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With the future of Barlinnie and its superjail successor in limbo, Glasgow faces prison purgatory
Campaigners want HMP Barlinnie recognised as an A-listed historic landmark and turned into a museum when it closes. Meanwhile, its £400 million…
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Glasgow’s creative exodus: Is the south side the new west end?
Its bohemian golden age is over. Alasdair Gray’s favourite Hillhead haunts have been sold off. The Scotsman Group, formerly known as G1, bought Oran Mor…
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Marissa MacWhirter
Feminist Urbanism: How sex shapes design in Glasgow city
It's been two years since Glasgow was declared the UK's first "feminist city". What does it really mean to put women at the heart of urban design?
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Marissa MacWhirter
The Spy who went back to bricklaying
Featuring Joseph Stalin and Marshall Tito, a Possilpark bricklayer's story offers a glimpse into the links between Glasgow and the post-war politics of…
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“This scar will never heal”: Could Glasgow ever replace the M8?
More than 50 years on since the M8 was carved through the city, ripping up communities in its wake, could a future without it be on the cards? The…
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Marissa MacWhirter
Inside Gulabi, Glasgow's independent film lab
From sourcing and fixing up rare machines to pondering the survival of film, the pair behind Gulabi Film Lab discuss all things analogue.
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Marissa MacWhirter
Sell and be damned: The great Merrylee housing scandal of 1951
"Homes for the needy not the greedy!"
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Explained: Glasgow's Sanctioned Drug Consumption Room
In the throes of the worst drugs crisis in Europe, it's been a long, controversial and complex road to get the UK's first drug consumption approved in…
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Marissa MacWhirter
The M74 Park: How skateboarding is thriving in the UK’s wettest city
Incorporating skateboarding, BMXing and other urban sports into the system has always been divisive. But Glasgow is bucking the trend.
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Marissa MacWhirter
Ghost Signs of Glasgow: Centuries of the city’s past for those who know where to look
For Elspeth Cherry, ghost signs are a bittersweet memento of her own mortality as well as waves from the city’s past that disappear as old buildings are…
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Behind the Scenes: Investigating Glasgow's teacher cuts
James McEnaney, The Herald's education reporter, discusses his tenacious reporting of Glasgow City Council's proposed teacher cuts and why he won't stop…
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Marissa MacWhirter
The story of Glasgow’s Magdalene Institution
The Lochburn Magdalene Institution closed in 1960. Some older, local people still remember “The Laundry” where the “bad girls” were.
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