Highlight of career so far: filming Robbie interview a wallaby at dusk. Mr Attenborough I'm available in the next quarter if you need me.

The Glasgow Bell@glasgowbell.bsky.social · 2w ago

Imagine for a moment you are a rednecked wallaby, nestled happily on an island on Loch Lomond. You and your family have been here since the 1940s. You’re all a bit out of your comfort zone, sure, but the place has grown on you over the years.

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Amazing reporting from my colleagues in Manchester

The Mill@manchestermill.bsky.social · 4w ago

BREAKING: Three people have been arrested on suspicion of money laundering, fraud and bribery at University of Greater Manchester, @molliesimpson.bsky.social reports. Greater Manchester Police are investigating the alleged misuse of as much as £1.7 million. manchestermill.co.uk/breaking-thr...

Truth and fiction entwined over the weekend, as two arrests for sexual offences mingled with rumours spread by a Facebook page about women being held hostage and a “naked man” trying to enter a primary school ... 🔗 The Bell tried to make sense of it all www.glasgowbell.co.uk/royston-spri...

Royston anti-migrant protest: sifting fact from fiction as Glasgow’s right-wing summer picks up pace

Plus, CCA building goes on sale and ticket drama at the King’s

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🏘️ 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.

The Glasgow Bell@glasgowbell.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Breaking: Fernhill School closes a day early, calls in liquidators, and tells staff they can't pay redundancy pay and no salary for June. Pupil's fun day cancelled last minute as staff describe situation as "farcical". More to come later.

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.

Sheffield Tribune@sheffieldtribune.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Wow. 3 weeks. 750 new members. Which is exciting. And, if we’re completely honest, slightly nerve wracking. It means we’re close. But not quite there yet.

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.

The Glasgow Bell@glasgowbell.bsky.social · 2mo ago

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.

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...

Union Corner: no construction at gap site for ‘five or six years’

Plus, lonely carps club: Queen’s Park koi looking for forever pond

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"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!

Sheffield Tribune@sheffieldtribune.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A lot of what shapes this city happens behind closed doors - in rooms most people never see ❌ Decisions get made. Policies get agreed. And it affects all of us, whether we hear about it or not.

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...

Glasgow’s gold robbery crisis

Indians say they are being targeted by organised criminals, Pakistanis say there’s always an inside man – what’s really going on?

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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-...

Will Rogano finally reopen after Supreme Court farce?

Plus, embezzling charity boss sentenced and Chinatown transformation

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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!

The Exchange@theexchangeleeds.bsky.social · 3mo ago

So, we’ve got a name. Introducing: The Exchange. A new newsroom for West Yorkshire - built on the idea that places matter, stories matter, and that information shouldn’t just sit there.

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.

The Glasgow Bell@glasgowbell.bsky.social · 4mo ago

💽 Renfrewshire DJ ATØN, AKA Amy Hutton, didn’t think much of a message from TECHNO PRODUCTIONS when it landed in her inbox on February 10th 2026. "Hi are you free for a hard techno set 4th July 6th avenue nightclub Stewarton"

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...

The down and dirty of dating in your 60s

When her 20 year marriage ends, Mairi Damer finds herself single in Glasgow. How much has romance in the city changed?

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

Sheffield Tribune@sheffieldtribune.bsky.social · 4mo ago

BREAKING: South Yorkshire Police have confirmed detectives have now formally launched a criminal investigation into Andrew Milne. The solicitor bought hundreds of freeholds, then begun a campaign of “very aggressive” letters to pressure homeowners into buying them for more than their true worth.

🥔 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)