Tom Grant, Author at The Clyde Insider

From New York to New Zealand, the rise of the solo traveller across the globe

Tom GrantJanuary 27, 2022January 27, 2022

As society breaks free from the pressures caused by the Covid pandemic, a rise in people choosing to go on holiday on their own begins again. Even before coronavirus, an...

Cumbernauld man picks up fight against vanishing doggy bins

Tom GrantDecember 6, 2021December 9, 2021

A man in Cumbernauld has launched a campaign to replace dog disposal bins removed by his local council. Matt McCulloch started the 'Poop Bin Project' to combat North Lanarkshire Council's...

In The Spotlight

Afghanistan three months on: Taliban rule forces families to sell their children so they can eat

Tom GrantNovember 26, 2021December 14, 2021

It has been three months since the Taliban took back control of Afghanistan. They made promises they were different. That they had changed. But the reality is something much different....

Football Glasgow In The Spotlight Scotland Sport

Scottish football coach guiding the next generation of Hampden heroes

Tom GrantNovember 18, 2021December 14, 2021

Scottish youth football coach Christopher Abercrombie is helping the next generation of kids learn our national game. There was something different about Scotland's 2-0 victory over Denmark on Monday night....

In The Spotlight

Glasgow Health Board Fined For Failure To Protect ‘At Risk’ Patient From Ending Life

Tom GrantNovember 15, 2021November 15, 2021

Greater Glasgow Health Board has been fined £200,000 after they failed to protect a patient from ending her life in their hospital. Anne Clelland, 49, died from suicide in an...