Glaswegians optimistic as city centre area reopens after devastating fire Onlookers said the reopening of Union Street was ‘exciting’ and a ‘happy time’. Evening Standard · Jul 17
Glasgow Central looking ‘fantastic’ as area fully reopens after fire Scottish Deputy First Minister Jenny Gilruth visited the station on Friday. Evening Standard · Jul 17
Glasgow Central Station on track to re-open this week as 'another step forward' made Glasgow Central Station is on track to re-open this week following the devastating Union Street fire The National (Scotland) · Jul 13
Glasgow Central station concourse fully reopens four months after fire The blaze broke out on March 8. Evening Standard · Jul 13
Glasgow Central Station and Union Street to fully reopen after blaze The fire broke out on March 8 and stabilisation works have been ongoing since. The station and surrounding street will fully re-open on July 17. The Independent UK · Jul 8
Major update on development plans for Union Street fire site Plans are being drawn up to have the Union Street fire site in use before Christmas this year The National (Scotland) · Jul 2
Fire chiefs issue update on Glasgow Union Street blaze investigation THE Union Street fire spread “rapidly” through concealed voids before emergency services arrived on the scene, initial investigations have… The National (Scotland) · Jun 19
Pedestrian access widened outside Glasgow Central following March fire A large cordon has been in place since the blaze in early March. Evening Standard · May 21
Glasgow Central to stay closed until at least March 18 as demolition work starts A fire broke out in a building near the station on Sunday. Evening Standard · Mar 13
Fire-ravaged remains of historic Glasgow building will be demolished The B-listed structure on Union Street has continued to collapse in the days since the blaze broke out on Sunday. Evening Standard · Mar 12
Glasgow’s only high-ladder fire engine unavailable during office block inferno Revelation prompts questions over Scottish fire service’s capacity to deal with large fires after 2023 cuts The Guardian - UK · Mar 12
Glasgow shocked as fire ‘like the Blitz’ guts building next to Central station There is major travel disruption after the 19th century building partially collapsed following the blaze. Evening Standard · Mar 9
Travel disruption to continue after blaze near Glasgow Central station No trains will run to or from the high-level platforms at Scotland’s busiest station. The Independent UK · Mar 9
Glasgow fire 'like something out of the Blitz' destroys businesses and sparks rail chaos Glasgow Central station will remain closed on Monday and is likely to be closed on Tuesday following the fire Evening Standard · Mar 9
The National (Scotland) · Oct 5, 2024 Four people injured after taxi hits pedestrians by Glasgow Central Station POLICE have cordoned off an area outside Glasgow Central Station following a traffic collision.
Newcastle Herald · Mar 7, 2024 Man accused of Commonwealth Hotel armed hold-up behind bars The manhunt for a second masked assailant continues.
Newcastle Herald · Feb 29, 2024 Armed robbers remain on the run as injured worker's condition improves The Commonwealth Hotel was able to reopen last night.
Newcastle Herald · Feb 27, 2024 Hotel worker 'serious' in hospital as manhunt for armed robbers continues 'Our immediate concerns and thoughts are with the staff involved ...'
Glasgow Live · Jul 4, 2023 Glasgow chef jailed for trying to murder 'bully' in horrific Union Street knife attack Aymen Bejaoui was sentenced at Glasgow High Court yesterday after admitting to attempting to murder Kamal Walid in the city centre following an earlier incident.
Daily Record · Jun 18, 2023 Police release CCTV images of man hunted over late-night Glasgow city centre attack The man, who is described as being approximately 6ft tall and of stocky build, is wanted in connection with a serious assault on Union Street.
Glasgow Live · Jun 17, 2023 Glasgow police investigating 'serious' city centre assault share CCTV appeal Police have released pictures of a man they want to speak to in connection with their investigation into an alleged assault which took place on Union Street, on Saturday January 28.
Glasgow Live · Jun 14, 2023 Glasgow man stabbed twice in the chest by knife wielding chef on city centre street Glasgow High Court heard that Aymen Bejaoui was caught on CCTV chasing after Kamal Walide before trying to murder him in a terrifying attack on Union Street.
Daily Record · Jun 7, 2023 Rare 126-year-old painting by Scots artist expected to fetch £150,000 at auction Robert Brough created Sweet Violets in 1897 while still in his mid-twenties after spotting Barbara Staples, then 18, on the city's Union Street and asking her father permission to paint her.
Daily Record · May 5, 2023 Teen charged after 'stealing skull' from Scots church graveyard The 17-year-old is alleged to have taken human remains from a cemetery on Union Street in Aberdeen.
Insider UK · Mar 23, 2023 Bob Keiller to lead regeneration of Aberdeen's Union Street A new website has been set up to canvass opinions on what can be done to revitalise the thoroughfare