The Glasgow Wrap 🗞️ Wednesday 12 March 2025
Pothole pay-outs rocket, £1.8M Tall Ship Glenlee restoration, Buchanan Galleries revamp update, cycling booming on South City Way, £15M North Rotunda works + new owners for Frossoulla's
⛅ Good Morning Glasgow! The Met Office forecasts a sunny day with a low of 0C. The Culture Wrap is free and early today to mark the start of the GICF. Here’s Wednesday’s Wrap…
🕳️ Pothole compensation claims in Glasgow have almost doubled in two years while the amount spent on pothole repairs by the council has been cut by around 20%. - Stewart Paterson, Glasgow Times.
🚢 The Tall Ship Glenlee will undergo a £1.8M restoration and reopen to the public in April when works are complete. - Alastair Dalton, the Scotsman (£).
🚧 Hope Street will be reduced to one lane between West George Street and West Regent Street for more than three months for essential water repairs so expect delays. - Amy Myles, Glasgow Times.
🖌️ Tit-for-tat sectarian graffiti on Linn Park Golf Clubhouse has sparked outrage in the community with local councillor Johnny Carson telling the Glasgow Times that Glasgow Life has yet to offer a viable solution. - Eszter Tarnai.
🚨 A teen boy is accused of assaulting 15-year-old Amen Teklay weeks before allegedly murdering him. - Connor Gordon, Court Reporter, Daily Record.
💰 Councillors have been warned they could be personally sued for defamation for statements made over the exit payment scandal involving former council chief executive Annemarie O’Donnell. - Paul Hutcheon, Daily Record.
↳ The new council chief executive, Susanne Millar, said she is “disappointed” by a “lack of transparency and honesty” over the payments made to five senior staff that amounted to more than £1M. - Drew Sandelands, Local Democracy Reporter, Glasgow Live.
🛍️ Glasgow-based firm Threesixty Architecture is “drawing-up fresh plans” for Buchanan Galleries, replacing Foster + Partners. It’s understood they are working with owner Landsec on a phased redevelopment approach with more reuse of the existing building. - Gino Spocchia, Architect’s Journal (£).
💣 A smoke grenade was used in error by police who shot and killed an asylum seeker after he stabbed six people at the Park Inn Hotel on West George Street in June 2020, an inquiry hearing was told yesterday. - BBC.
⭐ What will Scotland's political parties do to help Glasgow thrive? Following The Herald x Glasgow Times’ Future of Glasgow series, Andrew Learmonth asks what top politicians from the SNP, Labour, Conservatives, Lib Dems, Greens and Alba would do for the city.
🏘️ Plans to turn the Alexandra Court care home in Carntyne into accommodation for refugees and asylum seekers have taken a step forward. - Eszter Tarnai, Glasgow Times.
🧓 Glasgow’s Golden Generation is closing and selling the Fred Paton day care centre in the West End amid the charity’s modernisation plans. - Ann Fotheringham, Glasgow Times.
🚴♂️ Cycling is booming on the South City Way which saw a record 15% of all trips made by bike in September 2024 with a 46% increase in journeys from last year. Even nearby streets without bike lanes, like Nithsdale Road, saw big jumps in cycling — up 45%. - Craig Williams, The Herald.
🌬️ The University of Glasgow Boathouse is under threat after Storm Eowyn with a five-metre exclusion zone currently in place around the historic building. - Mark McDougall, The Herald.
↳ Govanhill Library has ended up with a leaky roof after the storm prompting calls for Glasgow Life to make repairs. - Sarah Hilley, Local Democracy Reporter, Glasgow Live.
🗳️ Scottish Labour has been reported to the Electoral Commission by Bob Dorris MSP for “intentionally distributing misinformation” in the run-up to by-elections in the Southside Central and North East wards on March 20. - James Walker, The National.
↳ An EC spokesperson said: “We will consider the issues raised, however, the Commission's remit does not extend to regulating the content of campaign material.”
👷♀️ The North Rotunda has been shrouded in scaffolding as it undergoes a £15M restoration to convert it into a world-class entertainment venue. - Beth Oliver, Glasgow Times.
👮 Malcolm McNee, 61, pleaded guilty to the fatal shooting of John McGregor, 44, on Westray Street in Milton in 2021. Two other men were convicted of offences connected to the death. - Eszter Tarnai, Glasgow Times.
👨💼 HMRC’s plans to move the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and its 1500 civil service jobs from East Kilbride to Glasgow have been axed over budget constraints. - Jon Colter, Glasgow Times.
🏨 Art Deco Scotland: Design and Architecture in the Jazz Age is a new exhibition opening in the Reid Gallery Corridor at The Glasgow School of Art from April 5-28. - Craig Williams, The Herald.
🧩 Escape Reality workers turned up to the Merchant Square business on February 28 to find themselves “locked out” because the company was being evicted. - Jordan Shepherd, Glasgow Live.
↳ Staff say they were left struggling to pay rent after the sudden closure and uncertainty over wages.
🗺️ Conde Nast Traveller has named Outlier and Fallachan Kitchen among the UK’s 21 Best New Restaurants. - Sarah James.
🍴 Frossoulla’s on Sinclair Drive officially has a new tenant after eight months on the market. - Ben Waddell, Glasgow Times.
🧘♀️ Can Scotland's first assisted-stretching studio heal my stiff, desk-bound body? I tested out STRETCHED on Woodlands Road and its lower-level contrast therapy suite (cold plunge/sauna) for The Herald.
🏠 Welcome Home, the design shop inside the CCA, will close in April with a closing down sale taking place online and in-store when the CCA reopens. - Instagram.
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🚴♂️ Friendship, Healing, and the Road to Euro 2024: For this week’s Sunday Edition, Marissa MacWhirter spoke to filmmaker Martyn Robertson about Make It To Munich.
📅 Community Council Meetings
Community councils are the best way to get involved with local politics and find out what’s happening in your area. Please double-check that your meeting is going ahead as dates can change. Find out more via Glasgow City Council.
Wednesday, March 12, 2025:
↳ Broomhill – 7:00pm at Broomhill Primary School
↳ Woodlands & Park – 7:30pm at Albany Learning Centre
↳ Mount Vernon – 7:00pm at Mount Vernon Bowling & Tennis Club
↳ Cathcart & District – 7:00pm at Cathcart Baptist Church
↳ Dumbreck – 7:00pm at Hazelwood House (Contact Chair for meeting info)
Thursday, March 13, 2025:
↳ Hillhead – 7:00pm at Hillhead High School
↳ Partick – 7:00pm at Partick Burgh Hall
↳ Calton – 7:00pm at Calton Heritage & Learning Centre
↳ Castlemilk – 7:00pm at The Birgidale Complex
↳ Craigton – 7:00pm at Function Suite
↳ Toryglen – 7:00pm at Toryglen Community Hall
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📌 Tour Talk & a Cuppa at the Southern Necropolis on Sunday March 23, 12:00 ‘til 14:00 pm. Meet at the Gatehouse on Caledonia Road. Thanks you Friends of the Southern Necropolis for sharing!
📌 Stepping Into a Pinterest Dream: This Must Be The Place Brings Design Joy to Glasgow’s Southside. Thank you Carly, freelancer at Curatedbycarlyy for sharing this with us!
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