The Glasgow Wrap

Unfortunately there will be no Wrap this Monday as I am unwell and Marissa is currently away. Thanks for understanding! Tuesday’s newsletter and the Culture Wrap should still be business as usual.

‘The Gorbals has had enough’ demonstration 📸 Emily Moore 🌞 Good Morning Glasgow! The Met Office forecasts a beautiful sunny weekend with a high of 25C today. 🌈 It’s Glasgow Pride 2026 this weekend! Have fun, and don’t forget your sunscreen! Here’s Friday’s Wrap, followed by the Weekend Guide… 🪧 Gorbals Housing Association closed its office for the day amid “The Gorbals has had enough” rally outside the building. - Emily Moore, Glasgow Times.

Ka Pao 📸 Marissa MacWhirter 🍽️ Good Afternoon, Glasgow! Welcome to Edition 53 of the Food & Drink Wrap. The most-viewed links from the last Glasgow Culture Wrap: 🍺 Southside now ‘best’ place to go for a beer garden as more options open 🧈 Burnt Butter coming to Clarence Drive in Hyndland soon 🥬 Henderons opens on Pollokshaws Road 🏆 Two Glasgow restaurants were named in Good Food Guide’s 100 Best Local Restaurants 2026, Gloriosa came 24th, while Eusebi Deli came 71st.

⛱️ Good Morning Glasgow! The Met Office forecasts more taps aff weather with a high of 26C. 🍽️ The Food & Drink Wrap is coming to paid subscribers this afternoon with all of Glasgow’s latest culinary news. Here’s Thursday’s Wrap… 🎙️ A vintage Subway carriage has been transformed into ‘Subway Studios’, a fully equipped podcast, broadcast and events studio in Finnieston. - Aidan Maxwell, Glasgow Times.

🥵 Good Morning Glasgow. The Met Office forecasts another glorious sunny day with a high of 25C. Here’s Wednesday’s Wrap… 👮 Police have launched an unexplained death probe after a man’s body was found around Danny’sPark in Springboig. - Emily Moore, Glasgow Times. 🏙️ Glasgow’spopulation increased by 4010 people in the last year, which is 0.6%. Without net international migration, the population would have fallen. You can see all the statistics in Stewart Paterson’s Glasgow Times article here.

The most-viewed links from the last Glasgow Culture Wrap: 🎶 Passes now available for Sonica Festival in September 🗺️ Report reveals who is working in Scotland’s arts scene - and where 🌊 New public artwork by Turner Prize winner Jasleen Kaur on River Clyde ✨ 23 pillars beneath the Kingston Bridge have been adorned with murals by local, national, and international artists led by SWG3, who plan to continue activating the thoroughfare with markets and events in the future.

🌞 Good Morning Glasgow. The Met Office forecasts more sunshine and blue skies with a high of 23C. 🕺 The Culture Wrap will be out this afternoon with all of Glasgow’s latest creative news; don’t miss it! Here’s Tuesday’s Wrap… 🎸 ScotsRock, a new cultural destination celebrating Scotland’s contribution to global music, has announced plans to open a Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame in the former CCA building. - Declan McConville, Glasgow World.

šŸŒž Good Morning Glasgow. The Met Office forecasts a bright sunny day with a high of 22C. It looks like weā€™ve got a warm week of sunshine to look forward to, hurray! Hereā€™s Mondayā€™s Wrapā€¦ There was a lot of news over the weekend concerning unrest sparked by recent sexual assaults. Iā€™ve put them all in this section so you donā€™t miss anything: šŸ“¢ A large group of people blocked several streets in Possilpark during an anti-immigration rally on Saturday, July 11.

🌞 Good Morning Glasgow! The Met Office forecasts a glorious sunny day today with a high of 28C, followed by a cloudy weekend. Here’s Friday’s Wrap, followed by the Weekend Guide… 🪧 Police allowed three protesters into a property on TormuskRoad in Castlemilk on Wednesday evening (July 8) after claims spread locally that two suspected sex offenders had been housed at the address overnight. - Rosie Lewis, Glasgow Times.

🍽️ Good Afternoon, Glasgow! Welcome to Edition 52 of the Food & Drink Wrap. The most-viewed links from the last Glasgow Culture Wrap: 🍺 Southside now ‘best’ place to go for a beer garden as more great options open 🍷 Bar Boosie posts teaser pics 🗺️ A food and drink guide to Skirving Street in the Southside 🥬 Hendersons, an Edinburgh vegetarian and vegan restaurant, are opening a new spot at the former Seven21 site on PollokshawsRoad today (July 9). - Sarah Campbell, The Herald.