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Tinderbox: The Bell launches a new map of Glasgow's many fires The propensity for so many buildings to catch fire has stoked conspiracy theories galore. Is there anything to them?

My feed is already awash with Glasgow fire conspiracy theorists talking mince. For some actual facts about the prevalence of conflagrations in the city, it’s well worth reading this brilliant, long-in-the-making analysis with map from @glasgowbell.bsky.social www.glasgowbell.co.uk/tinderbox-fi...

Tinderbox: The Bell launches a new map of Glasgow's many fires The propensity for so many buildings to catch fire has stoked conspiracy theories galore. Is there anything to them?

Why are there SO many fires destroying historical buildings in Glasgow? Tonight’s tragedy is just the latest.

@glasgowbell.bsky.social mapped them. ‘With every conflagration there are whispers that there’s slightly more to things than meets the eye’.

www.glasgowbell.co.uk/tinderbox-fi...

Union Street fire: what we know and what happens now Offshore owners and small businesses reel after 12 hours of destruction

There's only one story dominating Glasgow: the destruction of Union Corner.

How did it start? Why did it escalate so much between 6pm and 8pm? Who owns the buildings affected? What happens now?

👉 www.glasgowbell.co.uk/union-street...

Union Street fire: what we know and what happens now Offshore owners and small businesses reel after 12 hours of destruction

What about the ownership of Union Corner?

There's two main landlords at the centre.
One is Afton Estates Ltd, who own the unit the vape shop is located in.

The other is an offshore company with a trail to Tel Aviv. They own most of Union Corner. 👇

The cult book that claims to unlock prehistoric Glasgow What on earth is ‘sacred geometry’? And does it have legs?

Interesting piece, published by @glasgowbell.bsky.social, on "Glasgow's Secret Geometry" and Harry Bell's leyline theory. www.glasgowbell.co.uk/glasgow-sacr...

🌀 In 1984, a man called Harry Bell published 'Glasgow's Secret Geometry' outlining his theory of a hidden networking connecting the city's sacred spaces and ancient buildings 🧵

☕️ Ever wondered why Glasgow has two Mackintosh-themed tearooms - with different names?

Or why the original Willow Tea Rooms on Sauchiehall Street are now called the 'Mackintosh at the Willow' while there's a Willow Tea Rooms on Buchanan Street?

Here's why...

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The Bell is hiring another full-time staff reporter to join our team. We're looking for someone ambitious & tenacious, who is willing to knock lots of doors. Our journalism is in-person & on-the-ground.

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🧵The M8 is Scotland's busiest motorway, and its most controversial. Its construction split Glasgow and saw big swathes of the historic city demolished.

But it wasn't just buildings that were destroyed. This is story of two friends, parted by the M8 & reunited years later.

🔔 Oh, and did we mention we’re hiring a new staff reporter? 👀
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We’re launching a new independent newspaper for Leeds - funded by readers.

If you want better local journalism in Leeds, this is how it starts.

👉 Pledge your support: leeds.ghost.io

At long last, we’re launching in Leeds! Ever since I started The Mill, people have asked us to create a publication across the Pennines.

If 500 people pledge to become members, we’re going to hire two journalists and do it. Please share with Leeds friends.

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And then there were seven 👀

When I first spoke to @joshih.bsky.social in 2020, he'd just launched The Mill and was thinking of setting something up in Liverpool.

Less than six years later, today we're launching our seventh title in Leeds (@leedsnewlocalpaper.bsky.social).

Sign up 👉 leeds.ghost.io

Our sister title is launching in Leeds - if we get 500 pledges. Please share with anyone in West Yorkshire who wants incredible local narrative journalism for their region.

A £12m shortfall at the People’s Palace renovation, or just a fundraising target? Plus, meet the millionaire drummer fighting Salmond’s legal case, and an end to the Mackintosh tea rooms stooshie

🔔 It's a busy Monday at The Bell 🔔

💸 A disagreement over finances of the People's Palace refurb
🥁 Meet the millionaire drummer fighting Salmond’s legal case
🫖 An end to the stooshie at the Mackintosh tea rooms
🍻 What went wrong at Overtone brewery?

www.glasgowbell.co.uk/peoples-pala...

🧵'Dreich’ is an apt descriptor for the Wednesday school run at Fernhill. It applies to everything from the weather to the school's prospects.

At the end of January, the 72-year-old school announced it was closing - just as the charity regulator launched an investigation.

Why is a former hardcore DJ at war with a west end seafood restaurant?

Nicky Modlin is a DJ turned property developer, turned actor. He's now very into biohacking - and righting the injustice of having been barred from Crabshakk Botantics.

The Japanese ambassador is in town! @robbiejourno.bsky.social made some predictions about the visit in his writer's edition.

"I am lowkey dreading the inevitable: Suzuki downing a pint of Tennents & saying something cringe like “giein it laldy”.

Two hours later:

A dh'aindeoin a' chinn-naidheachd, seo pìos sa mhòr-chuid deimhinneach.

(Is fheàrr Gàidhlig bhriste, m.s.a.a.)

Tha seo glè inntinneach

Gaelic’s popularity in Glasgow is a lifeline — but has it come at a cost? A new generation of Glasgow Gaels have revived Scotland’s traditional tongue. Some worry about cultural erasure

🧵In 1988, the six pupils in Glasgow became the first cohort to be taught entirely in Gaelic. Their English-speaking classmates, nicknamed it the ‘Garlic Unit’. It didn’t matter though; the six pupils were pioneers.

Gaelic’s popularity in Glasgow is a lifeline — but has it come at a cost? A new generation of Glasgow Gaels have revived Scotland’s traditional tongue. Some worry about cultural erasure

Gaelic education has been a huge success in Glasgow, but some worry the culture is being watered down
www.glasgowbell.co.uk/gaelic-mediu...

The building is actually owned by Creative Scotland. Apparently the keys have been handed back to them.

The CCA goes bust, entering liquidation All staff are being made redundant and operations are ceasing with “immediate effect”

🚨 BREAKING: The CCA is "No longer able to continue operating and is entering liquidation."

Tomorrow we're publishing the inside story of how it all went wrong for the arts organisation - read our first report and sign up below 👇
www.glasgowbell.co.uk/cca-liquidat...

Another mystery fire, and who took down the Palestine flags? Plus, a death in police custody and cinema workers unite!

Briefing out now
🇵🇸 Exclusive: council removes Palestine flags
🔥 Yet another mystery fire
👮‍♂️ A death in police custody
www.glasgowbell.co.uk/palestine-sa...

Has Paesano Pizza passed its peak? As Glasgow’s beloved pizzeria scales up, critics say the quality is scaling down

Gas ovens, inferior flour and culinary shortcuts - is this proof that Glasgow’s favourite pizza really is getting worse?
www.glasgowbell.co.uk/paesano-pizz...

These are our six campaign pledges - the things we will do next year if we manage to add 1,000 new members. They were chosen by our readers because they’re things we believe will make Manchester better.

Share them and join the campaign 🙏

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In today's news briefing:

🇵🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Who's behind a campaign to bring down the Palestine Saltires?
🏚️ Long-awaited good news for displaced Albert Drive residents
🥃 Does Glasgow need a whisky quarter?

School protests and anti-migrant paranoia in Dalmarnock Plus, the well hidden beneath Glasgow Cathedral for centuries

This morning we sent Calum to a primary school picket to see why English lessons are stoking community tension👇
www.glasgowbell.co.uk/dalmarnock-f...

Are the Easdales spinning their way out of a bus fire crisis? Plus: jobby geysers, Sauchiehall takes a Brillo bashing and Glasgow Style revisited

This week's briefing features:

🚌 Spinning wheels and bus fires
😠 Sauchiehall Street takes a Brillo bashing
🎨 The Glasgow Style revisited
💩 A jobby geyser sh*temare
www.glasgowbell.co.uk/easdales-mcg...