The Latest Breaking News from Allan Casey

Homelessness is out of control in Scotland's largest city. Who will solve it?

EARLIER this month, I was walking home from a Nepalese restaurant in Glasgow’s Merchant City ...

The National (Scotland) · Jul 4, 2025

Asylum system risks ‘damaging social cohesion’, Glasgow city council warns

Council says cost running into tens of millions, as homeless refugees granted asylum across UK come to city for support

The Guardian - UK · Apr 1, 2025

More drug consumption rooms needed to 'really make a difference', MPs told

MORE drug consumption rooms are needed in Glasgow to “really make a difference” to the number of deaths in the city, a UK Government committee…

The National (Scotland) · Mar 5, 2025

Glasgow teachers announce strike date in dispute over cuts

The Educational Institute of Scotland said schools across the city will likely close when staff walk out on February 20.

Evening Standard · Feb 7, 2025

Glasgow’s new drug facility welcomes more than 100 visitors in first week

A DRUG consumption facility in Glasgow has welcomed over 100 people during its first week of operation...

The National (Scotland) · Jan 21, 2025

It is morally wrong not to open safer drug consumption room, says councillor

Allan Casey said ‘all eyes are on Glasgow’ as the UK’s first safer drug consumption room opens its doors.

Evening Standard · Jan 13, 2025

UK’s first safer drug consumption facility offers hope to people – councillor

Scotland has the highest rate of drugs deaths in Europe, with fatalities rising by 12% in a year to 1,172 drug-related deaths in 2023.

Evening Standard · Jan 10, 2025

UK’s first drug consumption room to open later this month

The facility in Glasgow will allow users to take illegal substances under medical supervision.

Evening Standard · Jan 3, 2025

Council considers empty offices and tenements for homeless accommodation

Empty offices and a number of Glasgow’s pre 1919 tenement blocks could be converted into homeless accommodation in a bid to hep tackle the growing…

The National (Scotland) · Dec 13, 2024

Opening of Glasgow's drug consumption room could be delayed until early 2025

THE UK’s first drug consumption room may not now open until early next year after delays...

The National (Scotland) · Dec 12, 2024