July

1. Bodies of eight Brits shot dead in Tunisian beach massacre returned to the UK.

2. Irish TV entertainer and singer of You Were Always On My Mind, Val Doonican dies aged 88.

3. Police probe City Sprinter bus firm after they unexpectedly stopped running their only service from Glasgow’s South Side to the city centre.

4. £400m extension to Buchanan Galleries put on hold due to an increased level of risk; members of ‘Save the Steps’ campaign celebrate over reprieve for Concert Hall landmark.

5. Greece goes to the polls over bailout referendum and vote to reject the terms.

6. Glasgow Labour MSP warns that 80,000 city kids could be affected by cuts to tax credits and welfare in George Osborne’s summer budget.

7. David Cameron and Boris Johnson lay wreaths at the 7/7 memorial as Britain falls silent to mark the 10th anniversary of the July 7th bombings.

8. It is revealed that Glasgow is owed £13million in unpaid council tax as George Osborne unveils his budget with £12billion of welfare cuts.

9. Music fans begin their exodus to T in the Park as the Scottish festival begins life at its new home at Strathallan Castle.

10. Nice ‘n’ Sleazy offer reward for beloved artwork, Kimono Lady, after it was stolen from the famous city bar.

11. Andy Murray out of Wimbledon at the semi-finals after straight sets loss to seven time champion Roger Federer.

12. It’s revealed that £1billion of welfare cuts in Osborne’s budget to fall on Scotland according to figures from the House of Commons.

13. Developer confidence in Glasgow said to be at an “all time high” as three new hotels set to open representing £20million of investment.

14. Kings Park Primary, one of three schools targeted by lead thieves, just after £2million upgrade now requires thousands of pounds in repairs for around £50 of lead.

15. Mhairi Black, Britain’s youngest MP, offers a ‘hand of friendship’ to Labour in her maiden speech to parliament hoping to “give a voice to those who don’t have one”.

16. New 10 storey office block set to be built on Renfield Street in a multi-million pound project that is believed to bring upwards of 2000 office jobs.

17. New Glasgow MPs reject ‘inappropriate’ pay rise of £7,000 and say they will give the extra cash to charity.

18. 58-year-old woman killed after being pinned against a wall while washing her own car in her driveway.

19. Plans for restoration of iconic Mackintosh building trigger a rift within Glasgow School of Art as fine arts staff furious at the loss of purpose-built studio space.

20. Britain go through to the semi-finals of the Davis Cup for the first time in 34 years as Andy Murray responds from a set down to give Britain the victory.

21. Police probe the cause of an accident which killed one and closed Scotland’s busiest motorway, M8, after multi-vehicle accident left three engulfed in flames.

22. Fatal Accident Inquiry over bin lorry crash begins with a minutes silence, reveals six victims of the tragedy all died at the scene

23. Passenger in the bin lorry crash of December 2014 which killed six, relives the terrifying seconds before the crash as Fatal Accident Inquiry takes place at Glasgow Sheriff Court.

24. More than a third of Glasgow city councillors have been sent reminders to pay their council tax over the last two years, labelled “an absolute disgrace” by Tax payer Scotland.

25. Drivers have paid more that £1million in fines for being caught in city centre bus lanes so far this year.

26. National Union of Journalists seeks answers over Police Scotland’s refusal to deny it illegally used surveillance powers to flush out reporters’ sources.

27. Hundreds of revellers turn out for the opening weekend of the Merchant City Festival which included dance performances, food, drink and fashion.

28. Disgraced peer, Lord Sewel, resigns from the House of Lords after being filmed allegedly taking drugs with prostitutes as police launch a criminal investigation.

29. Man arrested after allegedly making 31 hoax calls to emergency services costing £2000 each.

30. Police find £300,000 cannabis farm in property on Oxford Street, yards away from Glasgow Sheriff Court.

31. Driver of the fatal bin lorry crash revealed history of blacking out at the wheel in 2010 at Fatal Accident Inquiry.

August 2015

1. A local couple celebrated after becoming grandparents three times in three days.

2. Pro-independence supporters took to the streets of Glasgow to remind the nation that they still want an independent Scotland.

3. The UK pays tribute to ‘the Queen of Showbiz’ Cilla Black, who died aged 72.

4. Glasgow’s historic Necropolis is said to be plagued by drunks, addicts, boy-racers and prostitutes, according to a leaked council log books that have recorded attacks on women, children, tourists and staff.

5. Newly released figures revealed that over 50,000 of Glasgow’s poorest children will suffer from the £12billion social security cuts across the UK.

6. Harry Clarke, the driver of the bin-lorry in last years’ George Square tragedy, is found out to still be on the council’s payroll under ‘gardening leave’, although he is not working. AND The new Type 26 Global combat ships will be built in Glasgow, financing contracts of more than £170million.

7. Police launch an inquiry after a woman was sexually assaulted in a lane outside Queens Park Cafe on Victoria road.

8. Police said that they are cracking down on the increased number of house-hold and business break-ins after announcing that they attempt to solve roughly 30 break-ins every week.

9. Over 2.4 million Carphone Warehouse customers had their personal details stolen by a ‘sophisticated’ cyber hack-attack.

10. Glasgow Council announces plans to invest £700million into building 25,000 new houses in Glasgow over the five years.

11. Alexander Pacteau admitted to the murder, and trying to dissolve the body in a barrel of caustic soda, of 21-year-old nurse, Karen Buckley.

12. A Romanian man was jailed for up to seven years for the rape of a 25-year-old woman in Glasgow’s South Side, last year.

13. Scotland’s Barlinnie prison was put on alert after Alexander Pacteau, Karen Buckley’s murderer, received death threats from other inmates during his time held there before his sentence.

14. Alex Salmond cries out for Westminster to be turned into a museum following a proposed £6billion refurbishment plan, saying that they should ‘build a new parliament in Newcastle or somewhere.’

15. A woman revealed that she had been sexually attacked by Alexander Pacteau years earlier but he was found ‘not guilty’ by a majority verdict in court in Paisley. He then went on to kill Karen Buckley years later.

16. Kezia Dugdale was named Scottish Labour leader with Alex Rowley as deputy.

17. Staff at Sandyford Surgery on Argyle Street spoke out, saying that they are forced to top-up parking meters during surgeries, forcing them to ‘abandon patients’.

18. The leader of Glasgow City Council, Gordon Matheson, announced that he will step down next month and an independent report announced that Scotland’s Catholic Church ‘must address the wrongs of the past’.

19. A father was hospitalised along with his teenage son after they were stabbed on Castlemilk Drive in an early morning attack.

20. Bin lorry driver, Harry Clarke, refused to answer any questions during his first appearance at the Fatal Accident Inquiry into his black-out at the wheel that killed six people on December 2014, saying ‘I don’t want to answer that’ to the majority of questions.

21. Harry Clarke’s second day of inquiry reveals nothing as he refused to answer questions again.

22. Two pupils, from a Glasgow school, were referred to the Children’s Reporter after they were caught by teachers arranging to swap a hat for a knife.

23. Westminster handed out guidelines for call centre staff, informing them on how to deal with benefits claimants in Scotland who may be suicidal.

24. It was reported that 72 children, between the age of 11 and 17, had been charged with sex crimes in Glasgow in the past year alone.

25. It was released that there were, on average, 12 physical attacks on NHS staff a day in Glasgow and Clyde area, more than 4,400 in one year.

26. People who want to see the Glasgow Christmas lights switched on are told that it is no longer free and that they will be charged for the event, for the first time in history.

27. Police Chief Constable, Sir Stephen House, resigned from his role as Scotland’s most senior policeman following many criticisms of his recent decisions.

28. A fire engine was pelted with rocks and stones shortly after the crew extinguished a fire in Easterhouse, and council workers were accused of breaking gravestones in the city Necropolis.

29. A family who lost three members in the bin lorry crash on George Square said that they felt ‘wholly let down’ by the Crown’s decision not to prosecute the driver, Harry Clarke.

30. Health Chiefs announced that the number of drug-related HIV cases had already more than tripled from last year’s figures.

September

1. Call for open-air music events to be banned in Bellahouston Park following 38 arrests at Summer Sessions.

2. MSPs told e-cigarettes may help smokers to quit tobacco products as Health Committee says they’re more effective than nicotine patches.

3. Calls from MPs across the House of Commons for UK to take in more refugees as images of drowned three-year-old boy shock the world.

4. Fears raised over the future of Drumchapel hospital after proposals lodged to close three wards and move 56 beds to Gartnavel hospital.

5. First Glasgow cuts routes and slashes services in over a dozen changes to their timetable from ‘low usage’ services leaving residents outraged.

6. SNP call Commons debate urging Cameron to accept 10 per cent of refugees in Syrian crisis and abandon refusal to help those who have already travelled to Europe.

7. James McAvoy among the stars playing at Jock Stein 30th anniversary charity match in Dunfermline.

8. Alexander Pacteau, killer of Irish Student nurse Karen Buckley, is jailed for 23 years as family label him a ‘truly evil coward’.

9. The Queen opens Scottish Borders Railway and celebrates becoming Britain’s longest serving monarch at 63 years as head of state.

10. Former MSP, Frank McAveety, returns as Glasgow City Council leader, beating Malcolm Cunning after Gordon Matheson vacated the position.

11. 18 high school pupils hospitalised with ‘cuts and bruises’ after double-decker school bus collided with a car on the way to Caldervale Secondary School

12. Jeremy Corbyn elected leader of Labour party with 59.5% majority, highest since Tony Blair.

13. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said that a second referendum on independence could take place by 2021 in an interview with the Sunday Herald.

14. Campaigners criticise the council for a ‘lack of transparency’ over plans to build over 100 flats in Glasgow’s A-listed Park Quadrant.

15. Partick Thistle defender Jordan McMillan suspended for two years after failing a drugs test.

16. Plans to charge £2.50 ticket to the turning on of George Square Christmas lights scrapped after organisers worried people would not turn up.

17. Opportunistic householders cash in on a shortage of parking spaces at the new Queen Elizabeth University hospital by charging almost £50 a week.

18. Manhunt launched after a ‘blood-stained’ suspect ran down Sauchiehall street after stabbing a middle aged man twice at 3pm on the 17th.

19. Glasgow goes Davis Cup daft as Andy Murray thrills the 8000 strong home crowd in a straight sets victory at the Emirates Arena and Britain go through to the finals for the first time in a generation.

20. It is revealed that air pollution kills more than 3,500 Scots each year.

21. Tarfside Oval multi-storey demolished in Cardonald as hundreds of locals turn out to get one last look at the crumbling flats.

22. Popular Glasgow tourist location, Pollok House, in need of £1million worth of repairs due to woodworm, rot and repairs to the roof.

23. Rail passengers between Glasgow and Edinburgh faced travel chaos after thieves ripped out around 100 metres of copper signalling cable.

24. City Council imposes tough safety measures on city centre rickshaws, meaning for a rickshaw to be used it would require a roll cage and three-point seatbelts.

25. Terror for parents and kids after a man was shot yards from a Bishopbriggs primary school in a botched assassination attempt.

26. A pensioner with Parkinson’s disease was forced to wait seven hours for an ambulance to take him one mile to Queen Elizabeth University hospital.

27. Kezia Dugdale blames Labour’s past leaders in Scotland for failing to react to voter discontent with the party saying they ‘got the balance wrong’.

28. Thousands of comic fans descended on Glasgow to release their inner character for MCM Scotland Comic Con, filling the SECC with colourful costumes.

29. Care home staff at Cordia claim to have been bullied and harassed by bosses after shift patterns change and long-serving carers moved away from regular clients.

30. Prisoners at Glasgow’s notorious Barlinnie prison are set to be reality stars as a Sky TV series looks at inmates first and last 24 hours in prison.