The Glasgow Wrap 🗞 Weekend Guide 22 - 24 November 2024
Labour win by-elections, roads investment shortfall of £8 million, Glasgow Subway on Roblox, Burrell Collection is Scots Building of the Year+ the Weekend Guide
Good Morning Glasgow. The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for snow and ice. The cold snap is due to end tomorrow though and Sunday could see a high of 10C. Here’s Friday’s Wrap followed by the Weekend Guide for paid subscribers.
🗳 Labour won all three by-elections yesterday (Glasgow North East, Maryhill & Drumchapel/Anniesland). - Drew Sandelands, Local Democracy Reporter, Glasgow Live.
↳ Turnout in the North East was 12.4%, Maryhill was 19.3% and Drumchapel/Anniesland was 15.3%.
💷 Investment into our roads is suffering an £8 million shortfall, according to the council’s annual report. - Stewart Paterson, Glasgow Times.
👷♀️ Pitt Street will be closed between Bath Street/West Regent Street from November 25-December 8 amid works. - Ben Waddell, Glasgow Times.
🚇 The Glasgow Subway has been recreated in the video game Roblox. - Lucy Jackson, Glasgow Times.
🏗 A petition has been launched to save the Vogue Cinema in Possilpark from demolition. - Morgan Carmichael, Glasgow Times.
🏛 The Burrell Collection has been named Scotland’s Building of the Year by the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS). - Sandhya Suresh, AI Reporter, Glasgow Times.
💐 Tributes have been paid to Malmaison and Dakota Hotel group founder Ken McCulloch. - Sarah Campbell, The Herald.
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📌 Join the Glasgow branch of the Humanist Society Scotland for a presentation by Prof. Sarah Armstrong entitled "How Just is Scotland's Criminal Justice System?". The event takes place on Sunday, November 10, 13:30 – 15:00, at the Garnethill Multicultural Centre in Glasgow. Prof. Armstrong will explore Scotland’s paradoxically punitive criminal justice system, discussing key issues like high life sentence rates and remand populations and invite reflections on more just approaches. This event is free and open to all, with complimentary tea and coffee available. - Find out more. Thanks Alistair for submitting.
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