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🚇 SPT has had to spend £120,000 to fix the shoogly new Subway trains after complaints from passengers. - David Bol, The Scotsman.
🎥 Former patients at Skye House, a children’s psychiatric unit in Stobhill hospital, have spoken out about a culture of cruelty among nursing staff in a new BBC Disclosure documentary. - Mark Daly and Jax Sinclair, BBC. ↳ NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde apologised and has launched two inquiries into the allegations uncovered by the BBC's investigation.
👭 SAY Women, a charity that deals with up to 100 young women a year who have been abused, says it had to suspend vital services for women facing homelessness because of National Insurance hikes. - Stewart Paterson, Glasgow Times.
🕺 The huge Sauchiehall Street Strip the Willow will now take place on February 15 after the event was forced to cancel due to Storm Eowyn. - James Walker, The National.
🏫 Councillors have been presented with five proposed education cuts as part of attempts to save millions of pounds in the forthcoming council budget process. James McEnaney has the exclusive for The Herald. ↳ Campaigners, experts and trade unions have demanded “honesty over the scale and impact of the cuts being proposed”, which they warned will be “deeply damaging” and have the greatest impact on the most vulnerable children. - James McEnaney, The Herald.
💉 Professor Catriona Matheson, a leading substance abuse expert, has urged the UK Government to learn from Glasgow’s pioneering sanctioned consumption room and abandon punitive approaches to drug use. - Hamish Morrison, The National.
🏘 After a decade, planning permission in principle has been granted for a 200-house development in Cambuslang. - Sian Maher, The Scottish Sun.
📢 Strathclyde University workers including technicians, cleaners, security and estates staff will walk out over “detrimental pension changes”. - Ben Waddell, Glasgow Times.
☕ Through The House is a new cafe set to open this week inside the former Western Wear leather shop at Trongate. - Chiara Pollock, Glasgow Live.
🖼 Southside Gallery on Battlefield Road is on the market for £69,500 after 30 years. - Ben Waddell, Glasgow Times.
🏗 Kier has officially been awarded a £683.8 million contract by the Scottish Government to build HMP Glasgow, the much-needed replacement for Barlinnie. - Specification Online.
🚴♀️A map of all the city’s current and future cycle paths has been put together and shared on Reddit. See the map.
🔨 McTear’s auction house has defended its sale of Nazi memorabilia on the grounds of its historical importance. - Jody Harrison, The Herald.
💊 A pharmacy worker who ran a two-year drug racket out of Tollcross Pharmacy was jailed for 15 months. - Connor Gordon, Glasgow Times.
🚌 SPT is axing its 121 service between Govan Bus Station and New Victoria Hospital due to “funding” and “low usage”. - Ben Waddell, Glasgow Times.
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📌 Creative Partnerships Conference is Scotland's premier networking and professional development platform for Black creatives. Be United's annual conference provides an inclusive platform for Black creatives, professionals, and industry organisations to connect, collaborate, and develop their skills. The event is at the ARC on February 21 from 10-5pm. - More details.
