November 2019
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.
3rd Annual STEMFest at Glasgow Science Centre
Nearly 1,000 secondary school pupils from across the city descended on the Glasgow Science Centre over two days to learn all about STEM careers from a variety of employers who highlighted the benefits of their industries.
Changes to Notre Dame High School entry criteria agreed
The entry criteria for Notre Dame High School will change from the beginning of the new school term in August 2021 and admit boys for the first time, but only to S1 that year.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
First Glasgow team up with council to get young people to their work
First Glasgow has announced that they will fund free travel to support the council's Modern Apprenticeship young people.
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.
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.