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Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco @joshpizpom.bsky.social · 1h
Summerhall plans: what 'partial demolition' means for the arts hub @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2662073...
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The historic buildings earmarked for demolition under Summerhall redevelopment plans
Could new proposals to turn some of the arts and culture hub into a hotel and student accommodation scupper the creative future of the complex?
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Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco @joshpizpom.bsky.social · 1h
EXC: Green councillors have accused Edinburgh's Labour administration of failing to act with urgency after a motion in support of tenants facing eviction from a major arts hub was ruled out of order. @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2662095...
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Edinburgh Greens accuse Labour of delay as artists face St Margaret’s House eviction
Councillor Heap’s motion asked officials to clarify what level of “employment support and social security” could be offered to tenants of St Margaret’s House.
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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 22m
EXCLUSIVE The actor, who is overseeing his first season as artistic director of the venue, has suggested the historic theatre is 'redefining Scottish theatre' since his appointment www.heraldscotland.com/news... @brianjaffa.bsky.social 𝘐𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘌: 𝘑𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘸/𝘗𝘈 𝘞𝘪𝘳𝘦/𝘗𝘈 𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴
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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 33m
EXCLUSIVE The academic chosen to lead the next phase of university reform in Scotland has said that although mergers and acquisitions are the 'most radical' options, nothing is off the table www.heraldscotland.com/news... @garrettbaylorstell.bsky.social
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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 52m
EXCLUSIVE An ethics watchdog concluded that restricting a councillor’s freedom of speech was 'not justified' only to reverse its position at his disciplinary hearing and support a decision that ended with him being suspended for two months www.heraldscotland.com/news...
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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 56m
'Officers established at the scene that this was a case of mistaken identity. Police told Thomson this, however he refused to stop and carried on the harassment, live-streaming the event online.' www.heraldscotland.com/news...
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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 3h
'Palestinian organisations are responding to immense needs under Israeli occupation with destroyed offices, displaced staff, and shrinking budgets' www.heraldscotland.com/news... @gabymckay.bsky.social
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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 15h
'Unlike so many protestors here at home – usually middle-aged men in black masks with domestic violence convictions – the youth of France punches up, not down' www.heraldscotland.com/poli... @neilmackay.bsky.social 𝘐𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘌: 𝘑𝘰𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘯𝘦/𝘗𝘈
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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 15h
'Sandie Peggie, Andy Peggie, Andy Pandy Peggie, Peggy Ashcroft, Driving Miss Peggie, and One Flew Over the Peggie’s Nest' www.heraldscotland.com/poli... 𝘐𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘌: 𝘐𝘢𝘯 𝘞𝘦𝘴𝘵/𝘗𝘈 𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘷𝘦/𝘗𝘈 𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴
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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 15h
Reform's leader Malcolm Offord had challenged First Minister John Swinney to condemn the 'racist rhetoric and blatant antisemitism' of the Greens www.heraldscotland.com/news... 𝘐𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘌: 𝘑𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘸/𝘗𝘈 𝘞𝘪𝘳𝘦/𝘗𝘈 𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴
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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 15h
MSPs from the SNP, Labour and the Greens rounded on Reform UK at Holyrood on Thursday, condemning its push for restrictions on face coverings as Islamophobic and a calculated attack on Muslim women www.heraldscotland.com/news... @andrewlearmonth.bsky.social
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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 16h
'Essentially, the machinery of the state has been activated to decide whether a slice of pizza is a baked retail product or the beginning of urban decline' www.heraldscotland.com/opin... @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social
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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 16h
'The SNP is telling disabled people that they cannot wait for legislation to be passed, and at the same time saying that if legislation is required then they will have to wait for it' www.heraldscotland.com/opin... @jamesmcenaney.bsky.social 𝘐𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘌: 𝘑𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘸/𝘗𝘈 𝘞𝘪𝘳𝘦/𝘗𝘈 𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴
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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 16h
'A good start would be valuing the opinions of the Celtic supporters as much as he does the opinions of his well-heeled golf buddies. It is being so consistently out of step with them that should really be embarrassing the club.' www.heraldscotland.com/spor... @heraldsport.bsky.social
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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 16h
'It's time for greater transparency to become the norm' www.heraldscotland.com/opin...
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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 16h
'With the current waves of strikes at Glasgow Caledonian, University of Dundee, and Edinburgh universities – the absence of lecturers is becoming frequent. We should consider it as a hobby and at the expense of who? The students, of course.' www.heraldscotland.com/opin...
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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 16h
'Kids in Britain and France are being told directly that they have no future. Meanwhile, the state and adults sneer at them and call them snowflakes.' www.heraldscotland.com/poli... @neilmackay.bsky.social
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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 16h
"For those who are ‘faith curious’ or ‘religious fluid’, I’d recommend that the party arrange an alternative prayer room featuring a shaman, witch doctor, necromancer and magus" www.heraldscotland.com/poli...
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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 16h
'The decision by Pitlochry Festival Theatre and its assorted producing partners not to allow critics to review brand new musical, Ceilidh, during its Pitlochry run is a strange and baffling affair' www.heraldscotland.com/opin... @neilcooper.bsky.social
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Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco @joshpizpom.bsky.social · 18h
Scotland’s largest public Diwali festival will kick off the festive season in Edinburgh next month. @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2661994...
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Diwali celebration to kick off Edinburgh's winter festival with dancing and fireworks
The multicultural celebration, which marks the traditional Hindu festival of lights, will include the display of the Diwali Idols in Princes Street Gardens.
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 18h
The strange tale of Glasgow's pizzagate controversy - the weirdest row of the year www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2662... @heraldscotland.bsky.social @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social
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I went for pizza in Glasgow and stumbled into Scotland's weirdest row
Popular Glasgow pizza shop is fighting council enforcement action in a row that has become one of Scotland's strangest local battles
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Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco @joshpizpom.bsky.social · 20h
EXC: City of Edinburgh councillors have committed to helping the 200 tenants facing eviction at St Margaret’s House find new studio and office spaces. @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2661954...
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Edinburgh councillors pledge help for 200 tenants facing St Margaret’s House eviction
Caledonian Trust told The Herald that it is in discussions with a 'preferred party' about purchasing the site, which has been used by Scot-ART since 2008.
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Andrew Learmonth @andrewlearmonth.bsky.social · 19h
SNP members have reacted angrily to plans to give Scottish Greens leader Gillian Mackay a platform at party conference in Aberdeen, with one activist warning that "the optics are awful" in the heart of the North Sea oil industry. @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2661678...
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SNP members revolt over Green leader's slot at Aberdeen conference
SNP grassroots members have reacted with fury to plans to give Scottish Greens co-leader Gillian Mackay a platform at the party's Aberdeen conference.
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Andrew Learmonth @andrewlearmonth.bsky.social · 19h
Police Scotland issued 25 graffiti fines in 18 months. Greater Glasgow (G Division) recorded the most with nine, followed by Edinburgh City (E Division) with eight. @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2661628...
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Police Scotland issued 25 graffiti fines in 18 months — and only 15 were paid
Police Scotland has handed out just 25 fixed penalty notices for graffiti since January 2024, totalling £1,000, of which only £600 has been collected.
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Andrew Learmonth @andrewlearmonth.bsky.social · 19h
Alex Cole-Hamilton has defended the process that saw Christine Jardine axed as a candidate and denied the Liberal Democrats have a problem with older women. @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2661698...
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Cole-Hamilton denies Lib Dems have a problem with older women after Jardine axing
Alex Cole-Hamilton has defended the process that led to Christine Jardine stepping down as Edinburgh West MP, insisting he never heard her age or gender raised.
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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 19h
Plans have been revealed for a new visitor centre at Charles Rennie Mackintosh's domestic masterpiece, The Hill House www.heraldscotland.com/news...
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 22h
From Arran to Little Cumbrae: Autumn island-hopping heaven on the Firth of Clyde www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2... @heraldscotland.bsky.social @robinmckelvie.bsky.social
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From Arran to Little Cumbrae: autumn island-hopping heaven on the Firth of Clyde
Discover five Firth of Clyde islands—Arran, Bute, Holy Isle and the Cumbraes—for ferries, beaches, walks, food, distilleries and stunning Scottish scenery
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Brian Donnelly @brianpdonnelly.bsky.social · 20h
A Scottish hotel group has reported a decrease in turnover following the short-term closure of two hotels. Via @heraldscotland.bsky.social ➡️ www.heraldscotland.com/news/2661904...
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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 21h
My first pick of the standout shows at Celtic Connections 2027 || Brian Ferguson www.heraldscotland.com/news... @brianjaffa.bsky.social
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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 21h
The legacy of Nick Nairn's Braeval restaurant 40 years on www.heraldscotland.com/life...
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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 22h
SNP pledge to cut teacher contact time an 'unexploded bomb' || James McEnaney www.heraldscotland.com/news... @jamesmcenaney.bsky.social
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 23h
'Our nickname in the Glasgow music business is Niles and Frasier Crane' - Hue And Cry chat to Teddy Jamieson of their Scottish tour www.heraldscotland.com/news/2661207... @teddyjamieson.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social @hueandcry.bsky.social
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'Our nickname in the Glasgow music business is Niles and Frasier Crane'
Forty years after first finding fame, Hue And Cry remain as ambitious, opinionated and creatively restless as ever. In this candid A-to-Z conversation, brothers Pat and Greg Kane reflect on brotherhoo...
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 23h
Review: Woman's Hour at 80 in Glasgow, Elvis Costello and the Pet Shop Boys www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2... @teddyjamieson.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social
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Woman's Hour at 80 in Glasgow, Elvis Costello and the Pet Shop Boys
As Woman's Hour marks its 80th anniversary with a visit to Glasgow, Teddy Jamieson reflects on a programme that celebrated women's achievements while confronting the battles still to be won on equal p...
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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Why can’t we be more like the French? In France, young people are punching up at those in power demanding better education not decline and more cuts In Britain, middle-aged masked men with criminal records for domestic abuse punch down an at anyone who isn’t white In @heraldscotland.bsky.social
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What French student protests reveal about Britain's broken political system
In France, even children can see that the political system needs to be rebuilt from the ground up. In Britain, we seem incapable of understanding that truth, Neil Mackay says.
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Matthew Lindsay @mattlindsayht.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
🗣️ "My whole world revolved around Rangers and my heroes hadn’t won." Sir Alex Ferguson's new book lists the games of his life - and Rangers, St Johnstone, East Stirling, St Mirren, Aberdeen and Scotland matches make it in. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 🔗👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...
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New Sir Alex Ferguson book lists the games of his life - and there's a few surprises
Legendary Scottish manager Sir Alex Ferguson has named the most meaningful games of his life in a new book - and there are a few surprises.
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Matthew Lindsay @mattlindsayht.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
🗣️ "People asked for change, for new people in the squad. We’ve done that. We’ve freshened it up." Andy Robertson has asked Scotland fans to give Sebastien Pocognoli time as he implements the changes they demanded. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 🔗👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/266169...
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This is what you wanted: Scotland captain asks fans to give Sebastien Pocognoli time
Andy Robertson has asked to the Tartan Army to give new Scotland manager Sebastien Pocognoli time as he implements the changes they demanded.
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Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco @joshpizpom.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Four of the five women who serve as Green councillors in Edinburgh are standing down ahead of next year’s council elections. The party will announce its list of candidates in early November. @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2661768...
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Four of five Edinburgh Green female councillors standing down as local elections loom
On Wednesday evening, the party announced that councillors Susan Rae, Jule Bandel, Claire Miller, and Kayleigh Kinross-O’Neill will not seek re-election.
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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Protesters chant 'Free Palestine' in Edinburgh on Wednesday. More than 100 students and staff from the University of Edinburgh attended a rally condemning the Israeli invasion of Gaza www.heraldscotland.com/news... @joshpizpom.bsky.social 𝘝𝘐𝘋𝘌𝘖: 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵
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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
'For years, the Zionist entity has weaponised healthcare as a tool to carry out their goal of ethnic extermination of the Palestinian people' A protester speaks at the pro-Palestine rally in Edinburgh on Wednesday www.heraldscotland.com/news... @joshpizpom.bsky.social 𝘝𝘐𝘋𝘌𝘖: 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵
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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
'If no sport is immune to cheating - and absolutely no sport is immune - then why would football ever think it could get away with being cleaner than any other sport?' www.heraldscotland.com/spor...
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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"I have since asked the Sky News press office why Branchform wasn't discussed in the programme but have yet to receive a response. "So I can only speculate that maybe the programme makers took the decision Branchform was 'old news'." www.heraldscotland.com/news... @kathleennutt.bsky.social
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Neil Cooper @neilcooper.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
My thoughts in the @heraldscotland.bsky.social Herald on the decision not to allow theatre critics to review the Pitlochry run of new musical, Ceilidh, before it transfers to London. www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2661...
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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"As well deserved as her Best Supporting Actress Oscar undoubtedly was, the idea of her playing a supporting role didn’t come close to doing her justice" www.heraldscotland.com/opin... @neilcooper.bsky.social
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
If a theatre is subsidised by Scottish taxpayers its shows need to be open to all - including critics, says Herald theatre expert Neil Cooper www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2661... @neilcooper.bsky.social @brianjaffa.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social
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If a theatre is subsidised by Scottish taxpayers its shows need to be open to all
The decision by Pitlochry Festival Theatre and its assorted producing partners not to allow critics to review brand new musical, Ceilidh, during its Pitlochry run is a strange and baffling affair.
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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
EXCLUSIVE A councillor has branded Scotland’s ethics watchdog a 'contrived farce' after newly disclosed internal records raised questions over how his case was handled www.heraldscotland.com/news...
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Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco @joshpizpom.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
EXC: After a six-month wait, @heraldscotland.bsky.social can reveal how City of Edinburgh Council staged a late-night operation to remove flags linked to anti-migrant groups. The council spent more than £11,000 to remove 168 flags across several occasions. www.heraldscotland.com/politics/wes...
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Inside the top-secret operation to remove anti-migrant flags under cover of darkness
Documents obtained via Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation reveal that multiple contractors declined to take down the Saltires amid safety concerns.
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Neil Cooper @neilcooper.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
My @heraldscotland.bsky.social review of Contact, Jonny Donahoe’s new lunchtime play with Blythe Duff & Mark Barrett www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2... Òran Mór Glasgow until Oct 10 playpiepint.com; Traverse Edinburgh Oct 13-17 traverse.co.uk; Paisley Town Hall Oct 20-23 paisleytownhall.org.uk
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Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco @joshpizpom.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Edinburgh University students wave flags as speakers decry the “Zionist entity” and “spawn of Satan” Benjamin Netanyahu. The decision to hold the rally on Wednesday, three years to the day since Hamas militants killed 1,200 Israelis, has been controversial. @heraldscotland.bsky.social
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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
A Glasgow pizzeria is insisting slices are sold cold unless just baked, as it appeals against a council order to stop running a 'hot food takeaway' www.heraldscotland.com/news...
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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Notorious Glasgow gangster Paul Ferris has died at the age of 62 www.heraldscotland.com/news... @gabymckay.bsky.social
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