THEN AND NOW A large mural of Billy Connolly in Glasgow has now been completely covered up by the construction of student flats 𝘐𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘌𝘚: @mearnscolin.bsky.social

🌦️ Good Morning Glasgow! The Met Office forecasts light rain and some sunshine with a high of 7C. Here’s Monday’s Wrap… Glasgow's clutter-free news 🗞️ theglasgowwrap.substack.com/p/the-glasgo... #GlasgowNews #LocalNews #GlasgowStories #Glasgow

Pro-Palestine demostrators in Glasgow on Saturday 𝘐𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘌𝘚: 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘯 𝘔𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘴 @mearnscolin.bsky.social

This is such a lovely wee hidden gem- Snuff Mill bridge that crosses the White Cart Water in Cathcart, Glasgow. Photographed on 7th Jan while on an assignment for @glasgowtimes.bsky.social

The IFS has assessed Reform UK income tax cuts pledge. "Scotland can have lower taxes if it chooses to – but would require a reduction in the range & scope of public services & social security benefits provided to residents.” @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2579971...

Scotland's top earners would benefit most from Reform UK's income tax cuts - while those on lower salaries much less, calculations by two think tanks have revealed. @heraldscotland.bsky.social Analysis for Unspun here: www.heraldscotland.com/news/2580100...

My review of 2025 with some of the pics that I've taken for @heraldscotland.bsky.social @glasgowtimes.bsky.social @scotnational.bsky.social Storms, transient football managers (one not quite so transient), the odd pop star, a lonely yet award winning tree and even Billy Connolly's bare bahookie.....

The return of Friends Again in The Herald Magazine tomorrow Cover image @mearnscolin.bsky.social

Glasgow's George Square looking, well, not very seasonal atm due to its 18-month long redevelopment. Very odd seeing the closed-off square without its Christmas tree, festive lights etc at this time of year. Photographed for @glasgowtimes.bsky.social & @heraldscotland.bsky.social on 3 Dec 2025

Morning mist in Maxwell Park, Pollokshields, Glasgow. Saturday 22nd November 2025. Photographed for @heraldscotland.bsky.social

Edinburgh looking gorgeous in the autumn sunshine, Saturday 25th October 2025. Photographed for @heraldscotland.bsky.social

A car under debris following the collapse of a hoarding at a derelict building on the Broomielaw, Glasgow this evening, Friday 3rd October 2025 as storm Amy arrives in the city. Photographed for @heraldscotland.bsky.social & @glasgowtimes.bsky.social

A Glasgow Herald poster on the set of Joel Coen's new film, on North Court off St Vincent Place in Glasgow. The No Country for Old Men, Fargo and The Big Lebowski co-director is currently filming Jack of Spades in the city. 𝘐𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘌: 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘯 𝘔𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘴 @mearnscolin.bsky.social

I took a photograph of a lovely tree branch today at Prestwick with the added bonus of a gorgeous golden retriever attached to it. As you do.

A soggy Saturday afternoon in St Enoch Square, Glasgow. Photographed for @heraldscotland.bsky.social & @glasgowtimes.bsky.social

A new mural of Winston from Still Game in Glasgow. The work by artist Tap End Tef can be found on the gable end wall at Mikaku on Queen Street. 𝘐𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘌: 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘯 𝘔𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘴 @mearnscolin.bsky.social

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar holds a victory rally in Hamilton, Friday 6th June following Davy Russell's win in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse Scottish parliament by-election. @heraldscotland.bsky.social

Wonderful trip to Gourock outdoor pool, Sunday 1st June 2025. The pool uses filtered seawater from the Firth of Clyde and is warmed up to a very pleasant 29°C. A great place to spend a rainy Sunday with the bairns. Honestly, it really is!

The Robert Burns statue is removed from Glasgow's George Square for restoration. It is the first of 11 bronze statues to be removed during the renovation, and will be returned in 2026. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2515645... 𝘝𝘐𝘋𝘌𝘖: @mearnscolin.bsky.social

'I’ve made this 6am pilgrimage ahead of the RSPB’s International Dawn Chorus weekend at a time when the birdsong morning symphony is at its most intense' 🐦‍⬛ I made a pilgrimage to a wetland paradise - and confessed my 'sins'👇 heraldscotland.com/life_style/2... VIDEO:@ @mearnscolin.bsky.social

Gallus wee squirrel snaffling their breakfast from our bird feeder and tormenting Matilda. Pretty productive morning for a squiggle I reckon. 🤣🤣

Amy Macdonald performing during a pop-up gig at Princes Square, Glasgow, this afternoon, Friday 25th April 2025. Photographed for @heraldscotland.bsky.social @glasgowtimes.bsky.social @scotnational.bsky.social

'The Scottish Bowel Screening Programme is an amazing thing' A powerful piece from our own Colin Mearns, whose life was saved by an NHS Scotland test 👇 heraldscotland.com/news/homenew... (1/3) @mearnscolin.bsky.social

Late last year, our photographer @mearnscolin.bsky.social was diagnosed with bowel cancer A simple NHS Scotland test saved his life

In December 2024 I was diagnosed with bowel cancer. A simple test saved my life. Some words about my experience with cancer are in @heraldscotland.bsky.social today. V happy to say I am now cancer free. #bowelcancer www.heraldscotland.com/news/homenew...

Loch Katrine, Trossachs, Scotland. Monday 7th April 2025. I mean, honestly, just look at it....🌞🌞

Rebecca McCurdy shadowed lifesaving ScotRail conductor Dominic Quilty. Here's why it was an unforgettable experience: heraldscotland.com/news/2489533... @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social 𝘝𝘐𝘋𝘌𝘖: 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘯 𝘔𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘴 (@mearnscolin.bsky.social)

How The Community Newsroom is rebuilding media trust in Govanhill ✍ @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social spoke to @karingoodwin.bsky.social & Rhiannon Davies for the Sunday Edition. Pics by @mearnscolin.bsky.social @greatergovanhill.com @theferret.scot Full story: tinyurl.com/32tcsejd

Trongate, Glasgow, Saturday 25th Jan 2025. I just loved the sunlight reflecting from the buildings behind me. The building on the left is the Britannia Panopticon music hall, the world's oldest surviving music hall and where in 1906, a 16 year old Stan Laurel made his stage debut.

Happy Caturday!

Firefighters have rushed to a Glasgow street following the collapse of a building. It is understood that the building was meant to be torn down in a controlled demolition but collapsed early. FULL STORY: www.heraldscotland.com/news/2487744... VIDEO: @mearnscolin.bsky.social

Linda Allan, the mother of Katie Allan touches a photograph of her daughter at a press conference, Friday 17th Jan 2025 regarding the joint FAI into the deaths of both Katie and William Lindsay in 2018 at Polmont YOI. Photographed for @heraldscotland.bsky.social & @glasgowtimes.bsky.social

Beautiful late afternoon light (and gorgeous clouds) at Dunoon today, Wednesday 8th January 2025.

The Glasgow International Comedy Festival (GICF) has unveiled its biggest line up to date ahead of its return in March FIND OUT MORE: www.heraldscotland.com/news/2484329...

Hope Street, Glasgow City Centre, 2nd January 2025.

A lovely cottage spotted on a Boxing day stroll.

The west end's bohemian golden age is over. Alasdair Gray’s favourite Hillhead haunts have been sold off. The kind of artists and writers that once crawled around the area have been priced out. As a whole, it has traded coolness for commerce. theglasgowwrap.substack.com/p/glasgows-c...

If you’ve been around Central Station today, you may have noticed this title and a familiar face staring back at you. That's because you can now read The Herald for the whole of 2025 for only £25. SUBSCRIBE HERE: heraldscotland.com/subscribe/

A grey squirrel eats a croissant while sitting in a tree on Gray Street in the West End of Glasgow, Wednesday 11th December 2024. Photographed for @heraldscotland.bsky.social @glasgowtimes.bsky.social & @scotnational.bsky.social

Squirrel. Croissant. Tree. Glasgow. 𝘝𝘐𝘋𝘌𝘖: @mearnscolin.bsky.social

A squirrel enjoys a croissant in a tree on Gray Street, in Glasgow's Kelvingrove. Our photographer @mearnscolin.bsky.social saw the squirrel run across the road with the croissant in its mouth, before it ran up the tree and enjoyed its meal. 𝘐𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘌: 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘯 𝘔𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘴

Education specialist James McEnaney and photographer Colin Mearns visited Scotland's newest special school TAKE A LOOK INSIDE: www.heraldscotland.com/news/2477587... @jamesmcenaney.bsky.social @mearnscolin.bsky.social

Trongate, Glasgow, Friday 6th December 2024.

‘Each and every day, women like me have to second guess their every move in an attempt to avoid becoming the next headline.’ Great work from Bethel Tesfay on how peer-mentoring schemes on gender-based violence can make women safer. @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2475238...

Happy St Andrew's day! Contrails photographed over Langside, Glasgow, Saturday 30th November 2024. #saltire #scotland

'It's always the greatest compliment when the parents enjoy the books as well' www.heraldscotland.com/news/2474087... @jamesmcenaney.bsky.social

A snow covered Queen's Park in the Southside of Glasgow as Storm Bert sweeps into the country, Saturday 23rd Nov 2024. Photographed for @heraldscotland.bsky.social @scotnational.bsky.social

Snow in the Southside of Glasgow as Storm Bert arrives. Saturday 23rd November 2024. Photographed for @heraldscotland.bsky.social @scotnational.bsky.social #stormbert

Fun assignment that I shot recently for the @theglasgowwrap.bsky.social photographing the lovely folk at Gulabi Photo, an independent film lab in the Southside of Glasgow that was founded by co-owners Chris Moses and Ben Cowie in 2019. theglasgowwrap.substack.com/p/inside-gul.... #film #photography

Filming of The Running Man on Bothwell Street, Glasgow, Sunday 17th Nov 2024. Actor Glen Powell filming a scene where he dodged cars stuck in a traffic jam. Loved that as we are going through a dry patch of weather at the moment, they had a guy wet the roads down. Looked fab though.