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Music lovers make Glasgow

Alisa WylieJanuary 27, 2022

[caption id="attachment_10279" align="alignnone" width="595"] Tony Gaughan, owner of Blitzkrieg music shop. Source: @blitzkriegshopglasgow on Instagram[/caption] Glasgow has always been known as a great city for music. With festivals, a plethora...

In The Spotlight Music

Danny Kyle Open Stage picking up tempo at Glasgow’s Celtic Connections

Kara ConwayJanuary 27, 2022January 27, 2022

[video width="848" height="480" mp4="https://clydeinsider.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/VID-20220127-WA0001-1.mp4"][/video] For over two decades, the Danny Kyle Open Stage has given emerging artists the chance to shine under the Celtic Connections spotlight. With an opportunity to...

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Human rights or PR whitewash: Inside the campaign to halt Police Scotland’s training contracts with the Sri Lankan Police

Anita BhadaniJanuary 27, 2022January 27, 2022

Feature image: Sri Lankan Police force. Credit: Dhammika Heenpella, Flickr “I did not believe I would survive after I was abducted off the street and taken blindfolded to a torture...

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Magnet fishers recover underwater treasures from Scotland’s past

Fiona PettitJanuary 27, 2022January 27, 2022

Magnet fishers around the UK dredge up the good, the, bad, and the ugly from the bottom of canals and rivers. Looking at their finds, we can pull together a...

Features Glasgow In The Spotlight Nightclub police Pubs spiking

Covid restrictions on nightlife lessened in Scotland but will record spiking numbers return?

Billy GaddiJanuary 27, 2022

In 2021, more people were spiked in Scotland than any other year. With restrictions on the night-time industries lessening this week, what effects will that have on the number of...

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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...

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Rabbie Burns Ball returns to raise money for suicide prevention after Covid layoff

Ninian WilsonJanuary 27, 2022January 27, 2022

For the first time since 2020, the annual Rabbie Burns Ball entertained guests young and old to raise money and awareness for mental health. Dressed in their finest glad rags...

Football Glasgow In The Spotlight Sport

Clyde 2-2 Airdrieonians: Billy Mortimer rescues late point for Clyde at Broadwood

Billy GaddiJanuary 26, 2022January 26, 2022

A frantic final 20 minutes at Broadwood Stadium last night witnessed four goals between Clyde and Airdrieonians in the Cinch Scottish League One. Not once, but twice did Clyde come...

Alexander Stewart MP Bridge of Allan Climate Dunblane Green Belt In The Spotlight Park of Keir

Locals react to the approval of Judy Murray’s ‘vanity project’ on Park of Keir green belt

Alberto MolinaJanuary 21, 2022January 21, 2022

Dunblane’s wildlife is at risk. The controversial plans to build an Andy Murray museum among with 12 tennis courts, a golf course, a hotel and 19 luxury homes on Park...

Climate COP26 In The Spotlight

Tuvalu continues to “sink” after COP26 negotiations

Fiona PettitJanuary 20, 2022January 21, 2022

Islands in the South Pacific are falling victim to the effects of climate change. For 12 days in November, Glasgow’s COP26 provided a platform for passionate addresses, urging innovation and...