The Glasgow Wrap 🗞 Weekend Guide 13 - 15 December 2024
North East by-election update, no plans to rename Govan-Partick Bridge, councillors back Stadium Levy, CCTV system out of date, Shawlands cafe closes after 2 years + the Weekend Guide
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🗳 Voters in the North East could be without a councillor for months and the Mary McNab “debacle” won’t be heard in court until the end of February. - Andrew Learmonth, The Herald.
🌉 Council leader Susan Aitken said there were no plans to rename the new Govan-Partick Bridge after political activist Mary Barbour despite calls from the community. - Drew Sandelands, Local Democracy Reporter, The National.
↳ You can read more about the campaign to rename the bridge via Craig Williams, The Herald.
🚧 Hope Street will be reduced to one lane for eight weeks for urgent sewer repairs. - Ben Waddell, Glasgow Times.
🎫 Councillors have backed the Stadium Levy motion by the Greens that will see around £1 applied to tickets for large concerts to help fund grassroots music venues. - Stewart Paterson, Glasgow Times.
🎦 Almost 100 CCTV cameras in the city don’t work and the network is years out of date, it has been revealed. - Stewart Paterson, Glasgow Times.
🦺 Pavement wheelie bin collections from houses scheduled for Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day and January 2 will be missed meaning some families could have a “six week gap” in waste collections. - Sarah Hilley, Local Democracy Reporter, Glasgow Live.
🛏 The budget for homelessness has been overspent by £26.5M due to a crisis in the asylum system. - Stewart Paterson, Glasgow Times.
💉 The sanctioned drug consumption room could be delayed until early next year due to final checks on the water and ventilation systems in the building. - Rosie Lewis, Glasgow Times.
🔊 The top 10 residential streets in Glasgow with the most domestic noise complaints in 2024. - Liam Smillie has the exclusive for Glasgow World.
🏟 The Hydro is introducing new security screening machines for three upcoming gigs just a week after Fontaines D.C. fans were stuck in “chaotic” queues. - Ben Waddell, Glasgow Times.
👟 Nike Buchanan Street has reopened. - Ben Waddell, Glasgow Times.
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☕ Choux and Brew is closing after two years on Pollokshaws Road. - Ben Waddell, Glasgow Times. Read their announcement on Instagram.
🌉 Meet the women behind Glasgow's Stockingfield Bridge art project. - Ann Fotheringham has the exclusive for Glasgow Times.
🎅 “Firebrand” GMB chief Chris Mitchell has secretly been the Santa at Carmyle’s Santa Run for 19 years. - Amanda Keenan, Glasgow Times.
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