Tag: Glasgow
COP26: Why Glasgow?
Molly Pollock looks at some of the criticism levelled at Glasgow as a choice for COP26 and finds out the city has...
Reflections on a post-Brexit weekend and our ‘new circumstances’ in Europe
Glasgow poet Cee Smith reflects on Brexit and its impact on the Number 19 bus
As the packed number 19 bus rolled past George Square...
Commonwealth Games organisers scrap Red Road demolition ceremony plan
By a Newsnet reporter The organisers of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games have bowed to public pressure and scrapped plans to feature the...
Fatalities confirmed after helicopter crashes into Glasgow Pub
A helicopter has crashed into a pub in Glasgow. Three people are confirmed dead with more fatalities expected. The Clutha Bar on Stockwell Street...
Fury at Glasgow woman’s Bedroom Tax eviction
By a Newsnet reporter A woman from Glasgow has become the first in Scotland to be evicted due to the Bedroom Tax after...
Thousands attend Anti-Bedroom Tax rally in Glasgow
By Angela Haggerty The Scottish Anti-Bedroom Tax Federation is "building an army of resistance" to fight potential evictions under the coalition government policy,...
City Centre regeneration fiascos highlight Labour ‘incompetence’
By Bob Duncan Labour's incompetence in office has been exposed as its actions have led to the failure of the George Square refurbishment and...
Matheson – How will Labour cope with his ill-judged indiscretion?
By G.A.Ponsonby If 2012 was a bad year for Alex Salmond then 2013 hasn’t got off to the best of starts for his...
Labour Councillors referred to Standards Commissioner over half million pound GERA...
By a Newsnet reporter Two Glasgow Labour Councillors, found guilty of misconduct after they sanctioned a half million pound payoff to a...
Glasgow University to hold Independence Poll
Students at the University of Glasgow have launched plans to hold a campus referendum on Scottish Independence. A broad coalition of student societies will...