The Glasgow Wrap 🗞️ Wednesday 02 July 2025
Man hospitalised after stabbing in Castlemilk, congestion charge and tunnel toll update, Orange Walk road closures this weekend, new Chilo's restaurant firebombed + Scottish Korean fried chicken café
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🚨 A man was rushed to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital after being stabbed on Arnprior Road in Castlemilk yesterday (July 1) shortly after 3pm. His condition is unknown. - Ben Waddell, Glasgow Times.
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🚗 The council is considering a congestion charge and Clyde Tunnel toll that would only apply to people who live outside the city. A regulatory check needs to be carried out before introducing the system, which is unlikely to happen until after May next year. - Sarah Hilley, Local Democracy Reporter.
🥁 64 marches with 3,500 people expected to join have been organised in Boyne Parade Orange walks across the city on July 5. See the full list of roads affected in Chiara Pollock’s Glasgow Live article here.
🔥 A new Chilo’s restaurant in the works for three years on Abercromby Street in Bridgeton was firebombed on Sunday, June 29. - Fahad Tariq, Glasgow Live.
🍗 New Scottish Korean fried chicken spot, Who’s Cafe, has opened in Shawlands, offering a selection of innovative Asian-fusion dishes. - Sean Murphy, Glasgow Live.
💾 The council has said that the Strathclyde Pension Fund service has been restored following a cyber-attack over a week ago. - Matthew Fulton, STV News.
💧 Scottish Water will close West Regent Street, between Hope Street and Renfield Street, between July 7 and September 26 to carry out essential sewer repair works. - Eszter Tárnai, Glasgow Times.
🔗 A woman, 35, has been arrested after a 35-year-old man’s body was found at a property on Charles Street in Royston on Sunday, June 29. - Isla Storie, Daily Record.
⛓️ Prison inspectors have found that overcrowding in Barlinnie and its impacts were ”primary concerns” and warned that it breaches UN rules. - Stewart Paterson, Glasgow Times.
🪧 A protest was held outside the Glasgow School of Art Haldane Building against the decision to close the stained glass studio and end classes. - Craig Williams, The Herald.
📜 Lord Provost Jacqueline McLaren was awarded an honorary university degree from Strathclyde University. - Eszter Tárnai, Glasgow Times.
👮 Police are hunting a man after an 18-year-old girl was sexually assaulted on a train from Glasgow Central Station to Ayr on Monday, June 9. - Kieran Webster, Glasgow Live.
💸 The council has yet to be reimbursed for the at least £1m demolition of the India Buildings on Bridge Street, which took place last April, as Cllr Ruari Kelly said: “Ownership of the site is complex”. - Catherine Hunter, Local Democracy Reporter.
🏥 Scotland’s appeals court has dismissed an action raised against the constructors of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital by NHSGGC, alleging defects in the cladding of part of the adult hospital. - Mitchell Skilling, Scottish Construction Now.
🔎 An investigation has been launched into the “unexplained” death of a man, 60, after police cordoned off Finsbay Street in Govan yesterday morning (July 1). - Holly Lennon, STV News.
🚮 New street bin hubs are set to be introduced in Govan in August as the city-wide roll-out begins. - Sarah Hilley, Local Democracy Reporter.
🏨 A strike ballot is set to be opened at the Village Hotel on Pacific Drive after bosses refused to negotiate on paid breaks and paying the real living wage. - Exclusive by Gabriel McKay, The Herald.
🔪 A 39-year-old man was attacked with a ‘machete’ on Lunan Place in Govan on Sunday, June 29. - Julie Dunnett, Daily Record.
🎤 Glasgow's only Hip-Hop festival returns for one day at SWG3 on Saturday, August 30. - Liam Smillie, Glasgow World.
🚓 Residents in North Glasgow will now receive a weekly crime update from the police to increase transparency. - Eszter Tárnai, Glasgow Times.
📖 The author of a book which looked into the Bible John murders in Glasgow has urged police to reopen their investigation after tracing a man she claims could prove his identity. - Norman Silvester, Daily Record.
🥭 Mango is set to re-open its recently closed Buchanan Galleries unit, with Mango Teen “coming soon”. - Gillian McPherson, Glasgow Times.
🍟 A boy, 10, was concussed and taken to hospital after being attacked outside the McDonald's on Crow Road following an incident on Thursday, May 29. - Ena Saracevic, The Scotsman.
🍻 The Horn on Great Western Road was named Glasgow City Pub of the Year at the National Pub & Bar Awards last week. - Donald Erskine, Glasgow Times.
🔌 A Carntyne man says his mattress caught fire after a new £9.99 Core phone charger he bought from a local shop “blew up” in his bed. - Jonathan Blackburn, Glasgow Live.
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