The Splash Glasgow

05/10/2026

A man lost his life during a weekend of violence and disorder in Glasgow city centre.
Police say officers faced “challenging levels of demand”, making arrests as crowds packed the city centre.
The Splash brings together the incidents and the response from local police commander Chief Inspector Stephen McManus.
Read the full story below 👇
https://theglasgowsplash.substack.com/p/young-man-dies-amid-weekend-of-violence?r=2hyyd6&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

05/10/2026

🏘️ ABC site clean-up calls, park concerns and overflowing bins — what’s happening in Garnethill?
The latest Garnethill Gazette covers the issues residents want tackled, plus Glasgow School of Art’s restoration, brighter lanes and repairs to crumbling steps.
⚠️ There’s also a warning about the reopened Hill Street sinkhole.
📰 Read more in The Splash Glasgow 👇

ABC site, neighbourhood safety, Hill Street sinkhole and cleaner streets

04/10/2026

🗞️ The Sunday Splash is here! Council pay talks, new homes at Red Road, high-rise safety concerns and more — catch up on Glasgow’s news, free to read.
👇 Read here:
https://theglasgowsplash.substack.com/p/the-sunday-splash-october-4-2026

03/10/2026

🚔 THE SCOTTISH CRIMEBEAT: This week’s roundup is out.

Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott’s seven-year jail sentence for sexually abusing two children leads this week’s edition.

Also inside:
🔎 £200,000 co***ne seizure in Perth
🏧 Cash-machine raid in Peebles
🔥 Deliberate fire in Springburn
🏍️ Police action on illegal e-bikes in Glasgow
🤝 A new campaign to tackle violence against women and girls

Read the full roundup in The Splash Glasgow. Link in the comments 👇

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The biggest cases, court stories and police appeals from across Scotland this week

02/10/2026

Residents shouldn’t have to dash through heavy traffic just to cross the road.

Up to seven new pedestrian crossings are planned around Thornwood roundabout, where schoolchildren have reported avoiding the area altogether.

The first is now in place on Dumbarton Road near Arnold Clark, following campaigning by local community councils and councillor Lana Reid-McConnell. More are planned for Castlebank Street and near the Thornwood Bar.

For people with prams or wheelchairs, the councillor says navigating the roundabout is simply “not feasible”.

A long-awaited improvement for a community cut off by busy roads — even when trying to reach Victoria Park.

Read the full story in The Splash Glasgow.

‘You have to run across’ — Thornwood roundabout to get up to seven new crossings after safety outcry

01/10/2026

🏘️ 100 residents turn out to fight Woodlands student flats plan

A pool hall, gym and studios could be lost under plans for a 300-room student block on St George’s Road.

Around 100 people packed a public meeting to defend the Q Club, PureGym and St George’s Studios — with students joining residents in speaking out.

“We are a strong community and we don’t want it demolished. We are putting up a fight.”

The developer says the scheme would improve housing choice for students.

Do you use these businesses? What would losing them mean to you?

Woodlands Community
🔎 Read The Splash’s exclusive report — link in the comments.

Residents battle to save Woodlands pool hall, gym and studios from proposed 300-room block

30/09/2026

🔎 EXCLUSIVE: A resident claims delivery riders are collecting drugs from Garnethill Park — sometimes in the children’s play area.

She says she is too frightened to walk through the park at night, while neighbours are calling for action over alleged dealing and antisocial behaviour.
Garnethill Neighbour Hood Watch

💬 Do you use Garnethill Park? What has your experience been?

Read the full investigation, including Police Scotland’s response, in The Splash Glasgow. Available to paid members 👇

Dog walker claims riders collect supplies from Glasgow green space as neighbours demand action over alleged dealing, fights and public urination

29/09/2026

🗑️ Almost 7,000 reports about Glasgow’s bin hubs in just over two years — and 2,695 came from Pollokshields.

Figures obtained by The Splash Glasgow through Freedom of Information show that two hubs on Keir Street alone generated 490 reports. Four of the five most reported hubs in the city are in Pollokshields.

I’ve looked at which streets feature most often and spoken to councillors and cleansing workers about what’s going wrong.

How is the bin hub on your street working? Tell me where it is and whether you’ve seen overflowing bins, dumped rubbish or an improvement in recycling.

🔎 Read the full investigation in The Splash Glasgow:

Pollokshields accounted for nearly four in ten reports — with four of the city’s five most complained-about hubs in the area

28/09/2026

🏘️ What’s happening in Dennistoun?

Residents are calling for a public meeting on the council’s parking plans, campaigners favour a new Whitehill Pool, and councillors want action to secure the derelict former Golfhill Primary School.

This month’s Around Dennistoun also looks at Lidl’s early plans to replace its store, problems with Haghill’s bin hubs, and the cost of restoring Alexandra Park’s Saracen Fountain.

Read the full neighbourhood update from The Splash Glasgow 👇

Parking pressure grows as a new Whitehill Pool emerges as the preferred option, action is demanded at derelict Golfhill Primary and Lidl considers replacing its Dennistoun store.

27/09/2026

🏛️ Council jobs, care services and housing plans lead this week’s Sunday Splash.
Glasgow City Council has paused plans to issue dismissal and rehire notices to up to 25,000 staff. Health and social care chiefs have voted through changes to drug services and older people’s day care, prompting warnings about the impact on families.
This week’s roundup also covers the proposed student halls conversion in the Gorbals, delays on Duke Street, repairs to Glasgow Cathedral’s spire and more stories from across the city.
Read The Sunday Splash here 👇

Council jobs, care services and housing plans lead this week’s Glasgow roundup — plus the stories shaping streets and communities across the city.