Stories of Food and Belonging earned international recognition at the World Food Photography Awards. Margot Leys speaks with the artist behind the work about how food can be a powerful force for connection in a time of growing division. www.greatergovanhill.com/latest/explo...

Exploring cultural identity through food — Greater Govanhill

Sadia Sikandar’s latest photography project, Stories of Food and Belonging, earned international recognition at the World Food Photography Awards. In this interview, writer Margot Leys speaks with the...

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🕺 The Glasgow Culture Wrap: 23 - 30 June 2026: Pride at the Barras, Horsepower's open call exhibition, Vintage Shop of the Year, Scottish Annual Hip Hop Jam, YouTubers Dan and Phil coming to Glasgow + more... theglasgowwrap.substack.com/p/the-glasgo... #glasgow #glasgownews #glasgowstories

🕺 The Glasgow Culture Wrap: 23 - 30 June 2026

Pride at the Barras, Horsepower's open call exhibition, Vintage Shop of the Year, Scottish Annual Hip Hop Jam, YouTubers Dan and Phil coming to Glasgow + more...

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How do we stand against the rise of the far right and ensure Govanhill remains a place where everyone feels they belong? Join us for an open community conversation about challenging division and building solidarity. 📅 TONIGHT, 18 June, 7pm 📍 The Community Newsroom 🎟️ Join: tinyurl.com/GGNewsroom

How can we as a community - and as a magazine - stand against the rise of the far right?

Join Greater Govanhill for a community conversation about recent events in Glasgow, the rise of the far right, and how we can respond together.

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Campaigners have vowed to fight plans to close Queen's Park Glasshouse, arguing the historic building is a vital community resource used by families, students and visitors from across the Southside. www.greatergovanhill.com/latest/campa...

Campaign launched to save Queen's Park Glasshouse from closure — Greater Govanhill

Campaigners have vowed to fight plans to close Queen's Park Glasshouse, arguing the historic building is a vital community resource used by families, students and visitors from across the Southside.

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In an increasingly divided world, Dr Tunde Dipo-Lawuyi argues that embracing discomfort can help build stronger, more compassionate communities. Published in collaboration with @passthemic.bsky.social www.greatergovanhill.com/latest/opini...

OPINION: What we gain when we lean into discomfort — Greater Govanhill

In an increasingly divided world, it can be tempting to retreat into familiar spaces and simple explanations. Dr Tunde Dipo-Lawuyi argues that embracing discomfort, challenging our assumptions and eng...

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Greater Govanhill contributor and Photography Group member Sadia Sikandar has won the @ukforunhcr.bsky.social category at the World Food Photography Awards with a pic taken at Govanhill's Qasba restaurant, exploring themes of home, identity and belonging www.greatergovanhill.com/latest/great...

Greater Govanhill contributor Sadia Sikandar wins international photography award — Greater Govanhill

Greater Govanhill contributor and Photography Group member Sadia Sikandar has won international recognition at the World Food Photography Awards. Her award-winning image, taken at Govanhill's Qasba re...

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Coffee and Zikr brings is cultivating a space for connection and spirituality between sips of coffee. Located on Niddrie Street and inspired by Rumi’s cave, it invites you into a space to share stories, listen and embrace Sufi traditions. www.greatergovanhill.com/latest/coffe...

Sufi traditions at Coffee & Zikr cafe — Greater Govanhill

Coffee and Zikr brings is cultivating a space for connection and spirituality between sips of coffee. Located on Niddrie Street and inspired by Rumi’s cave, it invites you into a space to share storie...

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From horse-drawn trams and Spitfire pilots in kilts to the hidden VR post box still standing today, Coplaw Street has been the beating heart of Govanhill for over a century. We look at how the street has been shaped and formed to how we know it today.

Stories From our Streets: Coplaw Street — Greater Govanhill

From horse-drawn trams and Spitfire pilots in kilts to the hidden VR post box still standing today, Coplaw Street has been the beating heart of Govanhill for over a century. Stacey Anderson takes a…

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Parveen’s hosted some of their first ever dinner clubs in Southside’s MILK. Now Parveen’s is returning to the area after being based in Civic House, opening their own spot in Govanhill.

Bringing Parveens to Govanhill — Greater Govanhill

From supper clubs in MILK in Glasgow’s Southside to Civic House in the North, Parveens has been feeding Glasgow delicious plant based food for years. Now with a space secured in Govanhill, the…

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Is it a language, a dialect, or a badge ae identity? Followin the Scottish Languages Act, we took tae Vicky Road tae talk "hurkle-durkling," Doric roots, and why Scots is aboot much mare than joost the wurds we use.

Wit ye sayin aboot Scots?  — Greater Govanhill

Is it a language, a dialect, or a badge ae identity? Followin the Scottish Languages Act, we took tae Vicky Road tae talk "hurkle-durkling," Doric roots, and why Scots is aboot much mare than joost…

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Rahela Cirpaci, a community organiser in the Roma community and in the Govanhill area, speaks about the racist treatment she has been subjected to and about how projects such as Climate Sisters have been key spaces for advocating for change.

They don’t see us, they don’t hear us  — Greater Govanhill

Rahela Cirpaci, a community organiser in the Roma community and in the Govanhill area, speaks about the racist treatment she has been subjected to and about how projects such as Climate Sisters have…

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Scots is a rich and vast language with countless inflections and meanings dependant on region, accent, tone, and intention. We’ve pit thegither wurds yae might hear oot n aboot Guvanhill tae help ye oan yer wiy in oor Scots Glossar

The Scots Glossar  — Greater Govanhill

Scots is a rich and vast language with countless inflections and meanings dependant on region, accent, tone, and intention. Tryin tae create a glossary wae a’ the wurds fir wan magazine felt a bit…

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🎉 Glasgow International Festival is back! Glasgow International is a festival of contemporary art which takes place every two years, in venues across the city. See the full programme and information at: www.glasgowinternational.org

🔔 Monday briefing out now: 💾 Was the art school hacked? 🎷 What kind of jazz is Reform MSP Thomas Kerr? 🦁 Fresh violence between Lyons/Daniels gangs while some flee east. www.glasgowbell.co.uk/glasgow-scho...

Glasgow School of Art hacked, or was it?

Plus, prime ministerial cafe drama and what kind of jazz is Thomas Kerr?

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🔴 NEW: A Scots political activist who shared white supremacist views and performed the Nazi salute has claimed he will remain a member of Restore Britain, despite internal party concerns over his past behaviour. Read more: https://www.theferret.scot/james-munro-nazi-salute-member-restore-britain/

It's not long until Moments of Freedom's #RefugeeFestivalWeek event. Please come and join us on Tuesday 16th June from 12:30pm in Centre 81, Clydebank!

"We arrived carrying our fear in our hearts and our children in our hands, bringing nothing with us but the hope of finding a place where we would be treated as human beings." A story about fleeing a homeland were dreaming was a crime & the reality of seeking asylum in Scotland:

I am one story among many — Greater Govanhill

"These children are not a burden; they are the future." After fleeing a homeland where dreaming was a crime, Shaimaa Alrashwanii mother reflects on the reality of seeking asylum in Scotland. In a worl...

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From Poetry on the Underground to Govan classrooms, one incomer traces how Scots slipped into his speech – and his singing – as a lived language of belonging.

‘That’s Us!’ – Learning to be at Home with Scots. — Greater Govanhill

From Poetry on the Underground to Govan classrooms, one incomer traces how Scots slipped into his speech – and his singing – as a lived language of belonging.

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After fleeing a homeland where dreaming was a crime, Shaimaa Alrashwanii mother reflects on the reality of seeking asylum in Scotland. In a world of rising extremist rhetoric, she argues that Glasgow’s true strength lies in its humanity, not its prejudices.

I am one story among many — Greater Govanhill

"These children are not a burden; they are the future." After fleeing a homeland where dreaming was a crime, Shaimaa Alrashwanii mother reflects on the reality of seeking asylum in Scotland. In a…

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The revival ae native languages lit Scots isny jus aboot linguistics – it’s aboot identity, culture, freedom ae expression, an rejectin imperialism ae the past in the present.

Reclaimin the muther tongue  — Greater Govanhill

The revival ae native languages lit Scots isny jus aboot linguistics – it’s aboot identity, culture, freedom ae expression, an rejectin imperialism ae the past in the present.

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The system around factoring is badly strained and often dogged by talk of corruption at higher levels, leaving tenants (and especially homeowners) paying the price.

Factored Out: How Glasgow’s Property Management Industry Fails Us — Greater Govanhill

Factors in Glasgow should be trusted agents and custodians; however, for many of us, they are more a source of frustration, risk, and often exorbitant costs. The system around factoring is badly…

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Braw Bricht Moonlicht Nicht, David Doren’s education was a proper Glasgow journey. He looks back at the teachers who shaped him, the history we’re at risk of losing, and why he reckons every Scottish school kid deserves a chance to find their voice in Scots.

Scots Education in 1960s Govanhill — Greater Govanhill

Braw Bricht Moonlicht Nicht, David Doren’s education was a proper Glasgow journey. He looks back at the teachers who shaped him, the history we’re at risk of losing, and why he reckons every Scottish…

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Two new community spaces are opening their doors in Glasgow's Southside this month, with South Seeds unveiling The Changing Rooms at Queen's Park and The Hidden Gardens launching The Bothy, a nature-inspired workspace for creatives and freelancers.

The Bothy and the Changing Rooms – two new Southside community spaces open — Greater Govanhill

Two new community spaces are opening their doors in Glasgow's Southside this month, with South Seeds unveiling The Changing Rooms at Queen's Park and The Hidden Gardens launching The Bothy, a…

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From supper clubs in MILK in Glasgow's Southside to Civic House in the North, Parveens has been feeding Glasgow delicious plant based food for years. Now, the duo have a space secured in Govanhill – we spoke to them about what folk can expect once it opens www.greatergovanhill.com/latest/bring...

Bringing Parveens to Govanhill — Greater Govanhill

LFrom supper clubs in MILK in Glasgows Southside to Civic House in the North, Parveens has been feeding Glasgow delicious plant based food for years. Now with a space secured in Govanhill the sisters ...

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What started from a bedroom in Govanhill during the pandemic has now received international recognition. Greater Govanhill has won the European category at the 2026 AMIC International Awards for Local Media in Barcelona. www.greatergovanhill.com/latest/great...

Greater Govanhill wins European local media award! — Greater Govanhill

What started from a bedroom in Govanhill during the pandemic has now received international recognition. Greater Govanhill has won the European category at the 2026 AMIC International Awards for Local...

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One Thursday, nearly 40,000 voters in Glasgow Southside went to the polls to elect their new MSPs for the Scottish Parliamentary Election. The Scottish Greens’ Holly Bruce secured one of the first ever Green constituency seats for the local area. www.greatergovanhill.com/latest/glasg...

Glasgow Southside has gone Green: Holly Bruce win’s Nicola’s Sturgeon’s former seat  — Greater Govanhill

One Thursday, nearly 40,000 voters in Glasgow Southside went to the polls to elect their new MSPs for the Scottish Parliamentary Election. The Scottish Greens’ Holly Bruce secured one of the first eve...

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