Heroes and villains, Christmas gone quiet and Danish corruption
A writer’s edition from Calum, including ‘complexifying’ stories and a 2026 preview
Calum Grewar
Calum joined the Bell full-time in April 2025 and has mapped the city's fires, investigated businesses, and loves telling Glaswegian stories.
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Heroes and villains, Christmas gone quiet and Danish corruption
A writer’s edition from Calum, including ‘complexifying’ stories and a 2026 preview
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How to lose friends and house people
This charity says it can solve the city’s homelessness crisis. The council says it’s making it worse.
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Homeless Project Scotland’s founder is set on ‘war’ with the council
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The lucrative land deals closing Glasgow’s bowling clubs
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"You get the river you pay for"
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Mackintosh's only church is flammable and unprotected. Why?
Worrying parallels between Queen's Cross and Glasgow School of Art over ignored calls for a fire suppression system
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