Firefighters are battling a massive blaze that has engulfed the famous Glasgow School of Art Mackintosh building, which had been undergoing a multi-million restoration project following a devastating fire in 2014. “There is a fire at the Mackintosh Building. The fire brigade are currently on scene,” posted the Glasgow School of Art’s Twitter account. Authorities […]
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Our Glasgow golden girl: ‘It was a stab in the heart’
FOUR years after her trailblazing gold medal in the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, boxer Shelley Watts is not sure she can bring herself to watch her title defence unfold without her on the Gold Coast. The gold medal in the 60kg division over India’s Laishram Devi was the first time women’s boxing was on the […]
Ryanair Closes Glasgow Base Due to Brexit
Ryanair Might Cut 300 Jobs in Glasgow Due to Brexit Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site does […]
Ryanair to close Glasgow Airport base – leaving just THREE flight routes from the city
Ryanair is closing their Glasgow Airport base, it has been reported. Over 300 jobs are at risk with Ryanair flight routes from the airport reducing from 23 to just three. The routes which remain are to Dublin, Wroclaw and Krakow, whilst the airline will be adding 11 new routes to Edinburgh. Chief commercial officer David […]
Holidays 2018: Where to go in February including Cancun and Glasgow – last minute deals
GETTY Holidays 2018: This February there are various places Brits could visit for sun Where to go on holiday in February? Reigo Eljas, Country Director for lastminute.com, recommends Cancun, Estonia and Glasgow for a break away and a last minute deal. Glasgow The largest city in Scotland has stepped out of the shadows of its […]
Scot to be kidding: ‘Russian troll’ turns out to be Glasgow security guard
Published time: 15 Nov, 2017 17:04 A Twitter handle alleged to be a prime example of a ‘Russian troll’ account was actually run from Glasgow by a Scottish security guard. Asked about his tweets, the Scotsman said he is “just anti-crony capitalism.” On Monday, crowdfunded journalism outlet Byline published an article detailing a “complicated” analysis […]
UFC Glasgow: Gunnar Nelson regrets letting eye poke go ahead of Santiago Ponzinibbio KO
Nelson was KOd by Argentina’s Santiago Ponzinibbio in the co-main events at UFC Fight Night 113 at the SSE Arena. The Renzo Gracie black belt went into the contest as the overwhelming favourite following an impressive showing against Alan Jouban at UFC Fight Night 107. However, it was Ponzinibbio who ended up coming out of […]
Unisex toilets planned for Glasgow primary schools to support LGBT pupils
Primary schools across Glasgow are introducing unisex toilets to tackle bullying and support children “confused about their gender identity,” the local council has announced. Under new plans, toilets will no longer be labelled ‘girls’ and ‘boys’, but will instead be labelled ‘unisex’ to tackle anti-social behavior and make LGBT students feel more at ease. Read […]
Depeche Mode to play Glasgow Barrowland Ballroom for the first time in more than 30 years
The Basildon electronic kings are the headliners in a marathon three-day bash, whose line-up includes Goldfrapp, Belle & Sebastian, Future Islands and The Jesus and Mary Chain. Glasgow had to queue behind Manchester, Birmingham and Bristol to land the fourth public beano which was announced yesterday by Lauren Laverne, broadcasting her Radio 6 music show […]
How to Spend 48 Hours in Oslo, Bratislava, Munich or Glasgow
How to Spend 48 Hours in Oslo, Bratislava, Munich or Glasgow Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site […]