Glasgow City
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| Population | 626,410 (2018) |
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| Area | 1422736852 |
| Points of interest | Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum |
| Colleges and universities | University of Glasgow |
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| ID | 2067317 |
About Glasgow City
Greater Glasgow is an urban settlement in Scotland consisting of all localities which are physically attached to the city of Glasgow, forming with it a single contiguous urban area.
UK's first drug consumption room to get go-ahead
... A report on the facility prepared by officials from the NHS and Glasgow City Council says it aims to tackle the problem of " approximately 400 to 500 people injecting drugs in public places in Glasgow City centre on a regular basis"...
Glasgow drug consumption room could be approved in weeks
... The minister has been examining plans for a pilot project developed by Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) and Police Scotland, facilitated by the Scottish government...
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... Glasgow City Council, which is considering the plans, said the mural was only intended to be temporary...
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... And SNP-led Glasgow City Council is still involved, despite paying out a total of £500m to current and former workers...
'With so many changes, Glasgow's lost its heart'
... Glasgow City Council leader Susan Aitken has suggested exploring the use of compulsory sales orders, which would allow the council to take action against absent owners...
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... Glasgow City and Dundee City have had the highest rates of drug misuse deaths over the past five years while East Renfrewshire and Aberdeenshire had the lowest rates...
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... It ends with 10 laps of a Glasgow City centre circuit...
David Goodwillie: Prosecutors urged to re-open rape case
... Rape Crisis Scotland said the club had sent a " clear message of disregard" to survivors of rape and sexual violence, while Glasgow City Council has threatened to bar the club from its training facility if it signs the former Dundee United, Aberdeen and Blackburn player...
'With so many changes, Glasgow's lost its heart'
By Megan BonarBBC Scotland News
Councillors in Glasgow's city chambers will sit down This Week to rubberstamp one of its boldest plans for Scotland's largest city.
The Vision is to redevelop The " Golden Z" - The area encompassing Sauchiehall Street, Buchanan Street and Argyle Street .
The Council wants to transform The urban landscape and bolster Economic Growth in The City Centre .
The Blueprint would revitalize key areas within The City , fostering innovation, sustainability, and community engagement.
The City Centre has come in for criticism recently for its empty buildings, closed-down shops and an air of neglect.
Glasgow City Council leader Susan Aitken has suggested exploring The use of compulsory sales orders, which would allow The Council to take action against absent owners.
Some big changes are in The pipeline including radical plans to demolish The Buchanan Galleries and St Enoch Centre indoor Shopping Centres and replacing them with more open streetscapes, green spaces and City Centre homes.
But what changes do The People who know The City best want to see?
On Sauchiehall Street, Harriet Bermingham from Glasgow's Summerton says she has seen first-hand a lot of changes in Glasgow, but she fears not all were for The Best .
" It makes me feel quite sad coming into The Town now. Glasgow's lost its heart, " She told Bbc Scotland News.
Ms Bermingham is of A Generation that fondly remembers a City Centre full of department stores, from Debenhams to British Home Stores. Filling many of The empty buildings visible in The City Centre now is something she'd like to see tackled.
She continued: " I think they should Do Something with The empty shops, they've lain empty for far too long- it brings The Place down.
" For older people, we need some shops like The ones we used to have.
" Young People shop online, they come in to The Town to drink or socialise. Older people don't, they rely on The Town . "
Also enjoying a seat on Sauchiehall Street is Charlie Wood , a student from North Yorkshire , visiting friends in Glasgow.
Charlie Says compared to The cities close to his hometown in Bedale, Glasgow appears to be " thriving".
He Said : " I like The atmosphere in Glasgow. There's lots going on and there's a good student culture.
" I don't think The area needs much redevelopment, not like a overhaul or anything but maybe a bit of money put into it, I mean look how busy it is on a weekday, it seems to be thriving to me. "
He added there were often misconceptions about Glasgow. Before his visit he was told Horror Stories about litter piling up and dirty streets, something he has not witnessed during his visit.
On Argyle Street , another street included in The regeneration plans, is Brian McHugh who would like to see The City Centre restored as Glasgow's " hub".
" The City Centre is dead, it's like a shopping precinct graveyard, " He Said " It's depressing if you've grown up in Glasgow. "
Brian believes A Number of schemes recently introduced have contributed to keeping shoppers staying away.
He added: " If you drive into The City Centre , it's like a lottery whether you Pick Up a fine or not. If you are caught going into low emission zones, or you can get a fine for going into a Bus Lane . "
He'd like to see more initiatives to bring people into The City .
" The City Centre should be The City Centre , it should be The Hub where everybody goes to get their grub, their supplies, to socialise. "
" I don't want to see fancy flats built, because then where we all go? What they want to do is maximise their profits by selling flats in The City Centre to rich people, that's not what Glasgow should be. "
The Vision for Glasgow's Golden Z was unveiled to stakeholders earlier this month and are due to be approved This Week .
With funding from The Scottish Government 's City Centre Recovery Fund, Glasgow's City Centre Task Force will take The Vision forward over The Next years and decades.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
