
Drew Sandelands
Local Democracy Reporter at Glasgow Live
Local Democracy Reporter in Glasgow, based @Glasgow_Live. Previously based @Glasgow_Times https://t.co/Bc58wVcgGt [email protected]
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1 month ago |
news.stv.tv | Drew Sandelands
Ice cream vans will be able to continue selling in Glasgow parks despite a councillor’s concerns for children’s health, after licensing chiefs refused to be the “fun police”. Cllr Ken Andrew, SNP, objected to applications from ice cream van firm Mr Cool to trade from stances in Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow Green and near Hogganfield Loch.
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1 month ago |
barrheadnews.com | Drew Sandelands
Two Conservative councillors, Jim McLean and Andrew Morrison, will ask the council’s planning committee to back a U-turn at a meeting next week. Initially, councillors rejected a plan from GPC 1337 Ltd, a subsidiary of Apatura, for a 40MW battery energy storage facility on an agricultural site at the east side of Glasgow Road. But the firm’s second bid was approved last month, despite over 300 objections, on the casting vote of the chair, Cllr Betty Cunningham, Labour, after a 3-3 vote.
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1 month ago |
news.stv.tv | Drew Sandelands
Permission for a controversial plan to store energy in batteries on greenbelt land in Eaglesham could be revoked by East Renfrewshire Council. Two Conservative councillors, Jim McLean and Andrew Morrison, will ask the council’s planning committee to back a U-turn at a meeting next week. Initially, councillors rejected a plan from GPC 1337 Ltd, a subsidiary of Apatura, for a 40MW battery energy storage facility on an agricultural site on the east side of Glasgow Road.
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1 month ago |
heraldscotland.com | Drew Sandelands
Plans to replace two phone boxes on Stockwell Street with a digital kiosk were refused. Image from Glasgow City Council Plans to replace old city centre phone boxes with a ‘digital kiosk’ have been blocked by the council over concerns it could distract drivers. New World Payphones wants planning consent to take down two phone boxes on the corner of Stockwell Street and Osborne Street to install the kiosk.
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1 month ago |
glasgowtimes.co.uk | Drew Sandelands
New World Payphones wants planning consent to take down two phone boxes on the corner of Stockwell Street and Osborne Street to install the kiosk. It would have a digital display screen, facing onto Stockwell Street, and include a telephone, which allows card, contactless and cash payments, a defibrillator and WiFi access points.
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