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streetlights on Weymouth Drive

from Councillor Martin Rhodes: At the last Community Council meeting, the issue was raised with me of trees blocking the street lights on Weymouth Drive. I raised the matter with Land and Environmental Services and the trees have now been … Continue reading

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free activities for 15-24 year olds

A programme of FREE community activities for 15 – 24 year olds is running in Woodlands till the end of March as part of the GCVS Community Outreach Programme. Living the Life Street Dance Workshops – delivered by A&M Training … Continue reading

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Ripon Drive planning application

An application has been made to the City Council for renewal of the planning permission to build 15 flats, scout hall, 10 lock-up garages, associated access road, parking and landscaping in Ripon Drive. The application is on the council website … Continue reading

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dog fouling

Ward 15 Maryhill/Kelvin, including Kelvindale, is an ‘enhanced enforcement’ area of the Clean Glasgow Dog Fouling Campaign until 31 January. We are encouraged to report instances of dog fouling with as much detail as possible, as irresponsible dog owners will … Continue reading

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police & community meeting

This Tuesday, 18th December, there will a police and community meeting in Cleveden Secondary School between 7 and 8pm. It will be a short open meeting where anyone can come and highlight local areas of concern for police attention. These … Continue reading

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grit bins etc.

Kelvindale seems to suffer from a rather arbitrary council rule that you can’t have grit bins closer than 200m to one another. Given the number of steep hills and tight corners in Kelvindale this makes for some pretty dangerous conditions … Continue reading

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cold weather payments for over 80s

Glasgow City Council are offering a payment of £100 to everyone over 80 years of age to help with the cost of winter heating. Full details on this page, and the form to fill in is here.

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flooding on Great Western Road

UPDATE 2 December from David Russell, Roads Manager at LES via John Letford: Following the last flooding event at this location, an extensive investigation was undertaken to ascertain the cause of the flooding.  Previously, the cause was thought to be … Continue reading

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snow wardens

this from Councillor Martin Rhodes: Last winter, for the first time, Land and Environmental Services (LES) and Glasgow Community Safety Services (GCSS) undertook a snow warden pilot. GCSS recruited volunteer snow wardens from their established Neighbourhood Improvement Volunteer network and … Continue reading

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old maps of Kelvindale

We’ve heard from the secretary of Jordanhill Community Council, who has several maps of the Kelvindale area going back to the late 1890s, and was wondering if anyone in Kelvindale would be interested in them, or in writing a history … Continue reading

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