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Object to the proposed development of 59 co-living flats at the former Alexandra Court Care Home in Carntyne by Friday 2 January
Accommodate Global Ltd and Padrino Design have applied to Glasgow City Council for planning consent to convert the former Alexandra Court Care Come at 332 Edinburgh Road in Carntyne to 59 studio flats, which they claim are intended to be for shipbuilding industry contractors. I have a series of objections to this proposed development which I have set out in my letter to Glasgow City Council below. If you agree, then please submit your own letter to Glasgow City Council citing
Jan 2


Object to the proposed new path at Saughs Road in Robroyston by Friday 5 December
Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes have applied to Glasgow City Council for planning consent to construct a 500 metre long footpath along the old Saughs Road farm track between Saughs Avenue and the new pedestrian bridge over the M80. I have a series of objections to this proposed path which I have set out in my letter to Glasgow City Council below. If you agree, then please submit your own letter to Glasgow City Council citing the reference number 25/01989/FUL at:...
Dec 3, 2025


Labour is investing in Glasgow neighbourhoods that have been left behind for too long
Growing up in Springburn in the 1990s, I was surrounded by the faded glory of a once proud working-class community still reeling from the calamitous impact of losing its heavy industrial base in locomotive manufacturing, along with the mass demolition of what was deemed to be substandard tenement housing during the previous two decades. When Labour came to power in 1997, the positive impact of their investment in my community soon became obvious: double glazing and central he
Nov 5, 2025
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