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Thousands of Scots drivers could exploit LEZ loophole and have fines quashed
Traffic
Notices of fines have been sent out to motorists incorrectly after the introduction of the Low Emission Zone in the city.
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Women's aid staff vote to strike in Glasgow amid claims '13 workers suspended'
Glasgow City Council
Unite say workers in Glasgow East have been unfairly dismissed as the service has been closed for eight weeks in Easterhouse while Women's Aid firmly disputes the accusations.
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Glasgow City Council made £478k from low-emission zone fines in first four months
Glasgow City Council
Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Dundee are due to bring in LEZs next year after the climate change initiative came into effect in Glasgow on June 1, 2023.
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Glasgow's Grand Ole Opry in emergency showdown over ban on use of 'racist' Confederate flag
Racism
The Grand Ole Opry in Glasgow has been split by a bitter row over the flag, which has become increasingly ­associated with racism and is banned in several US states.
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Glasgow housing officials urged to follow Edinburgh in declaring homeless emergency
Homelessness
A campaign group has called for a homeless emergency to be declared in Glasgow in the wake of new figures being released.
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Two Cambuslang sets of twins share 'one-in-a-million moment' as bridesmaids in same wedding
Lanarkshire News
Both sets of twins were bridesmaids at the wedding of their friend and brother respectively in East Kilbride last month.
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Falkirk asylum seekers in limbo as Glasgow warns of 'humanitarian catastrophe'
Falkirk Council
A charity has called for more clarity and better information as the future remains uncertain for asylum seekers in Falkirk
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Court of sessions finds low emission zone in Glasgow to be lawful
Glasgow
The decision has come after car mechanic William Paton lodged a petition for a judicial review of the scheme.
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Rough sleeping crisis explodes in Scotland with hundreds facing winter on the streets
Homelessness
The Daily Record can reveal a head count carried out by The Simon Community charity showed a 60 per cent rise in the number of people found sleeping rough in recent weeks.
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Filming underway in Glasgow for new movie by award winning Ken Loach
Sunday Mail
SUNDAY MAIL EXCLUSIVE: On Falling, is being made by production company Sixteen Films, which is owned by screenwriter and filmmaker Loach alongside producer Rebecca O’Brien.
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Scots mums join protestors to demand better conditions at 'hellhole' hotels where sons died
Glasgow
Linda McVean and Maureen Thomson hope that talking over their own family tragedy can jolt politicians into action
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Nearly all schools in Glasgow to close next week due to Unison strike
Schools
The strike is part of a "rolling programme of action", with further dates in other councils to be announced, after Unison rejected a pay offer.
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Fury at Scottish council pension funds 'investing £2billion in fossil fuel industry'
North Sea oil
New analysis by eco campaigners claims Scotland’s biggest investor in oil and gas is the Strathclyde Pension Fund - administered by Glasgow City Council.
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Scots family covered in bites after moving into cockroach-infested council flat
Glasgow City Council
The flat was sprayed four times over a number of days prior to the family moving in after the issue was reported in an earlier inspection.
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'Massive' rat scurries across Scots children's playground leaving child terrified
Glasgow City Council
The rodent was seen at Happy Children's Park in Maryhill in Glasgow. The city council has now visited the site.
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Michael Shanks sworn in as Labour MP for Rutherglen and Hamilton West
Scottish Labour
Shanks won the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election earlier this month after he took nearly 60 per cent of the vote.
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Horrifying moment huge rats leap out of bin during collections in Glasgow
Glasgow
The latest video was filmed by members of the GMB trade union on Ferry Road in the west end of the city on Thursday.
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'Humanitarian catastrophe' warning as Glasgow prepares for refugees
Glasgow City Council
Council leaders warn that asylum "streamlining" by Home Office will lead to indefinite stays in makeshift halls for those winning asylum - other may end up on the streets
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Asylum-seeker family caught up in horrific Park Inn stabbings saved from eviction by kind neighbours
Glasgow
Malar Jayhindaran, 58, and her son Shawn Nicholas Fernandez were told last month that they would be removed from their home in Springburn.
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Scots soup kitchen forced to relocate after local businesses complain
Glasgow City Council
The charity will temporarily help the city's most vulnerable from a new site at Broomielaw near the River Clyde, until they can officially move to an indoor location.
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Council staff working on Banksy show forced to sign secretive non disclosure agreements
Glasgow City Council
SUNDAY MAIL EXCLUSIVE: Banksy put on the show at Glasgow's Gallery of Modern Art but workers were made to sign up to gagging orders.
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Scots pensioner vows to fight LEZ fine after diversion forced him through route
Glasgow City Council
SUNDAY MAIL EXCLUSIVE: Grandfather Joe Henry followed diversion signs for several miles unaware it was taking him into the prohibited area of Glasgow
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Great Scottish Run: Full list of road closures in Glasgow across as event begins
Great Scottish Run
Running events across the weekend will include a 10k and half marathon on Sunday while a Junior and Mini event will take place on Saturday.
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Glasgow driver wrongly hit with low emission zone fine urges motorists to check small print
Glasgow City Council
A motorist has successfully appealed a Glasgow Low Emission Zone fine after receiving a Penalty Charge Notice even though his car was legal.
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