Good morning readers. Big news. Yesterday, Calum sent out a little email about one of the biggest things in the life of The Bell thus far: our big campaign. We are, quite frankly, buzzing to kick things off — but perhaps it’s the copious amounts of coffee we’ve consumed to make up for lack of sleep.
Here are our five big pledges, chosen by you, our readers. As a reminder, if we get 1,000 new supporters on board we’ll launch these, which we believe will do a lot to make Glasgow better. If we hit that number, we’ll deliver, so no pressure, then. Stay tuned for Wednesday when we fire the starting pistol.
For now, we’re beavering away busily behind the scenes. We hope to see some of you on Thursday at our (sold out) panel event. We’re touched by the response we’ve had so far — particularly the legions of people offering to help hand out our print edition. “So lovely to see how The Bell is blossoming to become an even bigger player in the Glasgow that you and your readers want to create … Looking forward to Thursday’s event and sharing your campaign,” wrote Sabrina Allison.
Over the weekend, Beth was cruising through the boulevards of Paris in a pink limo. All right for some, eh? Robbie, far less glamorously, was cycling in East Lothian yesterday, perhaps the only one in the entire region sans head-to-toe lycra. Calum’s off today, eating his bodyweight in custard tarts.
Anyway, onto your briefing.
Glasgow in Brief
🍕 What’s going at Sear’s? It’s been the question on many people’s greasy lips since news broke last week that its owner, Paul Beveridge, had lodged an appeal with the Scottish government regarding a council dispute over whether they sell hot or cold slices. The story concerns their original Chancellor Street premises, which had previously applied for a change of use from a shop to a cafe, but was rejected in November 2024. Fast forward to July of this year, when Glasgow City Council issued an enforcement notice and stated there was an “unauthorised change of use” from a shop to a hot food takeaway. In short, Sear’s have been serving hot food as their primary offering without the appropriate planning permission, according to the council. Beveridge had a different take when he spoke with The Bell this morning.
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