September 2016

Glasgow Community Councillors invited to development day

Members of Glasgow's 82 community councils are invited to join a training and development event run by Glasgow City Council.

Candidates for Garscadden-Scotstounhill by-election confirmed

Cadets join Lord Provost for Merchant Navy Memorial Day

Glasgow's Lord Provost was joined by more than one hundred Merchant Navy cadets at a ceremony in George Square to mark Merchant Navy Memorial Day.

Lord Provost and Poet Laureate seek aspiring poets

Glasgow's Lord Provost teamed up with the city's Poet Laureate to inspire children to embrace poetry at Glendale Primary School

Glasgow places people and communities at heart of resilience strategy

People and communities have been placed at the heart of a new strategy intended to build Glasgow's resilience against the impact of the shocks and stresses faced by a city in the 21st century.

Budget conversation for Glasgow

Glaswegians are being asked for their views on how best to deliver and pay for local services.

Glasgow's 700 Tons Litter Blitz

Glasgow's new Environmental Taskforce has cleared almost 700 tons of rubbish and removed 12,500 sqm of graffiti from across the city since its launch in June.

Council allocates £500,000 funding to develop historic Easterhouse landmark

Glasgow City Council's Executive Committee today (8 September) approved £500,000 funding for the development of Provanhall House, one of Glasgow's oldest buildings, as part of its delivery of the Easterhouse ...

Council approves sale of former Govan school site to housing association

Glasgow City Council's Executive Committee today (8 September) approved the £283,743 sale of the former Hill's Trust School in Govan from City Property (Glasgow) LLP to Elderpark Housing Association.

Council to develop residential strategy for Glasgow city centre

Glasgow City Council, as part of its City Centre Strategy, is to develop a residential strategy for the area. Glasgow city centre is already home to 28,000 people.

Nominations sought for Community Council elections

Glasgow City Council is currently seeking nominations for community councillors in 16 areas across the city.

'Anyone can play' - raising attainment through active play, health & wellbeing

Recently published research has identified the invaluable link between learning through play and raising attainment and achievement in the classroom.

World War trenches centrepiece of living history community event

Reconstructed allied and German trench systems from the First World War were the centrepiece of a range of events to commemorate the Great War.

Community Council development session hailed a success

Almost 80 community councillors from across the city gathered in the Burgh Court, next to the City Chambers, to take part in the first Community Council Development Day.

Time for action as Scotland's first national Climate Week gets underway

Glasgow is supporting Scotland's first national Climate Week which runs until 23 September and aims to inspire people to take action on climate change.

Council sells former Golfhill Primary School site for new housing in Dennistoun

Glasgow City Council's Executive Committee today (22 September) approved the disposal of the former Golfhill Primary School buildings and janitor's house in Dennistoun, and adjacent ground at Firpark Street.

Council grants 25-year lease to allow creation of sensory garden in Lambhill

Glasgow City Council's Executive Committee today (22 September) granted social enterprise Lambhill Stables Ltd a 25-year lease for land to create a sensory garden on an area of ground adjacent to Possil Marsh ...

Council confirms funding to help unlock the next step of Govan's regeneration

The regeneration of Govan received a tremendous boost today (22 September) with the news that Glasgow City Council's Executive Committee gave authority to move on to the second stage of the Govan Townscape ...

Council confirms details of sale of Merchant City site for hotel development

Glasgow City Council's Executive Committee today (8 September) approved the details of the sale of the site at 69-97 Ingram Street - currently an NCP car park - to Merchant Hotel Glasgow Limited for the development ...

ASL schools' consultation response

A consultation to relocate Kirkriggs Primary - a school for children with additional support needs - into vacant space in Toryglen Primary school and Linburn Academy into the empty Kirkriggs building was ...

Council report outlines exciting vision of the future transformation of Easterhouse

A Glasgow City Council report today (27 September) outlined how the Greater Easterhouse area will be transformed over the next 20 years, with 6,000 new homes, a wetlands park featuring the redevelopment of one of ...

Young Strathclyders - a new widening access programme

Talented school pupils are to be offered support by the University of Strathclyde in achieving their goal of entering higher education.