The Glasgow Wrap 🗞️ Tuesday 8 April 2025
Double mural reveal, city paedophile ring issued OLRs, £20m project for Dalmarnock, Barlinnie report released, Stagecoach raise fares, Pollok Park parking charges rise, 4am Sexy Coffee?
😎 Good Morning Glasgow! The Met Office forecasts a shining sunny day with a sweltering high of 19C. Here’s Tuesday’s Wrap…
🎨 Two brand-new murals selected by a panel of local Govan residents have been unveiled near the Clyde Tunnel. - Morgan Carmichael, Glasgow Times.
⚖️ Glasgow paedophile ring convicts have been issued with Orders for Lifelong Restriction, meaning they may never be released because they are considered too dangerous. - Norman Silvester & Jennifer Hyland, Daily Record.
💰 Spectrum Properties plans to transform an area in Dalmarnock with a £20m project including the refurbishment of listed buildings, new industrial units, and a business centre. - Beth Oliver, Glasgow Times.
⛓️ His Majesty’s Inspector of Prisons’ survey at Barlinnie found that more than half of prisoners reported abuse and assaults from prison staff. - Stewart Paterson, Glasgow Times.
↳ Inspectors have called the prison’s conditions ‘wretchedly poor’, noting overcrowding, no daily showers, a shortage of work opportunities, bullying, and long service waits. - Stewart Paterson, Glasgow Times.
🚌 Stagecoach is raising bus fares this month, with adult single fares increasing by 7%. - Stewart Paterson, Glasgow Times.
🅿️ Parking charges in Pollok Country Park are set to increase by £2 per session, with a date to be confirmed. Parking for four hours will now cost £7, and eight hours will cost £12. - Drew Sandelands, Local Democracy Reporter.
🫦 Sexy Coffee on Union Street is planning to open until 4am primarily at weekends - but won’t serve from its cocktail menu. - Drew Sandelands, Local Democracy Reporter.
💰 A £1.72m contract has been awarded for the next phase of the Avenues project for North Hanover Street and Kyle Street, which will see new trees, high-quality pavements and cycle lanes. - Craig Williams, The Herald.
🚏 First Bus has announced its Easter timetable. Services will continue as usual from Friday to Sunday, April 18 - 20. - Amy Myles, Glasgow Times.
↳ On April 21, they will operate on a Sunday service.
↳ On Easter Monday, there will be no night buses running.
📢 Palestine Action covered Atrium Court, a Scottish Enterprise office, on Waterloo Street with red paint as part of collective demonstrations against the government agency across Scotland. - Ben Waddell, Glasgow Times.
🖌️ Garnethill residents are divided over a new mural plan for the graffiti-covered rear wall of the Genting Casino on Renfrew Road. - Exclusive by Ava Whyte, Glasgow Times.
👏 McChuills raised £1300 for a cause they previously got shadowbanned for sharing on Instagram. The bar collected funds with a raffle of a t-shirt signed by all three members of Kneecap. - Posted on Instagram.
🧑🎓 A Glasgow University student claims to have been banned from campus after participating in a pro-Palestine protest at an open day on April 1. - Abbi Garton-Crosbie, The National.
⛪ Two directors of the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society are facing calls to resign after allowing Maryhill’s Queen’s Cross church pews to be sawn up and sold for £80. - Marc Horne, The Times.
🎬 JJ Abrams will be shooting scenes for his new Hollywood blockbuster starring Samuel L Jackson and Jenna Ortega in the city centre. - Exclusive by Craig Williams, The Herald.
🕶️ Snoop Dogg has said he is keen to perform at Celtic Park if the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony is held there next year. - Ben Waddell, Glasgow Times.
☕ Southside cafe See Saw Play Café on the corner of Clarkston Road and Newlands Road has hit the market after less than a year of operation. - Amy Myles, Glasgow Times.
🚪 The Gartocher Pub on Shettleston Road, dating back to 1937, has closed its doors. - Morgan Carmichael, Glasgow Times.
✈️ Travellers from Glasgow Airport have been warned that protestors in Spain could cause flight disruption this summer. - Eszter Tárnai, Glasgow Times.
🥫 The Castlemilk Pantry is set to reopen its new location in the Birgidale Complex, moving from the Castlemilk Community Centre, on April 15 instead of today. - Amy Myles, Glasgow Times.
🏟️ A 54-year-old man has been hospitalised after being assaulted during a Celtic v Hearts game at Celtic Park on Saturday (March 29). - Eszter Tárnai, Glasgow Times.
🕳️ Aberdeen has taken the top spot from Glasgow to be Scotland’s ‘pothole capital’ for 2025, according to Blackcircles. - Alexander Smail, Daily Record.
🥙 Barras Market hit Greek Street Yeeros will be opening at Clydeside Containers in late spring. - Amy Myles, Glasgow Times.
🏘️ Independent estate agency Yates Hellier has expanded its portfolio to 600 properties after acquiring CIB Residential based in the West End. - Beth Oliver, Glasgow Times.
📜 Law firm Lindsays has raised £11,000 for Scottish Action for Mental Health by asking clients to donate to SAMH instead of charging fees for wills written. - Beth Oliver, Glasgow Times.
💚 A total of 70 people joined the National Autistic Society Scotland’s 5km event in Glasgow Green to celebrate World Autism Acceptance Month. - Beth Oliver, Glasgow Times.
👺 Masked gang ‘Drumboys1’ linked to a gangland criminal who fled from Scotland to Dubai last year, flaunted supercars through an estate in Drumchapel on March 30. - John-Paul Clark, Daily Record.
🏘️ Inside the build-to-rent boom and bust with Moda Living's head of planning. For this week’s Sunday Edition, Marissa MacWhirter spoke to Moda Living’s head of planning, James Blakely, who shared his views on the rent cap, investing in the city and how private developers and the council must work together.
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📌 Hop into the Easter spirit at Jackton Distillery on 19th April with a magical day of family fun, sweet treats, and a touch of Wonderland! Meet the Easter bunny, free face painting, Mad Hat Competition, and Easter bakes and cards on sale at our mini craft market. Tickets include chocolates and mini eggs for children, and a complementary miniature RAER whisky or Jackton gin for adults! - Thank you Jethro Rolland at Jackton Distillery for sharing!