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Glasgow City Council
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Glasgow unveils plans to cut homelessness services by £2.6m
Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership are cutting support by £2.6 million, with the loss of almost 100 emergency and supported housing beds.
Serco asylum evictions legal case not ‘settled,’ says human rights lawyer
Serco has won a legal case over the eviction, but a human rights firm says the legal position is 'far from settled'. Meanwhile, hundreds are living with the threat of eviction.
Most council trucks lack safer brakes recommended after Glasgow bin lorry crash
Three quarters of large goods vehicles run by Scottish councils have not been fitted with the braking system recommended after six people were killed by a bin lorry in Glasgow
‘Alarming’ rise in Glasgow homeless deaths linked to street valium
At least 20 homeless people in Glasgow have died in the last six weeks, The Ferret has learned.
Thousands of Glaswegians let off with £1.5m in litter fines
Nearly 19,000 litter louts caught in Glasgow have been let off paying £1.5million worth of fines, The Ferret can reveal.
Serco loses contract to house asylum seekers in Scotland
Serco has lost a multi-million pound contract to house asylum seekers in Scotland to Mears Group, a UK-wide housing and social care provider.
Glasgow council probes who knew about refugee eviction plans
Glasgow City Council's auditor is to investigate emails suggesting managers knew that a private company planned to change the locks of asylum seekers' homes.
Revealed: Glasgow council managers knew about plans to evict refugees
Senior managers at Glasgow City Council knew for months about controversial plans to evict hundreds of asylum seekers from their homes, calling into question claims by councillors the council had been "blindsided".
Glasgow council paid less than £35,000 by film companies
Glasgow City Council was paid less than £35,000 over five years by film companies for numerous street closures and location shooting, despite claims of a film and TV boom.