by Jeremy Burrows | Dec 11, 2019 | Public Transport
IT’S the end of the line next week for a fleet of trains that has served Glasgow for 40 years. The last journeys by ScotRail’s Class 314 fleet will take place on Wednesday (18 December). As a final send-off, the operator is putting on a special farewell tour...
by Jeremy Burrows | Dec 10, 2019 | Hotels, Listed / Historic Buildings
CONVERSION of a B-listed Glasgow City Centre building is being proposed for Scotland’s first Meliá hotel. Planners are being asked to agree to the development at 250 St Vincent Street which includes a three-storey extension at upper levels. The building, on the...
by Jeremy Burrows | Dec 10, 2019 | News, Residential
COUNCILLORS have voted to allow residential development on an area of open space next to the Clydeside Expressway in Partick. Forty-eight apartments are proposed for the site at Beith Street which is currently landscaped with trees, grass and a path. The car-free...
by Jeremy Burrows | Dec 9, 2019 | News, Public Transport, Public Realm
STRATHCLYDE Partnership for Transport (SPT) is warning that bus passengers would suffer “disproportionately ” if all traffic is removed from George Square. Its response to Glasgow City Council’s ‘conversation’ over the future of the...
by Jeremy Burrows | Dec 9, 2019 | News, Food and Drink
OFFICE use is being proposed for former Glasgow City Centre restaurant premises. The space at 2 West Regent Street was previously occupied by Smoke Barbecue which closed just over a year ago. An application has been submitted to city planners for a change to...