vouchers to evacuate their homes that lie around 30 yards from the towers. - Martin Williams, The Herald.
↳ Read the Sunday Edition on the running dispute between Wheatley Homes Glasgow and the Wyndford residents by Eszter Tarnai.
🏫 Primary school attendance has dropped by almost four per cent in a decade. The council is launching an ‘Attendance Matters Every Day’ campaign to try and combat the decline. - Jonathan Blackburn, Glasgow Live.
👟 A supervisor at Footasylum in Silverburn shopping centre oversaw a £30,000 theft scam that forced the store to close down. - Connor Gordon & Jordan Shepherd, Glasgow Live.
🅿️ Eagle-eyed residents spotted signs posted by Glasgow City Council detailing a laundry list of main roads that will see a 20p rise in parking charges. - Morgan Carmichael, Glasgow Times.
↳ A Glasgow City Council spokesman said: "These changes were agreed as part of the three-year budget set in February 2024 which required the council to make savings of almost £50m…”
🌳The Meat Market site redevelopment will take a step forward after a £4.4 million grant was approved. Plans include a park, cycle path, sports centre, bar, bistro and more. - Sarah Hilley, Local Democracy Reporter, Glasgow Times.
⚖️ A man who killed an NHS worker in his Dumbreck Court flat with scissors is behind bars awaiting sentencing after being convicted of the reduced charge of culpable homicide while acting under provocation. - Grant McCabe, Court Reporter, Glasgow Times.
👮 Police officers in Greater Glasgow are suffering burnout and working in “desperate” conditions, according to a new report by the Scottish Police Federation. - Kieran Webster, Glasgow Live.
🚒 Plans to build a community fire station on derelict land in Cowcaddens have been submitted in principle with a decision expected on April 10. - Ava Whyte, Glasgow Times.
❌ Coca-Cola products will no longer be served at Glasgow Film Theatre during the film festival after staff said they wouldn’t handle Israeli-linked products as part of the BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) movement. - Mark McDougall, The Herald.
🧶 Knitters from the Lodging House Mission launched the ‘Glasgow Close Knit’ project in a bid to knit or crochet 850 blankets for people in homeless hotels as part of the Glasgow 850 celebrations. - Chiara Pollock, Glasgow Live.
🏠 The price of homeless hotels and flats in the city will rise by five per cent from March 31. - Sarah Hilley, Local Democracy Reporter, Glasgow Times.
⚽ A deal for Rangers FC to be taken over by the San Francisco 49ers investment arm has been agreed in principle. - Sahil Jaidka & Lawrie Anne Brown, Sky Sports.
🚲 Council workers will be encouraged to walk or cycle to work as part of a new staff travel plan. - Sarah Hilley, Local Democracy Reporter, Glasgow Times.
🥃 Hidden Dram on Queen Margaret Drive is up for sale after seven years. - Jonathan Blackburn, Glasgow Live.
🍗 CATCH chippy on Gibson Street, which closed following the death of manager Shaffiq Mohammed, will be rebranded as Lucky B’s Hot Chicken. - Ben Waddell, Glasgow Times.
🥗 Soul Food Kitchen on Sauchiehall Street in Finnieston is closing. - Amy Myles, Glasgow Times.
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