Category Glasgow City
Scotland in knife crime crackdown
People who carry knives could now face up to four years in prison. A “zero tolerance” crackdown on knife crime is being implemented across Scotland. New guidelines set by The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) mean anyone caught carrying a knife will face prosecution in front of a sheriff and a jury, increasing […]
Police are looking for two men in relation to a rape at George’s Square
DESCRIPTIONS of two men have been issued by police investigating a rape in Glasgow’s George’s Square. The attack on a 28-year-old woman took place in a tent at Occupy Glasgow’s anti-capitalism demonstration around 12.45am on Wednesday October 26.
Woman raped in tent at Occupy Glasgow protest site
A woman has been raped in a tent at an anti-capitalism demonstration in Glasgow’s George’s Square. The attack on the 28 year old took place at 12.45am on Wednesday October 26. An Occupy Glasgow spokesman said the woman was “vulnerable and had been welcomed into the camp earlier in the week after turning up in […]
World Solo Drumming Championships 2011
– Finalist and 16-time former world solo drumming champion Jim Kilpatrick MBE playing his march, strathspey and reel. Over 200 tartan clad drummers from all over the world buzzed around Glasgow’s Caledonian University on Saturday Oct 22 for this years World Solo Drumming Championships and inaugural International Juvenile Solo Tenor drumming competition. The […]
Stow staff protest over pay freeze
Staff at Stow College were joined by supporters at a protest rally over pay on Wednesday October 11. The lobby, which took place outside the college, was part of a second three-day strike by cleaners and canteen staff who are fighting against a proposed pay freeze by management. Scottish Finance Secretary John Swinney has announced […]
Glasgow’s student accommodation market grows as private housing sales dive
THE student housing market is booming in Glasgow, as businesses cash in on the demand for university accommodation. Planning permission has been granted to property and estate management firm, Inehaze Ltd., for the construction of student halls on Garnethill’s Renfrew Street. The Inehaze plans were approved just months after the Gallery Apartments student accommodation were […]
Fall for pretty strangers 