Carla Jenkins

Glasgow

Social Media Journalist, The Times Scotland at The Times

Journalist @timesscotland • Saturday Table Scraps column in Alba & words everywhere • writer, reader, Joycean • lover of words & red lippy • WIJ Scot •

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Lorry driver jailed for crash that killed pregnant nurse

2 weeks ago | thetimes.com | Carla Jenkins |Nick Forbes
Kirsty Wark to be honoured with Bafta fellowship

2 weeks ago | thetimes.com | Hannah Roberts |Carla Jenkins
What I learnt from having a breast op, aged 19

1 month ago | thetimes.com | Carla Jenkins
My parents never said 'I love you' but we tell our kids

1 month ago | thetimes.com | Mike Merritt |Carla Jenkins
Why last man beheaded in Britain was not a 'terrible auld monster'

1 month ago | thetimes.com | George Mair |Carla Jenkins
BBC faces backlash over move to scrap River City

1 month ago | thetimes.com | Carla Jenkins |Paul English |Lucinda Cameron

BBC Scotland's decision to cancel its only homegrown soap, River City, threatens future opportunities for aspiring Scottish actors and the wider TV production industry, the BBC has been warned. The long-running drama, set in the fictional setting of Shieldinch, is to come to an end next year after more than two decades. Its final series will air in autumn 2026.
Scottish painter Jack Vettriano dies aged 73

2 months ago | thetimes.com | Carla Jenkins

By Carla Jenkins Jack Vettriano, the Scottish painter, has been found dead at his apartment in Nice, in the south of France, his publicist said. Vettriano, who was born Jack Hoggan on November 17, 1951, in Methil, Fife, was found on Saturday. It is understood there are no suspicious circumstances around the 73-year-old's death. The self-taught artist's 1992 painting The Singing Butler became a best-selling image in Britain. This is a breaking news story
'Toad-like' inflatable dome causes fury at tennis club

2 months ago | thetimes.com | Bart Dickson |Carla Jenkins

A giant inflatable dome erected over tennis courts has provoked fury among residents of one of Edinburgh's most desirable neighbourhoods. The Grange Club has angered locals after winning a battle to put up the cover on two new tennis courts. Homeowners in the upmarket Stockbridge area of Edinburgh have compared the dome to a "bouncy castle" and have claimed that it ruins views of the area's architecture.
Ozempic is ruining my social life (and I'm not taking it)

2 months ago | thetimes.com | Carla Jenkins

Since Ozempic and Mounjaro burst onto the market, I've found myself surrounded by those taking it. The pendulum has swung from the Kardashian-sized derrière back to Kate Moss's "nothing tastes as good as skinny feels", but this time the Diet Coke is swapped for matcha lattes and the 5am parties for Pilates. It makes sense - I'm 29, and among many of my friends keeping up with trends is a given. More poignantly, many, including me, have long struggled with their weight.
Billy Connolly to sell first sketches made on tour in Canada

2 months ago | thetimes.com | Stuart MacDonald |Stuart Macdonald |Carla Jenkins

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Carla Jenkins @caarlaajenkins

27 Apr 25

I miss old twitter

Carla Jenkins @caarlaajenkins

27 Apr 25

Listening to the younger gals explaining to the old Glasgow men what matcha is when they ask what everyone is queueing for (the new blank street) is so funny

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28 Feb 25

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Articles

Lorry driver jailed for crash that killed pregnant nurse

Kirsty Wark to be honoured with Bafta fellowship

What I learnt from having a breast op, aged 19

My parents never said 'I love you' but we tell our kids

Why last man beheaded in Britain was not a 'terrible auld monster'

BBC faces backlash over move to scrap River City

Scottish painter Jack Vettriano dies aged 73

'Toad-like' inflatable dome causes fury at tennis club

Ozempic is ruining my social life (and I'm not taking it)

Billy Connolly to sell first sketches made on tour in Canada

Journalists covering the same region

Roger Cox

Eric Fitzgerald

James McCarthy

Michael Scott

Eoghan Dalton

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