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Podcast: Nightlife culture under threat from Covid-19 restrictions
The Government’s lack of engagement with the country’s clubs and music venues – is “unacceptable” according to industry chiefs.
Sub Club director’s family sold vacant site to hotel developer
Family members of a Sub Club director sold the site next door to JD Wetherspoon, the pub chain behind the very hotel plans that club owners are now battling against.
Row erupts over firm’s briefings to MPs on asylum seeker housing
Organisations supporting asylum seekers have expressed concerns for the well-being of asylum seekers moved from flats into hotels in Glasgow.
Revealed: Scottish property worth billions owned by tax haven firms
Registers of Scotland data shows 3,237 Scottish properties were owned by companies based outside of the UK in 2019.
Emergency repairs leave tenants ‘locked out’ of their homes
Glasgow tenants said they were given no prior warning about the dangerous exterior of their buildings, after urgent repairs left many locked out for days during the coronavirus pandemic.
‘Left behind and ignored’ – Glasgow’s derelict buildings
We investigate why two derelict buildings in Glasgow - the former Talisman pub in Springburn and St Margaret’s in Polmadie - have been left to rot.
Scottish cities see ‘much larger’ Covid-19 lockdown effects
Experts say that data harvested from people's mobile phones show that city centre activity across Scotland has declined by around a third since strict rules on movement were introduced to manage the Covid-19 outbreak.
PFI firms promote coronavirus donations but refuse NHS fee cut
Private finance firms profiting from Scottish hospitals have drawn criticism for seeking positive publicity for their response to the coronavirus epidemic in Europe whilst refusing to drop their charges in Scotland.
Airbnb hosts in Scotland defy coronavirus lockdown
Airbnb hosts across Scotland are facing police and council action for welcoming guests despite a government ban aimed at slowing the spread of Covid-19.