Evening Times
‘ STOP USING THE GREEN FOR EVENTS’
RESIDENTS have raised concerns about the “creeping commercialisation” of a city park. Calton Community Council ( CCC) has launched a petition called Whose Glasgow Green regarding the use of Glasgow Green for commercial events following Winter...
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‘ WE’LL HAVE TO LEAVE OUR HOMES’
LIFELONG residents of Calton say that if the Thistle safer drug consumption room stays open, they’ll have to leave. Linda Watson, 69, and Catherine Kirkland, 64, were both “born and bred” in the East End, but a year after the facility opened, they...
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HERO TEEN PRAISED FOR QUICK ACTION
THE quick thinking of a “heroic” teenager helped to save a child’s life at a Glasgow train station. Jordan Kerr had been waiting at a platform at Drumchapel station on Saturday night on his way home from Army Cadet training.
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‘ MUM WAS ABSOLUTE HEART OF OUR FAMILY’
A SON has spoken out after the man who killed his mother in a “tragic” crash was jailed for nine years. John Allan was joined by members of his family as he spoke outside the High Court in Glasgow yesterday. The statement followed the sentencing of...
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‘ BAD REPAIR JOB RUINED CHRISTMAS’
A DISABLED mum has claimed her Christmas was ruined after housing bosses botched vital repairs to her home. Emma Brogan, along with her 18- year- old twin sons and cat, was decanted from her Knightswood flat after a burst pipe last May flooded both...
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20MPH ZONES COULD SAVE LIVES
GLASGOW’S new 20mph zones could reduce the number of road collisions by more than 1000 in three years. Data collected in Edinburgh suggests that in the 36 months after the implementation of the same limit, 1015 fewer crashes took place on city roads.
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Arcade at centre of planning wrangle
BUSINESSES in a high- end Glasgow shopping arcade are appealing to the Scottish Government after planned improvements were branded “inappropriate” by the council. One of Europe’s oldest covered shopping arcades, the A- listed Argyll Arcade – home to...
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NEW 20MPH LIMIT ON 3700 ROADS
A DEFAULT 20mph speed limit will be introduced in Glasgow as the council looks to eliminate road deaths. The rollout of the zones on around 3700 streets will begin soon and is expected to be finished by autumn this year.
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HOMELESS HOTEL CRISIS CONTINUES
GLASGOW’S homelessness crisis has deepened throughout 2025, with a big jump in people needing temporary accommodation and those left living in hotels. At the start of the year, there were 8170 people in temporary accommodation homes, sourced by the...
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POLICE IN 7K CALLOUTS TO CITY HOTSPOT
POLICE have been called to deal with incidents at Glasgow’s Four Corners nearly 7000 times in the past three years. New figures revealed that between September 2022 and September 2025, cops were called to the area 6981 times.
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THOUSANDS OF VIOLENT INCIDENTS IN PRIMARIES
VIOLENT incidents where teachers are the targets have increased in Glasgow’s primary schools. Thousands of incidents have been reported over the last two years across the city’s 141 primary schools. Over the same period, reported incidents in...
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‘ IT MIGHT NOT BE WORTH IT’
CHANGES to business rates could be the “tipping point” that forces some traders to shut, a Glasgow restaurant owner has warned. A re- evaluation of business rates has led to owners doing their own re- evaluation of just how viable their own operation...
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DAD’S FOUR- YEAR BATTLE WITH LONG COVID
A GLASGOW man has revealed his daily battle with Long Covid four years on from testing positive for coronavirus. “I think people are sick of Covid,” says Andy Cudden, 60, from Knightswood. “It’s understandable – talking about it just brings back...
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CITY DEATH PROBE
A POLICE investigation is under way following the death of a man on Christmas Day. were called to Napiershall Street on Christmas Day following a report of a man being found injured. The 38- year- old was rushed to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital,...
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‘ IT’S GETTING WORSE EVERY DAY’
SHOPS in Glasgow’s “Golden Z” say they have been plagued by shoplifters in the lead- up to the festive period and claim “it’s getting worse every day.” The Glasgow Times visited shops along Argyle Street, Buchanan Street, and Sauchiehall Street to...
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‘ OUR CLUB MIGHT FOLD’
THE founder of football club Spartinios has shared his fears over the future for the team. He revealed the major challenges facing the club as they struggle to access local facilities for training and matches.
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‘ FAKE £ 20’ ROW AT VENUE ‘ RUINED’ WEDDING
A HEARTBROKEN bride has told of how a row over alleged “fake £ 20 notes” at her wedding ruined her special day. Dionne Phimister said they were treated like “criminals” by the city venue.
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‘ COUNCIL IS UTTERLY DEVIOUS’
A MAN has called the council “utterly devious” for not updating bus gate signs after they were deemed “insufficient” by an independent adjudicator. Ian McAteer was driving in Glasgow city centre in October last year when he entered the bus gate on...
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‘ THEY SAVED ME WHEN I HAD HEART ATTACK’
A MAN says angels come in all “shapes and sizes” after his life was saved when he had a heart attack while driving. David Bain suffered a cardiac arrest behind the wheel. He told the Glasgow Times: “We got to the roundabout and after that I do not...
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HUNT FOR KILLER AFTER MAN SHOT
THE family of a man who was murdered after he was shot have spoken of their “loving and doting father and son”.
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RAPIST LOCKED UP FOR BRUTAL BEHAVIOUR
A FORMER teacher who raped two women he had just met after holding them hostage has been given a life sentence. Sohail Ahmed preyed on his victims who were both left traumatised by their horrific ordeals.
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DAD RACED FROM COPS AFTER SEX TOY INCIDENT
A married dad raced off from police officers after he was caught using a sex toy in the back of his car. Mehboob Mohammed, 53, initially spotted by witnesses in Glasgow’s Castlemilk on August 23, 2023. Mohammed was found half naked with his phone...
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FLOOD AGONY FOR CITY SHOP OWNER
A BUSINESS owner lost thousands of pounds worth of stock due to flooding just weeks before Christmas. Louise Lawn, who owns fashion boutique Frida and Coco on High Street, says she entered her shop on the morning of Saturday, November 29, after it had...
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‘ We are all worried about the impact this might have’
PROPOSED parking controls in Glasgow’s Southside would be “among the most restrictive and costly in the UK outside London”, it has been claimed. Plans were recently brought forward for public consultation to introduce Parking Control Zones ( PCZs) in...
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Councillors have strong words for Farage after ‘ attack on children’
A NEW £ 25 million fund has been launched in Clydebank to boost the shift to cleaner heating solutions. The Scottish Government has launched the Heat Decarbonisation Fund as part of the £ 40m Clyde Mission programme, focused on the River Clyde...
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FEARS OVER ‘ DANGEROUS’ PARKING
RESIDENTS are worried that ambulances wouldn’t be able to reach them in case of an emergency due to the volume of cars parking on the pavements in North Glasgow. Attendees at Possilpark Community Council last week discussed their fears after medics...
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LAMPPOST FELL ON TOP OF MAN OUTSIDE SCHOOL
A VETERAN suffered life- changing injuries after a lamppost fell on top of him outside a school. Colin Shaw, 50, was struck as he spoke to a colleague near Glasgow’s Kelvinside Academy on June 20, 2023. The lamppost – which was twice over its life...
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MUM DENIED CHRISTMAS DYING WISH
A BRAVE mum has been denied her dying wish to spend a final Christmas with her family after losing her courageous battle with a rare form of cancer. Joanna Innes’ final hope had been to get home from hospital to share one last festive season with her...
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COUPLE SLAM AUDI OVER £ 10K ‘ DANGER’ CAR
A COUPLE are embroiled in a row with car giant Audi over a £ 10,000 repair bill after their vehicle was declared unsafe to drive. Caitlyn and Haig Ferguson- Lesko are facing the eye- watering charge to get their Audi ETron back on the road after the...
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ONE DEAD AND THREE INJURED
A MAN has died and three people were taken to hospital following a major incident in Glasgow. Berkeley Street is now at the centre of a police investigation after force officers were called to the scene at around 6.45am yesterday. The police said...
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COMMUNITY PROJECT LOSES OUT ON £ 450K OF CRUCIAL FUNDING
THE future of a lifeline Glasgow community project that has run for 20 years is hanging in the balance after the council knocked back its application for £ 450,000 of crucial funding. Drumchapel LIFE discovered this week that it has been refused a...
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HIT- AND- RUN’ DEATH
A MAN has been arrested after a woman died following an alleged hit and run in Partick. Emergency services were called to Castlebank Street at around 8.45pm on Tuesday at a crossing island near the entrance to Burger King and Starbucks following a...
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THUG DRAGGED MAN INTO LANE FOR JD BAG
A THUG dragged a man into a lane for his sports bag in an apparent botched TikTok video. John Wardrope, 44, terrified Nathan Voy in Glasgow city centre on June 22 last year. Glasgow Sheriff Court heard how the victim had just finished work and was...
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‘ IT’S EITHER PAY £ 100 FINE OR MISS MY CHEMO’
BOSSES at a cash- strapped council have come under fire for issuing parking fines to patients attending a lifeline Glasgow cancer treatment centre. Wardens have been seen slapping tickets on vehicles parked on Shelley Road, which is often used as an...
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FOUR- WEEK WAIT FOR BIN COLLECTION OVER XMAS
RESIDENTS in parts of Glasgow could face a wait of up to four weeks to have their bins emptied because of changes to the festive pick- up schedule. Unions have hit out at Glasgow City Council after it announced plans to focus on collecting refuse from...
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‘ WE WON’T BE ABLE TO PARK ON OWN ROAD’
CONCERNED residents who live near where new parking controls and cycle lanes are set to come in fear they will leave them “unable to park”. Proposals have been brought forward for public consultation to introduce parking controls in Shawlands,...
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FRASERS STAFF ‘ TERRIFIED TO LEAVE WORK’
STAFF at House of Fraser’s city centre store say they’re “terrified to leave work at night”. With festive opening hours coming into effect last week, the store will be shutting at 9pm for the next month. Concerned employees say that the exit onto...
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MOTORCYCLIST KILLED OAP AFTER GOING TWICE SPEED LIMIT
A MOTORCYCLIST killed a much- loved pensioner after going at double the speed limit on his off- road bike. Joshua Findlay struck David Gow as he crossed the road making his way home on February 12, 2023. The 79- year- old – the brother of a Glasgow...
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MORTONS ROLLS STAFF WIN £ 1 MILLION PAYOUT
MORE than 100 former employees of iconic Glasgow bakers Mortons Rolls are set to receive a compensation package exceeding £ 1 million after a protracted legal battle against the UK Government. The payout marks the conclusion of a nearly three- year...
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MAN CRASHED AT 95MPH TRYING TO EVADE COPS
A MAN led cops on a high- speed chase while driving more than three times the speed limit in a residential area. Humza Beg was spotted driving a white BMW by police.
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OH BHOY!
CELTIC’S AGM barely lasted just five minutes before a number of fans made their feelings clear towards the club’s directors. There were loud boos as the Hoops board arrived at the top table yesterday. Lots of fans in attendance held up red cards...
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‘ THEY WILL BE ARRESTED FOR RIOTING’
A TOP cop has spoken out after “large- scale unrest” as groups of youngsters took part in rioting on Bonfire Night. Inspector Colin Cameron led a large policing effort as they descended upon Dumbarton Road in Dalmuir.
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RAPIST LOCKED UP AFTER MULTIPLE INCIDENTS
A RAPIST has been jailed after targeting three women in less than six weeks. Mihai- Nicolae Patran, 34, was found guilty of rape, sexual assault and sexual exposure following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow. Patran carried out the offences...
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‘ I’M AFRAID TO WALK HERE AT NIGHT’
RESIDENTS in Glasgow’s Southside say they’re “scared” of streets in their area due to them being “unlit” while being “rife for drug deals”.
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‘ WATCH YOU DON’T GET RAPED’
SCARED home care workers are demanding protection at night in the face of rape threats, assaults and intimidation.
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‘ POLICE DO NOTHING’
A CITY centre shop owner says shoplifters are plaguing his business, while “the police do nothing”. News Plus on Sauchiehall Street opened last year, and owner Mohammad Sheikh admits they can’t stay open much longer if something isn’t done. The shop...
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MAN SENTENCED FOR CAUSING EVACUATION
A MAN considered making potentially deadly “booby traps” after a series of thefts at his home. Shazad Khan, 52, sparked a large- scale evacuation of his street in Glasgow’s West End after suspicious items were found in his four- bedroom flat.
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COUNCIL PLANS ‘ COULD BE THE END’ FOR GLASGOW NECROPOLIS
PLANS for a new £ 210,000 feature at the Glasgow Necropolis “could be the end” for the historic graveyard, say the charity that preserves it. The development will see a new entrance at the East End of the cemetery.
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We join city traffic cops on the M8 ‘ OUR DUTY IS TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE’
TRAFFIC cops cracking down on bad behaviour on one of Glasgow’s busiest roads arrested two people after a high- speed chase. The Glasgow Times joined the specialist officers who read rights to the pair following the chase on the wrong side of the M8...
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COPS INCREASE PATROLS AFTER ‘ HARROWING’ TIME
A TOP cop is coming down hard on youth crime after a “harrowing incident” involving fireworks being set off inside a community centre. Chief Inspector Declan Todd said officers have ramped up patrols after the incident at an event at Balgrayhill...
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LEFT IN THE DARK
A GLASGOW community hub is demanding answers after the street lights illuminating it were switched off. Now, the charity could be on the hook for an electricity bill.
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‘ SACK THE BOARD BACK THE TEAM’
THOUSANDS of Celtic fans chanted “sack the board” as they rallied together for a protest outside the stadium ahead of the club’s Premiership match with Falkirk. Supporters stood side by side outside the main stand of Celtic Park last night just before...
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O’Neill makes sensational return alongside Maloney SEE BACK PAGE
■ Rodgers resigns with Celtic eight points adrift after poor start to season ■ Desmond brands boss ‘ self- serving’ and ‘ misleading’ in parting statement ■ Says manager’s claims in media did not match up to facts behind scenes
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‘ IT COULD HAVE GONE ON FIRE AT ANY POINT’
A FURIOUS mum has told how her car had to be quarantined for months after a faulty battery left it at risk of bursting into flames. Sarah and Ian Brand purchased the Audi E- Tron from a dealership in Linwood but after the engine warning light came on,...
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‘ GOVANHILL IS THE FLY- TIPPING CAPITAL OF SCOTLAND’
GOVANHILL has been called the “fly- tipping capital of Scotland” as the community says they’re plagued by piles of waste.
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‘ INFERNO’ FEARS OVER RECYCLING CENTRES
POTENTIALLY serious fire risks have been uncovered at two of Glasgow’s recycling depots. The refuse hubs at Dawsholm and Shieldhall – both open to the public – have no working sprinkler systems. A union boss has warned an uncontrolled fire could...
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‘ SOMEONE WILL DIE’
UNION bosses have warned it is “a matter of time before someone is killed” after a fire broke out for the fifth time within the council’s new £ 5 million cleansing fleet. Flames erupted in the rear of an arctic lorry carrying waste to landfill as it...
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‘ I’LL DROP WASTE AT COUNCIL HQ IF I HAVE TO’
A FEISTY OAP has threatened to “dump waste” on the doorstep of council chiefs’ offices amid a dispute over their new bin schedule. Ann McBeth, 77, says she is so passionate for her cause that she will dump her waste on the stairs of the local...
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MAN STABBED DAD TO DEATH
A KILLER on bail for a knife crime has been jailed for life for the brutal murder of a much- loved father. Brandon McLachlan, 22, stabbed to death Jamie Lucas near to a nightclub in Airdrie, Lanarkshire days before Christmas 2024. The fatal attack...
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‘ THIS NEEDS TO BE TORN DOWN NOW’
CALLS have been made to tear down an asbestos- riddled clubhouse that is a magnet for yobs who keep covering it in sickening sectarian graffiti.
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DRUNK DRIVER HURT CHILD ON WAY HOME FROM PUB
A GLASGOW woman crashed into three cars and injured a child while driving home from a Rangers pub. Cheryl Milligan was at the Louden Tavern on March 16, watching a football game and drinking. An Old Firm game was played that day at Celtic Park, which...
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BOUNCERS HIRED UNTIL ‘ SITUATION IMPROVES’
A JUNIOR football club has become the first in its league to have bouncers at all games following a violent incident. Stewards will watch over every Petershill FC match for the foreseeable future.
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HEARTBREAK AS VAN DRIVES ‘ OVER GRAVES’
A HEARTBROKEN family have told of their devastation after a van allegedly drove over their loved ones’ graves. Anthony Martin and his partner Teresa say they are “traumatised” after discovering his parents’ grave site had been damaged.
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DOCTOR RAPED IN CITY CENTRE STREET
A SEX predator has been convicted of raping a doctor in an attack. Mihai Nicolae Patran pounced on the 27- year- old stranger as she walked in Glasgow’s Mitchell Street in the early hours. The traumatised victim eventually escaped naked from the waist...
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CCTV VANS ‘ QUIETLY SCRAPPED’
A FLAGSHIP community safety project introduced to crack down on vandalism and public disorder has been secretly scrapped. The Glasgow Times can reveal that the mobile van CCTV scheme has been “quietly retired” as part of budget cuts.
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FAMILIES’ FURY OVER REMOVAL OF MEMORIALS FOR LOVED ONES
FURIOUS families have criticised “heartless” council bosses over a decision to remove memorials for loved ones from the grounds of a crematorium. Mementos that are considered unkept or damaged are to be lifted from the Garden of Remembrance at...
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TEENAGERS SET OFF FIREWORKS COMMUNITY HUB
TERRIFIED residents attending an event in a community centre had to be evacuated after a gang of teen yobs set off fireworks inside the facility. The Balgrayhill Centre, in Springburn, was hosting a private event on Sunday afternoon, when a group of...
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FURY AS PATIENTS HIT WITH FINES AT BEATSON
HEALTH board bosses are under fire after ramping up parking enforcement across the grounds of a cancer treatment centre. Wardens have been seen slapping hundreds of tickets on vehicles within streets around the Beatson, which for years have been used...
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TIKTOKER GUILTY OF KILLING OAP IN HORROR CRASH
A MAN who often posed as a road traffic lawyer on TikTok has been convicted of killing a pensioner in a horror crash. Leigh Sutherland was speeding in an ageing Ford Mondeo with dodgy brakes at the time of the crash at the Condorrat Ring Road near...
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COUNCILLOR HITS OUT AT BEING AXED FROM BUDGET TALKS GROUP
A COUNCILLOR has hit out at being axed from a committee discussing key budget issues. John Daly, Conservative councillor, said he has been excluded from the Political Oversight Group and, as a result, thousands of people who voted Tory will not have a...
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DEALER ADMITS TO HAVING ‘ A LOT OF WHITE’ IN CAR DURING STOP
A MAN was caught with more than £ 8000 of drugs and cash in his car. Liam Gallacher, 25, was snared in Glasgow’s Pollokshaws on September 2, 2023. Police were initially alerted to the Seat vehicle due to a smell.
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Union in plea to ‘ reclaim rat- infested’ side streets ‘ WE’RE TAKING OUR LANES BACK’
GMB Scotland has launched a new drive to ‘ reclaim’ city centre lanes.
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FEARS OVER FUTURE OF NURSERY
PARENTS fear a “vital community link” will be lost if a Southside nursery is forced to move.
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GARAGE OWNER CAUGHT DEALING FIREARMS
A GARAGE owner was caught dealing in drugs and deadly firearms – after claiming he was trying to stay “off the radar” from police. Kristopher Kinnaird was involved in the trafficking of at least £ 660,000 of cocaine and cannabis as well as being a...
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FORENSICS TEAM SCOURS SCENE AFTER MAN DIES
A COMMUNITY is in shock following the death of a 30- year- old man in Airdrie. Hamilton Drive residents woke up to police cordons this morning, after a disturbance took place on the street at 12.15am yesterday. Cops attended and the 30- year- old was...
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