Glasgow is rolling out a £1.2 million support package to secure its future as a ‘Fair Work City’ ensuring everyone benefits from our economic success. Councillors today (13 June) considered an update on a wide programme of activities being carried out to deliver inclusive economic growth, reducing poverty and inequality. One example is the […]
Glasgow City Council today (30 May) approved up to £1million of Glasgow City Region City Deal funding to the University of Glasgow for the development of the proposed Clyde Waterfront Innovation Campus. As part of the £1.13billion Glasgow City Region City Deal – an agreement between the UK Government, Scottish Government and eight local authorities […]
A three year Action Plan to deliver Glasgow’s Social Enterprise Strategy was today (30 May) approved by Glasgow City Council. This is the first phase of the ten-year strategy, which aims to ensure Glasgow is recognised as the social enterprise capital of Scotland, a place where economic activity works for people and profit is […]
Individuals and organisations representing business, academia, charity, sport and the performing arts will be honoured for their contribution to civic life by Glasgow’s First Citizen. Lord Provost Eva Bolander will present 11 Lord Provost Awards at a glittering awards dinner in the City Chambers on Friday 31 May from 6.30pm. Entertainment will be provided […]
Training for Glasgow autism champions from city venues to take place As part of Glasgow City Council’s Autism Aware Glasgow programme, a series of training days for staff from participating venues in the city will begin on 31 May. The purpose of such training – a key objective of Autism Aware Glasgow’s plans […]
A HEARTBROKEN Inverness mum who shared her story on television led the charge against cancer at Race for Life Inverness in memory of her husband who died from the disease. It was an emotional moment for Shannon Murphy and her two-year-old daughter Sophia as they were chosen to ring the bell to send more than […]
FOUR public processions have been re-routed by Glasgow City Council after police raised serious concerns about their potential impact. The marches, which take place next weekend [1-2 June], have been re-routed away from a stretch of London Road passing St Alphonsus church. In recent months, similar marches have prompted counter protests and also support from […]
Volunteers from local community groups, schools and business in Glasgow City and North Lanarkshire are helping out as part of a campaign to Clean Up Seven Lochs. The clean-up campaign, which runs until early June, is organised by the Seven Lochs Partnership under the banner of the nationwide Clean Up Scotland campaign, which is […]
COURAGEOUS Sara Wilson who beat cancer as a student but lost her dad to the disease launched Scotland’s biggest Race for Life today which marked its 25th anniversary. Sara aged 25 was chosen as VIP to kick off Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life Glasgow. She sounded the bell to send around 6,500 participants on the […]
Rallies against the prosecution of former British soldiers who served in Northern Ireland have been held across the UK including Glasgow. Hundreds of people – many of them waving banners in support of an Army veteran being prosecuted for the murder of two men on Bloody Sunday – protested outside BBC Scotland in Glasgow. Rallies […]
