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Scotland's oldest tabloid has been targeted by far right protesters standing in formation with a spear-tipped flag. We've uncovered posts from the group using racial, homophobic and sectarian slurs. But why were they targeting the paper in the first place? www.glasgowbell.co.uk/daily-record...
The Daily Record has a far right problem
The tabloid exposed the people behind Scotland’s anti-immigrant protests. So they showed up at their door
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"No mussels. No seabass. No lobster. No pizza. No linguine." That was the welcome at the flagship Tony Macaroni 2.0. But the real story isn't what's missing from the menu — it's what's happening to Giuseppe 'Sep' Marini's restaurant empire. www.glasgowbell.co.uk/liquidator-a...
Is Mr. Tony Macaroni in trouble?
Exclusive: Major UK landlords want their money back from hospitality magnate Sep Marini. This week, the situation reached breaking point
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The creditors are looking to recover unpaid debts & are major UK landlords who own the likes of retail parks and shopping centres. Meanwhile, staff allege thousands owed in wages & unpaid suppliers. This week, the situation exploded with a provisional liquidator appointed.
Sep Marini's Tony Macaroni brand is a household name. At its 2018 peak, it had 19 restaurants across Scotland & sponsored Livingston FC's home ground: 'Spaghettihad'. But in the last 12 months, at least six separate creditors have filed to liquidate a key Marini business.
I really respect how @glasgowbell.bsky.social have approached reporting on Saturday's fascist rally (and counter-demo) in their weekly briefing. Rightly noting "the anti-immigration crowd will have been disappointed by the low turnout", while also highlighting street attacks on people of colour.
The Bell versus the most important man in Scottish music
Plus, what the weekend’s far right protests actually looked like on the ground and does Team Australia have 'the sh*ts'?
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Sep Marini's Tony Macaroni brand is a household name. At its 2018 peak, it had 19 restaurants across Scotland & sponsored Livingston FC's home ground: 'Spaghettihad'. But in the last 12 months, at least six separate creditors have filed to liquidate a key Marini business.
EXCLUSIVE: A provisional liquidator has been appointed to Sep Marini’s main company Viva Italia Ltd, a move capping off a succession of creditors seeking to recover cash over the last year How has Scotland’s most recognisable Italian reached this crunch point? www.glasgowbell.co.uk/liquidator-a...
Is Mr. Tony Macaroni in trouble?
Major UK landlords want their money back from hospitality magnate Sep Marini. This week, the situation reached breaking point
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The Bell has received a threatening email from DF Concerts, demanding we take down our article from last week about King Tut's. The meltdown of its CEO Geoff Ellis continues at pace. We've got an update for you all on the DF director's soaring pay packet 🤑 www.glasgowbell.co.uk/df-concerts-...
The Bell versus the most important man in Scottish music
Plus, what the weekend’s far right protests actually looked like on the ground and does Team Australia have 'the sh*ts'?
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'Kirsty and the Wallabies' - a touching story of a BBC broadcaster, her billionaire husband, and beleaguered marsupials just made for day-time television...
The Glasgow Bell@glasgowbell.bsky.social · 2w agoImagine 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.
The Inchconnachan wallabies are eventually given a voice and the horrors they've had to contend with the past 80 years; bloody badgers, extermination, a BBC doyenne, and horror of horrors bi-pedal journos... @glasgowbell.bsky.social www.glasgowbell.co.uk/inchconnacha...
The billionaire, the BBC broadcaster and the wallabies of Loch Lomond
Will Inchconnachan’s next owner cull its beloved marsupials?
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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.
Oops! Yesterday we published a feature that looked at the role of promoters in Glasgow's music scene. DF Concerts, Scotland's biggest music promoter, featured heavily. Their CEO is not happy. Thing is, we asked him for an interview at the time - but he didn't respond...
Why hasn't Glasgow produced a superstar musician in the last 20 years? £30 fees, two-month exclusivity clauses, and competing against fellow bands: welcome to the world of pay-to-play. www.glasgowbell.co.uk/king-tuts-df-concerts-glasgow-music-doss/
King Tut's: Glasgow's venues are meant to make stars. But are its promoters breaking them?
‘They pay you fuck all, they’re fucking arseholes!’
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We are BLOWN AWAY by the support and we've made our target with 9 hours to spare! THANK YOU GLASGOW🔔🎉 We won't turn off the 22% discount until midnight though, so sign up now to read the story of Glasgow's musicians vs the promoters that's going out at 6pm this evening😁
Andy Burnham is in town today ‼️ Here's an article from The Bell at the start of the year that covers THAT debate ... Read now www.glasgowbell.co.uk/glasgow-mayo...
The great mayor debate
Council leader Susan Aitken takes on Centre for Cities, a leading pro-mayor think tank
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The Glasgow Bell@glasgowbell.bsky.social · 2w agoWe're so close to reaching our target of 1,600 subscribers by the end of Thursday, which is the same time our 22% DISCOUNT runs out. That's 1,600 Glaswegians who want to bring in-depth local journalism back to the city. Link here: www.glasgowbell.co.uk/summer-deal
To give you a flavour of the sort of story your money gets you, here's one of Calum's favourites about that banner over the M8, a £1 million tax avoidance scheme and a talking raccoon.
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The Times' Geri Scott is reporting Glasgow Region MSP and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar is set to resign his seat and job to take up a junior ministerial position in Westminster. Sarwar claimed he wasn't going anywhere after the Holyrood election...
Incredible news - we're only 47 off our target of 1600 paying Bell members. We think you should sign up today. Why? Well...
It might finally be game over for the Mackintosh building. We've got an update on its future. Plus, why the sale of Martyrs Public School fell through, and more pews news in this CRM special www.glasgowbell.co.uk/glasgow-scho...
‘Scotland loses the Mack at its peril’: is it game over for Glasgow’s greatest building?
Plus, where to watch The Odyssey and will the Clyde get a floating swimming pool?
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We're so close to 1600 paying members! 🎉 You have until Weds 22 July to claim your 22% discount for six months of The Bell and help us make high-quality journalism in Glasgow that bit more sustainable. www.glasgowbell.co.uk/summer-deal
The sun is hot, water is wet and Glasgow Pride is being boycotted this year. Since 2019, the question of who gets to host Scotland’s biggest LGBTQ+ event has prompted legal threats, rival Pride events and boycotts. How did throwing Pride in Glasgow become so difficult?
Pride and profitability: who owns Glasgow Pride?
How did Glasgow’s biggest party end up being such a drag?
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Concerned parents or racists? Organic uprisings or right-wing fury? Sometimes trying to report on what's happening at Glasgow's neighbourhood protests puts us in the firing line. Today, we dispel rumours and keep on covering the city's summer of discontent. www.glasgowbell.co.uk/online-abuse...
What it’s like reporting on Glasgow’s far-right summer
A writer’s edition from Calum
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🔔Briefing out now: 🪧More sexual assault protests sweep the city ⚖️Cathkin Park football legal wrangle enters round 3 🚌Easdale brothers snubbed, launch legal action Plus, how did Alasdair Gray expand our imagination? www.glasgowbell.co.uk/glasgow-migr...
Police called to more sexual assault demos as MSP rails against 'mass illegal migration'
Plus, Cathkin Park’s footie fight enters round three and how Alasdair Gray expanded our imagination
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Where does one start when planning a massive sporting event, with (comparatively) no money and less than two years to get it all together? We find out 🔔 www.glasgowbell.co.uk/commonwealth...
No money, no buzz and just 18 months: how Glasgow built an impossible Commonwealth Games
'If we crashed and burned, the Games was done'
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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...
BREAKING: Three people arrested on suspicion of money laundering, fraud and bribery at University of Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester Police are investigating the alleged misuse of as much as £1.7 million
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This is a delightful story by @glasgowbell.bsky.social www.glasgowbell.co.uk/bungo-signs-... I love hand-painted shop signs and always wish there were more of them. I'm really glad these folks are doing well.
The signs reviving the city’s ‘forgotten’ high streets
Can you paint Glasgow back to life?
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Why was one of Britain's finest churches sold to a secretive religious sect with links to dodgy billionaires? You've probably never heard of Radha Soami Satsang Beas, but they're one of the UK's biggest charities. Many call them a cult.
Why was one of Scotland’s finest churches sold to a secretive religious sect?
Saints and sinners at St Andrew’s in the Square
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