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When James O'Connor died in 2023, his sister Laura was offered a council funded funeral. Money tight, she took it. James became a statistic: one of dozens of direct cremations contributing to two-thirds rise in Glasgow's 'pauper's funerals' since 2020.

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It's been five years since the Mackintosh burnt down. City leaders have promised it will rise again. Court battles tell a different story.

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In our Monday briefing: 🗞️ As the Wyndford demolition date inches closer, campaigners refuse to accept defeat 🗞️ A history of sexual communications before WhatsApp comes to the Tron 🗞️ The Gibson Street eatery making magic out of aubergine Read now:

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Colin Mackie has spent more than 30 years tending to the overlooked Southern Necropolis. He even got married there. What's the appeal?

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Did you catch our weekend read? In a story involving TikTok embezzlers, outlaw leaders and a five year dispute with Scottish Canals, @robbiejourno.bsky.social finds Glasgow's idiosyncratic magnet fishers have stirred up more than sediment.

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"[Lamond] was telling us naw, and I said, 'ye cannae stop me, we’re no breaking any laws'. He didn’t like it.” Magnet fishing's popularity exploded in 2020. So did the drama around the pastime. @robbiejourno.bsky.social dives in for our weekend read.

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Glasgow Film Festival hosts the premiere of 'On Falling' today, a film following Aurora, a warehouse picker living in Scotland. @neilscott.substack.com meets director Laura Carreira to talk the isolation of 'convenience' and ask why the movie is filmed in Glasgow - but set in Edinburgh.

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"'Maybe cycling is becoming a wedge issue,' suggested my editor. It seemed a sound theory. But did it have any merit?" Journalist Rory MacNeish hunts for an elusive anti-cycling outlaw this week - and finds much to be cheered by when it comes to Glasgow's future on two wheels.

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This is excellent, though also extremely bonkers on The Locksmith's part

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One recent chilly morning, journalist Rory MacNeish unlocked his bike & discovered - sabotage. An anti-cycling vigilante calling themselves 'The Locksmith' had left a calling card: a wee padlock. Is the Locksmith a lone actor - or the representative of a wider feeling in Glasgow?

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🚨EXCLUSIVE: "I think most people know it was calculated to misled," says council leader Susan Aitken of pre-Budget leaks. In today's Monday briefing, we're examining the fallout from recent leaks around possible education cuts that didn't come to pass.

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Glasgow City Council is trialing a 'universal free public transport' pilot for 9 weeks using an all in-one smart card for the bus train & subway. The aim? To see if free public transport helps the city reach its climate goals. But with buses privatised, it'll cost...

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The Forth and Clyde canal used to be site of frenzied activity - and danger. But its recent fate is more 'forgotten' than dramatised. Can a multimillion-dollar computer brain restore this waterway - and potentially address Glasgow's housing crisis?

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Did you know the Glasgow climate creates prime pothole making conditions for over 1/4 of a year? And that same weather makes them very hard to fix... In today's read, Eve Livingston pounds the tarmac to see if the city can sort out its craters.

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Some Budget announcements: 💰 Universal free school meals in Glasgow's primary schools 💰200+ new cleansing staff for frontline Clean Teams to rapidly respond to litter and fly tipping etc. 💰£1m for parks teams, focusing on improving those in deprived areas

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It's Budget day at Glasgow City Council. Dry as this sounds, it sets the agenda for the next three years - where is your money going to go? If you'd like to follow the meeting, it starts at 11am, and you can watch live from your home here. glasgow.public-i.tv/core/portal/...?

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Two days to get applications in!

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Did you know the Glasgow climate creates prime pothole making conditions for over 1/4 of a year? And that same weather makes them very hard to fix... In today's read, Eve Livingston pounds the tarmac to see if the city can sort out its craters.

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Did you catch our Monday briefing and Marvin's perfect day? Featuring: coffee at Frankie's, browsing records at Otherside and negronis at the city centre location 'not many people know about'. Read more here:

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Reform are rising in polls across Britain and Scotland is no exception. Are Glasgow's politicians prepared for the challenge coming from the right? Or are heads being placed in the sand? We spoke to new Reform councillor Thomas Kerr, to understand the pitch the party are making to voters.

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Excellent piece about Sauchiehall St by @glasgowbell.bsky.social … with a link to a fascinating historical storymap by Glasgow Uni

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Should Glasgow save its crumbling heritage buildings by buying them back, like it is the Egyptian Halls? It can’t, as I found out for @glasgowbell.bsky.social www.glasgowbell.co.uk/glasgow-buy-...

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In today's read, @magstaylorish.bsky.social is answering a much-asked question. Glasgow has the finest array of Victorian architecture in the UK but much is crumbling — and being neglected in private hands. So: why can't the city just buy it back?

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The Michelin awards brought no new stars to Glasgow yesterday - as we predicted. Does that matter?

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🗞️Our Monday briefing is out and it looks a LOT different. We've done a full revamp: more views, alongside news and recs. Plus: 🍽️ Does Glasgow have an appetite for Michelin fine dining? 🎹 The synth enthusiasts driving the city's electronic revival

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