October 2019

Work to ensure Glasgow's largest peat bog remains in pristine condition for the fight against climate change has been taking place as part of Climate Week.

This has meant more than £15.2million in financial gains to the city for people, both in and out of work, who are entitled to welfare benefits.

Community transport provider North Area Transport Association (NATA), have become the 200th member of ECO Stars - the recognition scheme that aims to help fleet operators improve efficiency, reduce fuel consumption and emissions whilst achieving cost savings.

Glasgow City Council has approved the Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) for the city for the 2020-25 period, and will now submit this plan to the Scottish Government as the council aims to potentially bring around £500million of investment into the building of new affordable homes and improving the quality and condition of existing housing in the city.

Glasgow City Council has rolled out its Community Business Boost programme, part of Space for Growth, a £1.2 million support package for businesses, which provides part-funding of premises costs over a two-year period to support local job creation and economic growth.

Glasgow City Council today (10 October) approved the sub-letting of over 34,000 square feet of office space in its property at 220 High Street to Social Security Scotland, in a move that will see 750 new jobs come to the city.

More than 60 electric bikes will be hitting the streets of Glasgow this week as the city's nextbike scheme becomes more accessible than ever.

Investment of £2 million for new Gaelic primary school.

The promotion of a Glasgow Housing Transfer Incentive Scheme was approved by Glasgow City Council today to both make best use of the city's existing housing supply and meet the needs of the increasing number of large homeless families in temporary accommodation.

Tomorrow (4 October) sees the beginning of a conversation in which all Glaswegians can have a say in the future of one of the city's most familiar landmarks, George Square.

Glasgow City Council today (31 October) approved the new Investment Strategy and Action Plan for the city, a 'road map' for Glasgow's investment activities.

Beat the Street, the initiative that aims to improve air quality and health by encouraging an increase in active travel, finished up this week with its 6,000 participants collectively travelling an incredible 56,942 miles in 6 weeks - the equivalent of walking around the earth's equator 2.5 times.