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Drew Sandelands

Glasgow's notorious Bellgrove Hotel, once compared to 'Soviet Gulag', could be partially demolished

A notorious Glasgow hotel which housed homeless men in conditions described as “like a Soviet gulag” could be partially demolished under a new plan.

The Bellgrove Hotel on the Gallowgate was bought by Glasgow City Council and housing association Wheatley Group in 2021, with the last men moving out later that year.

It was previously criticised at Holyrood after an undercover investigation by the Daily Record exposed squalid conditions.

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