26th October 2019 - The Glasgow Guardian



Books to read this autumn

26th October 2019

  Frances Pearson, Graham Peacock, Sabina Parrado, Sophie Kirkwood Writers Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury (Sophie Kirkwood) If you like Stephen King and Neil Gaiman, you’ll love this spookily captivating tale of a mysterious carnival and its malevolent ringleader, Mr Dark.  It’s the week leading up to Halloween, and 13-year-old friends Jim ...


Boris Johnson insists he doesn’t want Nicola Sturgeon ‘anywhere near’ Glasgow climate summit

26th October 2019

Scott Hornell Reporter PM Boris Johnson has pushed for the union flag and Westminster to take centre stage at the COP26 climate change summit that will be coming to Glasgow in 2020, and First Minister Nicola Sturgeon should not be “anywhere near” it. The UN’s COP26 meeting will discuss the international response to climate change. ...


Growing concerns of mental health crisis in Scotland

26th October 2019

Joanne Krus Deputy News Editor The annual Scottish Health Survey has revealed that the levels of “mental distress” are currently at an all-time high. This has added to the growing concern of a mental health crisis in Scotland. The results show that in the past year, 19% of adults over 16 years old have exhibited ...


Half of disability benefit claims are rejected in Glasgow

26th October 2019

  Ollie Rudden Deputy News Editor Just over half of disability-benefit claims in Glasgow have been rejected this year, according to government figures. The most recent statistics released by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) show 7,199 Personal Independence Payments (PIP) claims were decided last July. In Glasgow, 50.3% of claims were rejected, and ...


Glasgow Council launches multi-million pound fund to tackle inequality

26th October 2019

  Ben Coulson Reporter Glasgow City Council has launched a communities fund worth more than £60m that aims to tackle inequality and poverty across the city. The initiative is led by the principle that communities are best placed to identify needs and deliver solutions that meet their requirements. The fund plans to empower individuals and ...


Introducing comfort food: a series

26th October 2019

Ella Mayne Writer University is the first tiptoe in many people’s journeys into independent living, which comes with a whole host of unfamiliar challenges. For many, a big step is cooking for themselves every day. We arrive at uni with piles of pots and pans, armed with an IKEA set of plates and a razor-sharp ...