25th March 2021
Glasgow’s own Lawrence Chaney makes history by winning the title of the UK’s next drag superstar. Glasgow-based drag queen Lawrence Chaney has been crowned the winner of the second season of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK. Chaney was awarded the title of the UK’s Next Drag Superstar in the show’s finale, beating out fellow contestants Bimini ...
1st March 2021
Contributors come from Oxford, Cambridge, LSE, and Glasgow, with a variety of different disciplines. A student-led team at the University of Glasgow has published the UK’s first student interdisciplinary journal, titled The 1451 Review. The first volume of the review contains contributors from the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, London School of Economics and Political Science, ...
26th February 2021
Head chef Lorna McNee is the first female chef of a Glaswegian restaurant to receive the accolade. In the heart of the West End, where Great Western Road meets Byers Road, lies the quaint Cail Bruich. It celebrates the historic achievement of being awarded the first Michelin Star that Glasgow has seen for 18 years. ...
23rd February 2021
University states it expects students to follow the rules and will use “disciplinary measures when necessary”. Data released by Police Scotland reveals that the West End has had the most police callouts and penalties for house parties in Scotland. Between 28 August 2020, when the police were first given the power to break up parties, ...
14th February 2021
Beyond their scents and flavours, every dish has a story to tell. Aside from its vibrant music and art scenes, Glasgow is also the cradle of gastronomy. Although Glaswegian cuisine is seldom in the spotlight compared to other grand cities like London, Paris, and Milan, many well-known dishes available nowadays have strong ties with our ...
4th February 2021
Hailie Pentleton explores the work of Glasgow-based Project Ability, a visual arts organisation. This past year has been an especially tough time for disabled people. When the first lockdown was imposed, many found themselves unable to leave the house because of shielding measures, relying on loved ones to drop-off shopping when delivery slots were scarce, ...
2nd February 2021
Council previously blocked plans to install statue outside Oran Mor. The campaign to install a statue of Billy Connolly in the West End has refired. The statue by sculptor David Annan, entitled The Patter, was commissioned by businessman and supporter of the arts Colin Beattie a decade ago. It depicts comic Chic Murray and Billy ...
1st February 2021
Glasgow and Dundee are facing bigger challenges post-Covid-19, needing a 4.1% reduction in unemployment to rebuild and improve economically. Glasgow’s economy has declined further than Edinburgh’s as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a report by think tank Centre for Cities. Centre for Cities’ annual study of the UK’s major urban areas, Cities ...
31st January 2021
Looking at the issue from the perspective of those who suffer from it. It is absurd that today in Scotland, there are people who still live without a home, sitting on the side of the street, forced to ask for food and spare change. It’s even more alarming that we don’t find this anything out ...
28th January 2021
The new studio hopes to give much needed support to the creative sectors. A new film and television studio is set to open in Kelvin Hall, the city council has announced. A bulk of the £11.9m pledged to produce the new facility will be provided by the Scottish government to grant much-needed support to the ...
