Artist s impression of what could have been GLASGOW planning bosses have refused an application to develop new flats along the Forth and Clyde Canal despite recommendations by council officers to approve it. Members of the Glasgow City Council planning committee denied permission for the 182 apartments on the abandoned land between Farnell Street and Sawmillfield Street by 11 votes to four yesterday morning. Hoxton Securities (Glasgow) had submitted a planning application to create a build-to-rent development for 182 flats over 20 storeys with one commercial unit facing Farnell Street. But councillors did not believe this was the right development for the site.
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The proposed site for the drive-thru coffee shop
PLANNING bosses are set to meet today to discuss a controversial application which could see a drive-thru coffee shop built on the site of an existing garage. Despite receiving 13 objections from local councillors and Dennistoun Community Council, council chiefs are urging that the plans for a drive-thru Starbucks are approved.
Councillor Kim Long opposes the plans Councillor Kim Long who represents the Dennistoun ward for the Scottish Greens, believes that the plans are “totally unacceptable” given the climate emergency declared by the council. She said: “This is already an extremely busy road and junction. I am concerned that a drive-thru coffee shop will attract more traffic than currently causing traffic issues and increasing air pollution. The problem of litter from takeaway coffee cups is well documented. I believe a drive-through coffee shop would increase litter in the area.”
This crab story has legs.
It s a Pixar movie in the making or the basis for a pop-up children s book, at the very least, about a tiny crustacean, a long way from its home on the Atlantic coast, that evades a pot and becomes a pet.
On Monday afternoon, David Prichodko assembled the ingredients for paella, a special 50th birthday dinner for his partner, Alan Casey, and was dumping mussels into a colander when one of the shelled creatures began to crawl.
University of Winnipeg biology student Luke Roffey agreed to adopt the accidental tourist from the Maritimes that arrived here in a bag of mussels. (Supplied)
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Kelly Patterson
For the past few years, each spring I do a mini-fundraiser and sell veggie starts to promote growing your own food. This year, I donated the money to Open Table, which helps feed those in need. The year before, I donated the money to the animal shelter from which we rescued one of our dogs. It’s nothing big, but every little thing counts. In my town, I work to promote growing your own food to be more self-sufficient and sustainable. I also advocate for bees and other pollinators. I photograph bees and other pollinators in my garden, and I have a little collection going. Some of my photos hung in a local coffee shop for a month with facts about bees, including their decline and how we can help them. I also left free seeds for people to plant.
before. in massachusetts bill clinton just spoke about, about city year. i have right over here, michael brown, one. founders. this was an effort where two social pioneers, michael and his friend alan casey, brought corporations and government together with volunteers to form this entity and it was the model as the president said for americorps. and i actually happened to be there at the first time he visited city year. he was there investigating the life-changing successes which were being reported by, in the lives of these young people who had come together for a year of service. and as they were linked with corporate teams that worked with them. now i also saw the power of these kind of partnerships in 2002 when i was asked to be the head of the olympic winter games in salt lake city. i saw what could happen when very desperate elements of a community were willing to join together in extraordinary unity. we were able to overcome challenges that many thought