Liam Smillie

3 days ago | glasgowworld.com | Liam Smillie

Following the opening of the Renfrew-Yoker Bridge, the long-standing Renfrew Ferry has announced that they will close the service with ‘immediate effect’. For over 200 years a boat service has ferried Glaswegians across the Clyde between Renfrew and Yoker, and now this will no longer be the case following the opening of the Renfrew-Yoker bridge on May 9 - making the final regular ferry service on the Clyde now obsolete in 2025.

3 days ago | glasgowworld.com | Liam Smillie

AllSaints, the global contemporary fashion brand, is opening a new permanent store in Princes Square, Glasgow’s premier boutique retail and dining destination. The launch follows the success of its recent pop-up nearby, which opened in April 2024 and delivered strong sales and consistently high footfall. A soft opening of the new store took place on Monday 2 June in collaboration with Launch, a local charity tackling child food poverty.

3 days ago | glasgowworld.com | Liam Smillie

Spuds have officially opened on Byres Road as of Saturday, May 31. The new viral food sensation - takeaway baked potatoes - has officially hit the West End with the opening of Spuds on Byres Road over the weekend. Opening at the bottom end of Byres Road, directly across from Sainsburies near Partick, in the unit formerly occupied by Le Petit Coq. The takeaway will be open from 11am to 5pm everyday, with vegan, gluten free and halal options too.

4 days ago | glasgowworld.com | Liam Smillie

Here’s how some of your favourite pubs in Glasgow got their name!Glasgow is home to hundreds of pubs - but did you ever wonder how they got their names? Many pubs in Glasgow are pretty old, some dating back centuries - back to when most of their customers would have been illiterate, but could still recognise pub signs. Pub landlords of the time would opt for simple everyday concepts, like agricultural objects, to recognisable figures, events, trades, sports, and trade guilds.

4 days ago | glasgowworld.com | Liam Smillie

Take a look below at 6 of the very best restaurants in Glasgow well worth a visit in 2025As food and drink writers here in Glasgow we're always out looking for the next big thing, and call us hipsters if you must, but there is no better feeling for us than discovering a new food spot that no one else is talking about.