February 2019

More than 10,000 families across the city could be in line to benefit from more free and fully funded early learning and childcare (ELC) in Glasgow's nurseries following an agreement and cross party support at today's City Administration Committee today - Thursday 7 February.

Glasgow City Council is inviting hundreds of businesses in the city centre to help shape a new action plan to tackle anti-social behaviour around central station.

A key partnership between Glasgow City Council and Strathclyde Business School came to fruition this week, as ambitious enterprises nurtured by the Glasgow City Deal business accelerator Tontine, completed iGAP@Tontine - a specially created programme designed to help companies with aspirations to scale-up.

An appeal is being made for relatives of those who perished in Glasgow's deadliest fire to help steer the memorial plans.

Glasgow city council today (07 February 2019) agreed to exercise its right of pre-emption over The Legacy Hub, in Dalmarnock, meaning that it can buy back the former council-owned land and Hub building from Administrators.

Glasgow City Council today (7 February) approved a Property and Land Strategy which will guide how the council makes the best use of its substantial property and land estate, the biggest in the city. The possible relocation of council offices from the city centre to key regeneration areas across Glasgow is one action being considered through the strategy.

Glasgow City Council today (21 February) approved Supplementary Guidance on Economic Development within the City Development Plan - this guidance will now be submitted to Scottish Ministers for consideration.

Glasgow City Council has passed a budget that invests in communities and ensures the city is ready to deal with its half-billion-pounds equal pay bill.

Glasgow City Council has today (21 February) approved a £50,000 grant as a contribution to the remediation of the berth for the PS Waverley at Glasgow Science Centre.

Last month, the council and the equal pay claimant group represented by Action4Equality, UNISON, GMB and UNITE reached an agreement in principle on a package of payments worth at least £500 million.

Plans that will transform walking and cycling between St George's Cross and Kelvinbridge will be the focus of two public drop-in events this month.

Eddie McGinlay's job prospects were in the rough, until Glasgow Supported Employment Service helped him score a hole-in-one at a Glasgow golf club.