🏘️ Where did a £720-a-month one-bed flat jump to £1300 in just 18 months? And where is gentrifying more quickly, Govan or Govanhill? We've made an interactive map of rental costs in Glasgow.

Working on a proper update. With you all shortly.

This year, our colleagues in Sheffield were nominated for the prestigious Paul Foot award - one of the top journalism awards in the country. If you know anyone in the Sheffield area let them know that this is now their best local paper.

Proud that Beth Templeton and I were able to find out exactly who the protestors, who probably wouldn't define themselves as racist, were actually rubbing shoulders with. I think it's important for everyone, would-be attendees as well as locals, to know who's at the centre of these marches.

Hamza was manning the till in the St Enoch Square corner shop he works in when the men in balaclavas started pounding on the window. It was around 7.30pm on Tuesday evening and twenty-something Hamza was alone in the shop, with just vapes, sweets and drinks for company.

Why will there be no construction at the Union Corner gap site for at least five years? Plus, Queen’s Park koi are looking for a forever pond as glasshouses to close permanently www.glasgowbell.co.uk/union-corner...

"At Cowlairs, I’ve heard tales of bonfires, cars that have been set ablaze and a group of dirt bike racers who’ve carved out paths that stretch over most of the 74-acre park. It’s this unofficial race track which has brought me up here.

My colleagues at The Tribune are up for the Private Eye Paul Foot Award. And for a few weeks, Sheffielders can join The Tribune as members for FREE. Please share this link with your Sheffield friends. Good luck to them!

Countless break ins, missing jewellery worth hundreds of thousands of pounds and sophisticated criminal gangs: the Glasgow gold robbery crisis www.glasgowbell.co.uk/glasgow-gold...

We've got papers. And we're not afraid to give them out to Sheffielders everywhere. Look out for us to get your copy! Then pledge your support 👇 www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/pledge/

When was the last time you were in the Rogano? It's been closed since 2020, but with a resolution to a drawn-out legal battle finally here, could we see it reopen soon? www.glasgowbell.co.uk/rogano-zara-...

Jings crivvens it might happen. With Glasgow City Council telling Scot Gov that they favour demolition of the M8 at the Woodside Viaduct, east of Charing Cross, the unthinkable suddenly looks possible. We've heard one alternative is a sort of grand boulevard into the centre.

Over 2,500 pipers left for the trenches of WW1. They would usually go “over the top” first, an act of courage for the troops who followed the music. 500 were reported dead, and 600 injured.

The name comes from the region’s old exchanges - the Corn Exchange in Leeds, the Wool Exchange in Bradford - places where people met, ideas took shape, and word got around. We’re here to do the same. 🌐 theexchange.news Launching 1st June.

Any readers with friends or family in West Yorkshire? They might like The Exchange!

Greens and Reform "buzzing" after historic Glasgow breakthrough. Labour feeling "sh*te", Tories sent "back to the drawing board", and SNP dominant. And which Glasgow councillor spotted "two cock and balls" on ballot papers? Here's how a dramatic day of election results unfolded.

Energy difference between Greens and Labour and SNP is palpable

Can a restaurant be humble while having gold cutlery, waiters in waistcoats, and the option of buying a whole lamb for £350?

📝 Who'll win Glasgow's newest seat in the north? In 2025, the Scottish parliament decided that parts of the old Holyrood seats of Glasgow Kelvin and Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn should be chopped up and stuck back together in a new seat.

On 23 October 2025, four days after the daring robbery at the Louvre, Glasgow had ones of its own treasures stolen. We are revealing it to the public for the first time, and police are appealing for any information relating to the theft of the Lipton Cup.

What did you call the part of Union Street that burned down in March? It turns, us calling it "Union Corner" caused a bit of a stir. But who's right? And is it just, "that Irn Bru sign building?" Well... we've got an answer.

Brilliant piece from Alice Austin in The Bell. The sort of investigation that holds someone to account while also treating them with respect. Makes me wonder whether the various barriers to entry in the DJ/MC scene are what created Kieran Wells the DJ deceiver.

Turns out the writer in me is alive and kicking. The hopeless romantic, not so much. Most honoured to have had a piece about dating when you’re ancient published in @glasgowbell.bsky.social today. www.glasgowbell.co.uk/the-down-and...

I believe the industry term "impact journalism" was invented for stories like this.

🥔 Five years ago, Jordan McMurrough found God. Then he found spuds. His faith was discovered while living in Tartan Lodge, a hotel for the homeless. This led him to baked potatoes. His shop, Spuddies, is so popular a woman in labour pulled over for one on her way to hospital.

🔔 Another ill-fated Glasgow cultural hub is in its final four days before tenants must sign a new lease or get kicked out. The landlord is the council's City Property, and tenants aren't too happy with them. 🧵 (Photo: Neil Scott)

this story is WILD. This office really doesn't make sense as a workspace in a city wth so many other empty offices (the noise and rattle from the M8 will be unavoidable) but this is....utterly wild. Excellent local journalism from the Bell.

The Bell: Moving the overtoun window as always. Err bridge.

Cities all over the UK deserve great local journalism, and Leeds is next! Very excited to see our new sister paper slowly taking shape. Check out their early writing and pledge if you can.

What about the ownership of Union Corner? There's two main landlords at the centre. One is Afton Estates Ltd, who own the unit the vape shop is located in. The other is an offshore company with a trail to Tel Aviv. They own most of Union Corner. 👇

🍺“I recognised her face right away,” my coworker tells me about the night she ordered at our workplace. A busy shift and a dodgy cooler earned us a 2/10 rating, alongside a description of “monstrous head.”

Great work by @glasgowbell.bsky.social A recommended read, particularly for Glasgow’s residents. It’s about your money: www.glasgowbell.co.uk/humanitarian...

🔔 Another major arts hub faces peril, accusations of 'cultural vandalism' 🧵 Also in today's briefing: ✝️ Co-founder of Homeless Project Scotland dies aged 47 🛣️ Is this the end for the M8 at the Woodside Viaduct? Or just a new beginning? Photo: GMAC

Council tax goes up, free school meals get made, and why Glasgow could be "one catastrophe away from bankruptcy". The city's budget has been set for the next year. So what? Is it tinkering at the edges or a victory for cooperation and democracy?

Really excited to be part of a company growing local journalism across the UK.

Yet another exciting update: We're launching a sister paper in Leeds. Check it out and pledge support for Leeds getting its own quality local newspaper.

🔔 If you haven't yet read our insider's report on how the CCA's collapse happened, do it now, as our friends at @theferret.scot report the CCA is being investigated by the charity regulator over "potential financial mismanagement'.

Thanks to the people who spoke to me. I hope you can find new venues soon!

'When staff at the beleaguered Centre for Contemporary Arts logged onto a scheduled Google Meet video call yesterday lunchtime, they had an inkling of what might be coming'. We've got the inside story on the CCA's troubled final days.

Bad news for Sauchiehall St, staff, Glasgow, and Scotland's art scene.

Glasgow Caledonian don't seem to be entertaining the idea of firing him at the moment, as has happened to his cousin in the States. He's been in Scotland for 30 years, so it's an interesting question.

I'm only a wild swimming casual aka summer not winter. But it'd be soo good to take a dip in the city.

Thanks for sharing our piece. Alec Nove sounds like a real one.

Briefing out now: 🏛️ built heritage double-header 🚗 parking: Glasgow's golden goose? 🥘 is Sri Lankan food having a moment? www.glasgowbell.co.uk/parking-cont...

🎄 45% off a year's subscription to The Bell for the lucky recipient. It's not too late to take advantage of our Christmas gift subscription offer, and help rebuild local journalism in the process.

Briefing out now 🇵🇸 Exclusive: council removes Palestine flags 🔥 Yet another mystery fire 👮‍♂️ A death in police custody www.glasgowbell.co.uk/palestine-sa...

In today's news briefing: 🇵🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Who's behind a campaign to bring down the Palestine Saltires? 🏚️ Long-awaited good news for displaced Albert Drive residents 🥃 Does Glasgow need a whisky quarter?

This morning we sent Calum to a primary school picket to see why English lessons are stoking community tension👇 www.glasgowbell.co.uk/dalmarnock-f...

🔍 We've spoken to staff, volunteers, and patrons of the Mitchell Library. What we found about its condition makes for worrying reading about Glasgow's most celebrated public resource. www.glasgowbell.co.uk/your-favouri...

Story in @glasgowbell.bsky.social this morning about the dire state of the Mitchell Library which needs £25m for stabilising works. If I was an immensely wealthy Scottish writer this is the sort of project I would fund with 2% of my fortune instead of obsessively trying to eradicate a minority group