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November 2019
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Glasgow's new Investment Strategy to bring in more and better-quality jobs
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.
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Council approves Glasgow's £500million housing investment plan for next five years
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.
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Glasgow housing transfer scheme to give homes appropriate for people's needs
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.
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Salt Solution For City Cyclists This Winter
City cycle ways are being sprayed with salt solution for the first time this year as a way to keep people on their bikes this winter.
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Council extends programme to help business premises costs and encourage local job creation in Glasgow
Glasgow City Council has rolled out its Community Business Boost programme, 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.
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Funding for Gaelic education
Investment of £2 million for new Gaelic primary school.
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LEZ Support Fund Drop-In Event for Taxi Operators
An event to highlight the availability of grant funding of up to £10,000 to retrofit taxis so they meet LEZ emission requirements to protect public health; has seen operators attend in their numbers to find out more.
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Helping to improve outcomes for our pupils - widening access across the city
A range of alternative courses, qualifications and scholarship information and signposts helping to improve destinations and career pathways are published in the new improving social mobility brochure and now available online to Glasgow schools and pupils.
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New Homes for Former Hostel Residents
Thirty-four formerly homeless people are settling into new homes following the closure of Glasgow hostels.
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Carbon Capturing Peat Bog Helps Fight Against Climate Change
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.
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City's Universal Credit Support Hubs bring in £15m in financial gains
Around 5000 of Glasgow's most financially insecure citizens have boosted their incomes through the support they've received from Glasgow's Universal Credit Support Hubs.
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Schools Team up with Air Quality Scientists to Measure Pollution
Keen environmentalists at three city primary schools have been working in partnership with air quality specialists, Ricardo Energy & Environment, as part of a Citizen Science project to measure levels of air pollution within their own school estate.
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Glasgow Set 2030 Target To Be Free Of Unnecessary Plastics
Glasgow should be free of unnecessary plastic by the year 2030 and phase out all single use plastics by 2022, a new council strategy has proposed.
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20mph Should Be Default Speed Limit for Glasgow, Says Council Committee
A 20mph speed limit should be adopted for the vast majority of roads across Glasgow, a council committee has recommended.
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Scotland's First Heroin Assisted Treatment Unveiled
Scotland's first addictions service treating patients with pharmaceutical grade heroin has been unveiled in Glasgow.
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Sunnyside Primary Pupils Work With Müller To Remove All Plastic Straws By 2020
Pupils at Sunnyside Primary have been helping Müller to become the first dairy company in the UK to offer fresh school milk with paper straws.
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Council Employee Named First Aid Hero of the Year
A Glasgow City Council employee has been named First Aid Hero of the Year at the prestigious Scottish First Aid Awards.
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Development plans for Govan, Partick and the Clyde Corridor taken forward
A Glasgow City Council committee was today (19 November) advised that Strategic Development Frameworks (SDFs) for Govan, Partick and the Clyde Corridor will be submitted to Scottish Ministers as supplementary guidance to the City Development Plan.
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Update on regeneration of Govan given to Council
Progress made on the regeneration of Govan was outlined at a council meeting today (19 November).
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Condition of pre-1919 homes in Ibrox and Cessnock to be improved
A proposed partnership between Glasgow City Council and Govan Housing Association will aim to tackle the condition of pre-1919 housing in the Ibrox and Cessnock areas.
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Sauchiehall Avenue's first trees planted by Council Leader and local schoolchildren
Councillor Susan Aitken, Leader of Glasgow City Council, was today (7 November) joined by pupils from Garnetbank Primary's Eco-Committee to help plant the first trees on Sauchiehall Avenue.
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Empty Homes Strategy proposed for Glasgow
A Glasgow City Council committee today (19 November) examined the proposed Empty Homes Strategy for the city. The three-year strategy - a part of the wider Glasgow Housing Strategy - aims to bring long-term empty homes back into use, as part of the council's commitment to increasing the city's housing supply.
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Council evaluates Glasgow's City Centre Strategy and looks to future plans
Glasgow City Council has considered the progress made through the City Centre Strategy 2014-19, and the development for the strategy for 2020-25.
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Glasgow's City Centre Living Strategy aims to double area's population
Glasgow City Council today (19 November) considered its draft City Centre Living Strategy, a document which proposes how the area's population will double in size to 40,000 over the next 15 years.
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Joy of Adoption Highlighted in New Podcasts
Mum, Anna, describes the "fierce, amazing love" she feels for her adopted son and daughter in one of three new podcasts by Families for Children.
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3rd Annual STEMFest at Glasgow Science Centre
Nearly 1,000 secondary school pupils from across the city descended on the Glasgow Science Centre to learn all about STEM careers from a variety of employers who highlighted the benefits of their industries.
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First Glasgow team up with council to get young people to their work
First First Glasgow has announced that they will fund free travel to support the council's Modern Apprenticeship young people.
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Deputy Lieutenant Phil Greene leads Glasgow's Remembrance Sunday Ceremony
A two minute silence will be observed at 11 am at the cenotaph in George Square, Glasgow, on Sunday 10 November to mark Remembrance Sunday.
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Hopes distinctive design for life belt throw ropes will thwart thieves and vandals
A new distinctive design for throw ropes attached to River Clyde life belts has been introduced with the aim of thwarting thieves and vandals.
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Glasweigans Go the Extra Mile to Improve Air Quality
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.
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People power will drive future plans for People's Palace
People power is set to drive the future of the People's Palace and Winter Gardens following a decision of the council's City Administration Committee.
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New Glasgow Guarantee website to widen access to support for unemployed people and potential employers
Glasgow City Council's Glasgow Guarantee has been refreshed, and this means that support will be given to unemployed people - resident in the city - of all ages through the scheme.
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E-bikes powered up for Glasgow's nextbike hire scheme
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.
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Low Emission Bus Visits Glasgow School to Highlight Sustainable Travel
St Joseph's Primary has teamed up with city bus operator First Glasgow, as part of their school's packed week of activities to mark Scotland's Climate Week.
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More wild meadows flowering in Glasgow
Up to 50 hectares of Glasgow grassland is set to be maintained as traditional meadows as part of a plan to promote biodiversity in the city.
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St Joseph's Primary Dig Deep for Climate Week
Green-fingered pupils at St Joseph's are doing their bit to improve air quality by planting a tree as part of an initiative that has seen over one hundred primaries and early years establishments gifted pollution absorbing perennials by the council to mark this year's Scottish Climate Week.
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Winners of first ever hate crime art competition announced
Two schools have won the first ever hate crime art competition. St Albert's Primary and Springburn Academy were picked from hundreds of entries received from schools across the city.
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Low Emission Zone Support Fund Announced
Targeted grant funding of £1.09 million in 2019/20 for vehicles to adapt to meet new Low Emission Zone rules has been announced today by Transport Scotland, with a Retrofitting Fund now available for HGVs, taxis and micro businesses.
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NASUWT planned industrial action - Rosshall Academy
The NASUWT union has informed the council of planned industrial action at Rosshall Academy on Tuesday 8 October and Wednesday 9 October.
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Community Transport Champion is an Air Quality ECO Star
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.
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Glasgow's Conversation about George Square begins
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.
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Homeless People Helped to Claim More Than £500,000 in Benefits
Homeless people have been helped to apply for over £500,000 in benefits in Glasgow.
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