Parkhead Library News Today

A TOPPING out ceremony has taken place for a new £72million health and social care hub in Glasgow.

Work on a new £72 million health and care centre for the north east of Glasgow will begin in spring, after the Scottish Government gave final approval for the ambitious project.

Work will soon begin on a £72 million health and care hub in Glasgow’s East End.

ARCHITECTS have revealed the details of what will be Scotland’s first working net zero carbon health and social care facility.

Author Peter Ross joined campaigners at the Couper Institute Glasgow Life lost £38m last year due to lockdown and its estimated income for 2020/21 is around £6.4m. An agreed council funding deal will see Glasgow Life receive a guaranteed £100m for the next four years to open 90 out of its 171 venues. Without further funding, they say they cannot reopen any more venues. It is why The Herald has launched A Fair Deal for Glasgow campaign calling on both Scottish and UK governments to agree ...

HE might be a dab hand at pulling a pint or two in Still Game pub, the Clansman, as Boaby the Barman, however for actor Gavin Mitchell he is much more at home in the security of one of Glasgow’s libraries. For Mitchell libraries are a place of solace and comfort and he says he wouldn’t be where he is today without them. Growing up he was a regular visitor at Springburn library which he describes as an escapism for someone with such a love of books. More recently he had been a familiar...

KIRSTIE Cusick’s voice breaks with emotion as she describes the connection she feels to her local library. Ms Cusick has been a library enthusiast since childhood with fond memories of leafing through books, attending dance recitals and even having her wedding reception at a Glasgow library venue. However, for the past few months she has been one of many campaigners with Save Glasgow Libraries who have been highlighting the plight of Langside, Pollokshields and Govanhill. Read more: L...

Parkhead Library A LEASE which would see Parkhead Library open in a new East End health centre is set to get council approval. Glasgow City Council is planning to move the facility into a community hub on the site of the former Parkhead hospital. The city’s Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) is building the new hub, which will offer a range of services, including GPs, a pharmacy and mental health care. A 60-year lease at a nominal £1 per year is expected to be agreed between t...