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Celtic Women turn professional

22nd January 2020

Max Ferguson Sports Editor The club announced their decision on January 7 to become a professional team. Celtic Football Club announced on 7 January 2020 that their women’s team will turn professional. The club have commented that “significant investment is being committed to this new professional model”, marking a progression out of the amateur game ...


If you do one thing this month…

22nd January 2020

Rebecca Scott Culture Editor A quick recommendation of events to ensure your January is as cultured as can be. The January blues get to us all, let’s not kid ourselves. 4pm sunsets, bitter winds, rain that seems to lash against your window for the entire month… But, luckily, you can brighten up your month by ...


New Year Honour for University of Glasgow professor

22nd January 2020

Ollie Rudden Deputy News Editor Professor Sheila McLean of Law and Ethics in Medicine appointed OBE for services to health and education. A University of Glasgow professor has made the New Year honours list. Sheila McLean, professor emerita of Law and Ethics in Medicine, was appointed an OBE (Officer of the Most Excellent Order of ...


Merchant City bar holding fundraiser for Australia’s bushfire crisis

22nd January 2020

  Ollie Rudden Deputy News Editor The event will be held at The Amsterdam on Australia Day, Sunday January 26 between 12.00pm and 2.00am. It will involve bands, DJs, dance and an Australian BBQ. A Merchant City bar is set to hold a fundraising event to help with the ongoing bushfire crisis in Australia The ...


Thousands march for independence

22nd January 2020

Jordan Hunter Reporter 80,000 protesters march for Scottish independence in Glasgow. Around 80,000 people marched from Kelvingrove Park to Glasgow Green on 11 January in a demonstration for Scottish independence. The event was organised by All Under One Banner, a Scottish independence activist group, that anticipated 100,000 marchers. The rain possibly deterred many from coming ...


Glasgow council spent nearly £270,000 on hotel accommodation in three years

22nd January 2020

Rachel Stamford News Editor Glasgow city councillors are required to visit cities across the world to learn how to better improve Glasgow’s sustainability. Nearly £270,000 of taxpayers’ money has been spent on Glasgow city council accommodation during business trips since 2017. In 2017, £99,290 was spent on hotels, with the figure increasing to  £110,460 in ...


Extinction Rebellion block off Shell petrol station in Glasgow

22nd January 2020

Ollie Rudden Deputy News Editor The group blocked off the station to protest its role in the climate crisis. Members of Extinction Rebellion blocked off a Glasgow petrol station on Saturday 12 January to highlight the ongoing climate crisis. The protesters of the environmentalist group blocked access to the Shell petrol station at Eglinton Toll ...


Voting opened for SSE Live Awards 2020

22nd January 2020

Ollie Rudden Deputy News Editor The awards let the public vote for their favourite act at the SSE Hydro. Voting has now opened for the SSE Live Awards. The awards run by SSE allow the public to vote for their favourite act to have performed at the SSE Hydro Arena in 2019. Voting is not ...


Cairn Estate Agency letting down students

22nd January 2020

Sam Doak Investigations Editor Cairn Estate and Letting fails to inform tenants of compromised email account. A series of emails obtained by The Glasgow Guardian appear to show that an email account owned by Cairn Estate and Letting Agency has been compromised, potentially exposing the personal information of numerous tenants. The Glasgow Guardian is aware ...