Ten years ago today, one of the worst acts of architectural vandalism in Glasgow's history was perpetrated, as Springburn Public Halls was suddenly demolished. 'The Public' was the heart of Springburn from opening in 1902 until it closed in 1985. My pleas to save it were in vain. My letter pleading for the halls to be at least partially saved was published by the @heraldscotland. "Demolition of this fine listed building...would erase one of the last vestiges of a once thriving and industrious community and is utterly unacceptable." heraldscotland.com/opinion/130862…

205 years of biscuit-making in Glasgow came to an end this week as Scottish brand @McVities ended production. Our government shouldn't have to go cap in hand to its Turkish owner to beg them not to ruin our communities. Ownership rules should be tightened. sundaypost.com/fp/mcvities-fa… James Lang opened a shop and bakery in Gallowgate in 1817. His nephew, John Macfarlane, joined the business and took over when James died. A new bread factory was built at Wesleyan Street in Calton in 1880.

James Lang opened a shop and bakery in Gallowgate in 1817. His nephew, John Macfarlane, joined the business and took over when James died. A new bread factory was built at Wesleyan Street in Calton in 1880. The firm decided to move into machine-made biscuit manufacturing and opened the Victoria Biscuit Works on an adjoining site in 1886. Expansion to London followed, with the opening of the Imperial Biscuit Works in Fulham in 1903.

Sad @HistEnvScot have capitulated to a shoddy report published by the @O2ABC's owners, who have made no secret of their desire to demolish, with no replacement plan. Council should demand an independent heritage accredited structural engineer investigates.
glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/18418501.… Shoddy engineering reports have been used to 'lay on thick' justification for demolition of listed buildings before, then later debunked.

Demolition 'inevitable' in 2015: urbanrealm.com/news/5579/B-li…

Different story after @DavidNarroAssoc surveys it in 2018! urbanrealm.com/news/7614/Stru…

Excellent article by @MrMcEnaney in @FerretScot about the long-running blight of the Talisman pub in Springburn. The failure to force the demolition or renovation of this privately owned building over 22 years exposes a profound failure of planning policy. theferret.scot/derelict-build… It started auspiciously. Opened by Scottish & Newcastle Breweries in 1966 as part of the Balgrayhill high rise scheme. It was regarded as an upmarket venue, popular for wedding receptions. Balgrayhill still had many Victorian villas lining it. First photo is from @garygilmore77.

The biggest procurement scandal in the history of the Scottish Parliament. With the complicity of ministers, up to and including the First Minister, CMAL's hostility ran this shipyard into the ground. They then tried to cover up the truth. I hope they will now be held to account. The contract to build two new LNG fuelled ferries was so novel that it was not subject to normal EU procurement rules, enabling Scottish Ministers to award the contract to Ferguson (FMEL), but the announcement by the First Minister bounced FMEL into taking a fixed price of £97m.