The Glasgow Wrap 🗞 Weekend Guide 02 - 04 May 2025
Who will lead Glasgow Labour? Post office money laundering probe, double council tax for second home owners, new Jet2 destinations + the Weekend Guide
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🗳️ Rashid Hussein and Jill Pidgeon will go head to head in a battle to replace George Redmond as head of the Glasgow Labour group. - Paul Hutcheon, Daily Record.
📭 Three postmasters will stand trial amid a multi-million pound post office dirty money probe. - Grant McCabe, The Herald.
🚦Using a traffic light system, an audit of the council rated it red for financial sustainability and vision, leadership and governance. - Drew Sandelands, Local Democracy Reporter, Glasgow Live.
🚨 A man, 62, has been arrested in connection with “hate-related graffiti" on Carmunnock Road. - Mark McDougall, The Herald.
📢 Unison has sent ballot papers to all of the staff members the union represents in Glasgow City Council to vote on strike action over pay. - Amy Myles, Glasgow Times.
🚮 Extra bins will be installed at Kelvingrove Park to combat the deluge of rubbish left during good weather. - Mark McDougall, The Herald.
🏠 People who own a second home in the city have been hit with double council tax bills. - Sarah Hilley, Local Democracy Reporter, Glasgow Live.
🚧 Gordon Street is closed for a month amid emergency works between Renfield Street and West Nile Street. - Fahad Tariq, Glasgow Live.
🏛️ Can this built heritage war room save a crumbling Glasgow? - This week’s column in The Herald.
✈️ Jet2 has announced new flights from Glasgow Airport to Murcia and Geneva. - Ben Waddell, Glasgow Times.
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📌 Dress for Success Scotland is hosting a Spring Fayre at their Glasgow Boutique! Come browse preloved fashion, local maker stalls, and support their mission to empower women across the city toward economic independence. Thanks Wiktoria Zachcial for sharing!
📌 Queen's Park Arena have announced their summer programme. Tickets go live next week!
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