Glasgow 2026:The main swimming pool at Glasgow Club Tollcross will reopen to the public on Thursday 30 April following refurbishment.
The refurbishment, part of Glasgow Life’s ongoing capital development programme, was supported by £2.9 million from Glasgow Life and Glasgow City Council and focused on pool and plant repairs, including re-tiling the main pool and refurbishing the pool filtration system. An additional £850,000 from Glasgow 2026’s venue readiness fund supported a wider upgrade of the main pool […]
Scotland has had more deaths than births since 2015 with population projected to fall
Scotland’s population is projected to start falling earlier than previously suggested, according to the latest population projections from National Records of Scotland. Projections show what will happen to the population if recent trends continue. The latest figures look at the 25 years from mid-2024 to mid-2049. Apart from a small decrease projected for this year […]
Pub adored by Robert Burns gets major makeover
THE decaying facade of an historic inn made famous by Scottish bard Robert Burns is to be restored to its former glory. Work on the Whigham’s Inn – a prominent but long-derelict building on the High Street of Sanquhar in Dumfries and Galloway – is due to start this week. Layers of paint, which are […]
40% of people in Inverclyde don’t seek help when struggling with bills
More than 40 per cent of people in Inverclyde still don’t seek professional advice or support when struggling to pay their energy bills, despite the support available. Reasons for this include the stigma or embarrassment many still feel is attached to asking for help -something that has increased from 33 per cent to 38 per […]
London Marathon 2026: Kenya’s Sawe breaks two-hour world record and Ethiopia’s Assefa broke her own women’s only world record
Kenyan Sebastian Sawe (pictured) makes history breaking the elite men London Marathon world record under two hours in with 1hr 59min 30sec time. Sabastian Sawe, 30, has made history as the first person to complete a marathon in under two hours, running time of one hour and 59 minutes. Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa (pictured below), broke […]
Glasgow Film Theatre Announces May 2026 Programme
Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT) – the city’s home of cinema for over 85 years – has revealed its programme for May. Highlights include: ∙A season of big screen classics to celebrate the cinema’s birthday ∙Three special screenings in memory of the legendary Diane Keaton ∙A selection of 1980s cult classics, newly restored in 4K for their 40th anniversaries ∙Four must-see music documentaries from Doc’n Roll Film Festival, including an in-person Q&A with Tanita Tikaram ∙And a visit from actor Greg Sestero for a special screening of cult hit The Room. Seasons and Festivals May marks two anniversaries for GFT, which first opened as the Cosmo 87 years, ago on 18 May 1939, and was founded as Glasgow Film Theatre 52 years ago, on 2 May 1974. This year, GFT’s celebratory birthday programme showcases ‘big screen classics’ — a selection of visual masterpieces that can only be fully appreciated in the cinema. GFT is one of the few Scottish cinemas still equipped to project 35mm and 70mm film, and the birthday line-up will include the new 70mm restoration of John Ford’s iconic Western, The Searchers, as well as Christopher Nolan’a Interstellar on 70mm, and Anthony Minghella’s The English Patient on 35mm. Film fans will also have opportunities to see Dr Zhivago, Once Upon a Time in the West, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Fall, Mulholland Drive, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, and Resurrection — a new otherworldly cinema experience from Chinese filmmaker Bi Gan, which will screen alongside his 2018 masterwork Long Day’s Journey Into Night. Within the birthday programme, a mini season will commemorate the screen icon Diane Keaton, who died in October 2025, with special screenings of The Godfather, Annie Hall, and First Wives Club. The UK-wide Doc’n Roll Film Festival will return to GFT in May, with four unmissable titles celebrating music subcultures. The ‘anti-documentary’ How Tanita Tikaram Became a Liar will screen on Thursday 14 May, followed by a Q&A with Tikaram and director Natacha Horn. On Friday 15 May, Rave Culture: A New Era charts the birth of underground rave culture in 1980s Britain; on Saturday 16 May, Robert Clem’s Big Mama Thornton: I Can’t Be Anyone But Me dives into the culture of the Deep South, spotlighting Willie Mae ‘Big Mama’ Thornton as a true blues icon; and on Sunday 17 May, Felix, Dare to Dream tells the compelling story of Felix Leu – artist, pioneer of modern tattooing, and founder of the legendary Leu Family, a bohemian clan devoted to freedom and creativity. GFT’s long-running Coen Brothers of the Month season returns in May with a special screening of the black comedy drama, A Serious Man. The May screening in the cinema’s Queer Cinema Sundays programme will be the 1984 documentary, The Times of Harvey Milk, with an introduction from season programmer Rosie Beattie. GFT has also announced the return of Glasgow Youth Film Festival (GYFF) from Friday 25 – Sunday 27 September 2026. GYFF is co-programmed by a group of Young Programmers aged 15 to 18, who are mentored through a summer school with the Glasgow Film team. Applications for GYFF Young Programmers are now open at https://youthfilmfest.glasgowfilm.org/get-involved/ Special screenings On Sunday 3 May, GFT will screen Power To The People: John & Yoko Live in NYC — the 2026 multiscreen concert film of two massive live shows by John Lennon and Yoko Ono at Madison Square Garden, New York City on 30 August 1972, newly restored, re-edited and remixed by the Lennons’ seven-times Grammy-Award winning team. For the third year running, the cinema will welcome actor Greg Sestero for a Q&A screening of the cult hit The Room on Saturday 9 May; whilst event cinema fans can enjoy a National Theatre Live screening of The Playboy Of The Western World, starring Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton), Éanna Hardwicke (Saipan) and Siobhán McSweeney (Derry Girls), on Thursday 28 May. Looking further ahead, June will begin with two special screenings: a new 4K restoration of The Misfits playing to mark the 100th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe’s birth; and climate documentary People’s Emergency Briefing, presented by New Future, in partnership with GFT, Atelier Ten, Architecture Fringe and Architects Declare, and followed by a panel discussion with local councillors, newly-elected MSPs, and representatives from Scotland’s built environment sector. New releases and re-releases Three 1980s cult classics will return to GFT’s screens in crisp new 4K restorations. Highlander, the action fantasy film that inspired four sequels and a television series; blockbuster hit Top Gun; and the late Rob Reiner’s coming-of-age classic Stand By Me all celebrate their 40th anniversaries in May. Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel star in a highly-anticipated new comedy drama about art, legacy and money. […]
New series of Pointless the BBC One quiz show currently looking for diverse contestants
The new series of Pointless the BBC one quiz show and we’re currently looking for outgoing pairs to take part as contestants. The casting team are keen to have a diverse range of contestants to be on TV. Filming will take place in June, September and October in Glasgow with a rolling deadline until 23 […]
Glasgow 2026: Final week of applications to audition for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies cast for the Commonwealth Games.
On 23 July the Opening Ceremony will be staged in an arena for the first time in Games history. It will be the opening act for 11 days of world-class sporting celebration bringing the audience closer to the action in an immersive, electric and unmissable moment. The Hydro, one of the greatest live entertainment venues on the planet, is set to host the […]
Scotland’s highest remunerated council employee received £281,680 last year
More than 300 of Scotland’s council employees received at least £100,000 in 2024-25, which is 24 more than the previous year, with the highest remunerated council employee being Katrina Hassell, chief officer (business and digital) of North Lanarkshire council, who received £281,680 John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers’ Alliance, said: “Taxpayers are caught in a pincer movement with a […]
Scotland’s racist shame: “If my presence in this picture offends you, it speaks volumes about your own perspective.” Torgi Squire wrote.
The headline “Scotland’s racist shame” is attention-grabbing, but the silence surrounding racism allows us to deny its existence so we will never see it in print. Racist comments directed at two models were left on a public post representing Glasgow, representing Scotland and representing sport, why is that not being challenged in the press? When […]