Always a highlight of the year 😊 36yrs and still going strong. Please don't ever stop! A real credit to the community, Alive & Kicking.

Sign the petition to permanently scrap peak fare pricing across ScotRail services! We need affordable and accessible transport for all STUC megaphone.org.uk/petitions/perm… via Megaphone UK

My statement on the sudden passing of former First Minister Alex Salmond.

⚠️ Due to #StormÉowyn all our Schools and Council Nurseries will be closed tomorrow (Friday 24 January 2025). Your school/nursery will provide further updates directly to you. Please take care.

Stay safe everyone!

.Thomas Rannachan presses for answers on Hampden’s virtual-only ticketing — and what’s being done to avoid excluding those without digital access.

Glasgow City Council is currently being impacted by a cyber incident which is disrupting a number of online services and which may have involved the theft of customer data. Read more here: glasgow.gov.uk/serviceimpact

There are no words 😢

📨This Friday, Thomas Rannachan and I will be in Robroyston to kick off my series of summer roving surgeries - speaking to residents about the issues that affect them. Look out for a letter from me if you live locally.

🚗Robroyston roundabout is unsafe. That was the message that I heard loud and clear during my street surgery with Thomas Rannachan this afternoon. 🚦We will be pushing for traffic lights and renewed markings to ease congestion.

TELEPHONE ISSUES all incoming calls to council services affected. Our alarm receiving centre can see calls coming in but can’t answer. This includes calls from service users with a Community Alarm. We will send responders out to check on their well-being. Further update to follow

📚✏️ Good luck to everyone receiving their exam results! Whatever happens, your future is still bright — and help is available if you need to talk through your next steps. Call the Skills Development Scotland Results Helpline on 0808 100 8000. #ExamResults

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Local communities must be better consulted when planning such lengthy roadworks to help mitigate disruption, and I'll be raising this at Full Council today. Read the full story here 👇 glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/25456939.…

📊 Scotland’s Councillor complaints system is in crisis. In 2024/25, a record 2,714 complaints were lodged — but only 128 investigated. Just 12 breaches proven. This isn’t higher standards. It’s misuse of the system. 🧵 heraldscotland.com/news/25462803.…

📢 Statement from the Glasgow Labour Women’s Group We’re calling for action on the rise in sexualised publicity stunts across the city. Public spaces should be safe and respectful for women, families, students and all who live, work or study in Glasgow.

Councillors must be free to scrutinise financial decisions on the public’s behalf. Article 10 gives us enhanced freedom of speech rights to do so — protecting that principle is essential to protecting the public. This is far bigger than my own case. heraldscotland.com/news/25492389.…

This is a fantastic proposal from my colleague Cllr Carey. The process may be slow, as noted by the Scottish Government, but it’s a step in the right direction. 👏 #Glasgow

⚡️The Courier’s reporting has sparked something important WHAT HAPPENED On the 7th August the The Courier (Dundee) published an article 📰 which described councillors feeling deterred from public scrutiny by threats of standards referrals. I contacted the paper to express my thanks

I agree it is a disgrace. Not everyone has someone to drop them off. Saying “there’s public transport” is insulting when cancer patients have low immune systems. Jumping on a bus after chemo isn’t an option. And jumping in a taxi each time is costly.