The Glasgow Wrap 🗞 Weekend Guide 20 - 22 September 2024
LEZ pollution update and plans to spend fine revenue, space station sighting, big Hydro gig announcements, Sebb cocktail bar update + more in the Weekend Guide
🌥 Good Morning Glasgow. Expect a mix of sun, clouds and a high of 17C this weekend. Here’s Friday’s Wrap followed by the Weekend Guide for paid subscribers.
💨 A new air quality report shows nitrogen dioxide levels in the city centre/LEZ have fallen by an average of 20% compared to “diffusion tube monitoring” the previous year. - Nicole Mitchell, Glasgow Times.
↳ Meanwhile, the council has revealed how £747,511 cash raised from the LEZ fine will be spent through a range of environmental projects like bee stops and tree planting. - Nicole Mitchell, Glasgow Times.
🚴♀️ Fears that the future is uncertain for some cycle path projects in Govan have been raised by a Scottish Greens councillor after the Scottish Government announced plans to cut its active and sustainable travel budget. - Sarah Hilley, Local Democracy Reporter, Glasgow Live.
🏛 Experts from the European Heritage Hub have dubbed Glasgow one of the 10 “leading” cities for its efforts to preserve buildings. - Sarah Hilley, Local Democracy Reporter, Glasgow Live.
🚀 A Carntyne man caught the “surreal” moment the International Space Station flew over Dennistoun on his iPhone 14 on Tuesday and Wednesday nights. - Kirsty Feerick, Glasgow Times.
🏃♀️ Great Scottish Run 2024: Full list of Glasgow road closures and road restrictions. - Declan McConville, Glasgow World.
🏢 The council has approved a 25-year lease of the Royston Building to St Paul’s Youth Forum to continue running the Molendinar Community Centre. - Drew Sandelands, Local Democracy Reporter, Glasgow Live.
🏗 I’ve written a response to the latest figures on Purpose Built Student Accommodation following a report co-authored by the University of Glasgow. “Glasgow doesn't need thousands of new flats for students. Here's why” - The Herald.
👩💻 A new campus at Skypark for fast-growing Internet of Things firms will be the ‘largest smart things hub in Europe’, according to its co-founder. - Kevin O’Sullivan, Future Scot.
🚨 A cyclist was hospitalised after being hit by a car on Levernside Road in Pollok. - Rebecca Newlands, Glasgow Times.
🎙 Local comedians Paul Black, Kim Blythe and Susie McCabe are putting on a show at The Stand on Monday to raise money for Friends of Al Harah Theatre in the West Bank. - Morgan Carmichael, Glasgow Times.
🎤 Two huge shows have been announced for the Hydro:
↳ Kylie Minogue on May 16, 2025. Tickets go on sale at 10am on September 27. - Rebecca Newlands, Glasgow Times.
↳ Iron Maiden on June 30, 2025. Tickets go on sale September 27. - Ben Waddell, Glasgow Times.
🍸 Scoop restaurant group (Ox and Finch, Ka Pao) have announced a cocktail/open grill bar under the new Margo called Sebb’s will be opening in November. - Rebecca Newlands, Glasgow Times.
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📌 The IRN-BRU Carnival is running their charity and communiyt group applications again for free tickets for the 20 December. Applications can be sent until the 20 October. Over 1,000 tickets were given to various groups last year. More info on this great initaitive on their website. - Thanks to QD Events for submitting.
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