The Glasgow Wrap 🗞 Weekend Guide 28 - 30 March 2025
Body recovered from the Clyde, council staff £1m travel expenses, Glasgow Labour WhatsApps leaked, "serious breakdown" in NHSGGC ED staff relations, £275k rebrand for Van Winkle + the Weekend Guide
🌦️ Good Morning Glasgow! The Met Office forecasts a mix of sun, cloud, and rain this weekend with a high of 15C. The clocks go forwards and it’s Mother’s Day this Sunday! Here’s Friday’s Wrap followed by the Weekend Guide for paid subscribers…
👮 A man’s body was recovered from the River Clyde near Broomielaw early yesterday morning. - Kieran Webster, Glasgow Live.
↳ The death is currently being treated as unexplained, but not believed to be suspicious.
💸 Council workers claimed nearly £1m worth of travel expenses this financial year, with some staff getting petrol money back without receipts being submitted correctly. - Sarah Hilley, Local Democracy Reporter.
👁️🗨️ Glasgow Labour has involved police after confidential WhatsApp messages were leaked to The National. - James Walker, The National.
↳ The messages detailed frustration from councillors ahead of the two SNP by-election wins earlier this month.
🏥 A review which examined emergency departments in NHSGGC has discovered a “serious breakdown” in staff relationships, which is likely detrimentally affecting patients. - Nick Forbes, PA Scotland & Kieran Webster, Glasgow Live.
🍺 Van Winkle on Sandyford Place will close on March 30 for a £275,000 rebrand into Gael and Grain. - Amy Myles, Glasgow Times.
💧 The water in Loch Katrine, which supplies 1.3m homes in Greater Glasgow, is at risk of discolouration due to climate change. - Liam Smillie, Glasgow World.
↳ An environmental group is racing to repair hundreds of hectares of peatland around the loch.
🎨 A petition, piper and Italian restaurant: tale of bizarre mural drama. - Marissa MacWhirter, The Herald.
💊 NHSGGC bosses have promised a full investigation after a newborn baby was given 10 times the recommended dosage of paracetamol at the Royal Hospital for Children. - Gillian Loney & Jennifer Russell, Glasgow Live.
🧑🚒 Firefighters evacuated a block of flats and patrons of The Locale bar on North Street at Charing Cross due to fears of a carbon monoxide leak. - Gabriel McKay, Glasgow Times.
↳ SGN determined the alarm had not been triggered by a gas leak.
🖥️ The council has lost £6,000 as a team failed to add permit charge increases for skips, cranes, scaffolding and road occupation on an online system, meaning customers underpaid. - Sarah Hilley, Local Democracy Reporter.
💭 The council’s Period Dignity Consultation 2025, which asks about preferred products and where they should be available, has been extended until April 4. - Posted by Glasgow City Council on X.
↳ Have your say here.
🍽️ The homeware store House Party on Victoria Road has announced closure after being open for two years. - Eszter Tárnai, Glasgow Times.
👀 Glasgow South Side small business online dramas are better than Bravo - Marissa MacWhirter’s column for The Herald this week.
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📌 As part of the Glasgow Comedy Festival, kids show ‘Save the Planet’ comes to The Stand Comedy Club on 29th and 30th March. The show is full of fun, games and prizes as the audience attempt to rescue our dear planet. Suitable for ages 5+. Thank you Stephen Halkett for sharing.
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🧹 Glasgow councillor claims more needs to be done to clean up the city.
🅿️ 80 pavement parking fines have been handed out in the city.
⛓️💥 Police launch probe into Sarti break-in on Wellington Street.
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