1 day ago
Atera bathhouse and spa opens beneath Oswald Street in Glasgow city centre
Atera, a Mediterranean-inspired bathhouse and spa a few steps from Glasgow Central Station, brings saunas, a hammam, a vitality pool, a gym and a café underground.
City centre & Merchant City
Glasgow city centre is laid out on a grid of streets north of the River Clyde, with George Square, the city's principal civic square, and the grand City Chambers at its heart. Buchanan Street, largely pedestrianised, is one of Glasgow's main shopping streets, while the Merchant City to the east grew from the homes and warehouses of the tobacco lords and is now known for its restaurants, bars and arts. Here is the good news from the people who live and work in the centre.
8 days ago
Le Set brings dinner, DJs and dancing to Princes Square in Glasgow
Si Ferry and Jordan Allan have opened Le Set at the Penthouse in Princes Square, a restaurant and late-night venue where dinner rolls on into music and dancing until 1am.
9 days ago
Sebb's on Miller Street wins a Michelin Bib Gourmand in its first year
The underground bar and restaurant beneath Margo in Glasgow city centre has been awarded a Michelin Bib Gourmand, barely a year after it first opened its doors.
9 days ago
King Tut's Wah Wah Hut on St Vincent Street celebrates a strong year for grassroots gigs
Glasgow's famous grassroots venue has reported rising ticket sales, a busier New Year's Revolution and a Summer Nights festival that brought more than 100 bands to its stage.
9 days ago
Glasgow City Mission marks 200 years of caring for people across the city
Founded by David Nasmith in 1826 and believed to be the world's first city mission, the Glasgow charity has been celebrating its bicentenary throughout 2026.
14 days ago
Scottish menswear brand Sorsa opens a choose-what-you-pay store at St Enoch Centre
Co-founded by former Hearts player John Neill and Sarah Jane Gaffney, Sorsa lets shoppers set their own price and gives half its profits to the mental health charity SAMH.
14 days ago
National Youth Choir of Scotland launches a new Glasgow choir in its 30th year
NYCOS has opened a new regional choir in Glasgow for children in P4 to P7, offering weekly rehearsals and Kodaly-based musicianship training.
16 days ago
Charity Super.Mkt's Buchanan Galleries store becomes its best performer in the UK
The 'department store for second-hand style', co-founded by Wayne Hemingway, has passed five million pounds in sales, with its Glasgow store raising the most for charity.
17 days ago
Glasgow Jazz Festival swings through its landmark 40th edition
Around 220 musicians played more than 40 performances across almost 20 Glasgow venues as the city's longest running festival celebrated four decades in June 2026.
17 days ago
Glasgow Children's Hospital Charity celebrates 25 years with Kami Bear's Teddy Trail
Hundreds of supporters, teddies included, walked 5k and 10k routes through the city to raise funds for children at the Royal Hospital for Children in the charity's anniversary year.
18 days ago
Glasgow Film Festival grows its audience and sets dates for 2027
Scotland's largest film festival welcomed 37,215 attendees in 2026, with cinema admissions up 5% and free events up 24%, and returns in February 2027.
19 days ago
Slanj Kilts designs Twinned in Tartan to celebrate Glasgow's link with Boston
The Glasgow tartan specialists created a new registered tartan, commissioned by Buchanan Galleries, to mark the city's twinning with Boston after the Tartan Army's World Cup welcome.
20 days ago
Glasgow beauty-tech brand Aurum Hair Co. takes The AirHead to new markets
Rebecca Edwards' Glasgow company, maker of a blow-dry brush with detachable rollers, hosted a free blow-dry bar at Princes Square and has opened pre-orders in the US and Canada.
13 October 2026
Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival celebrates the places where the city goes out
Glasgow Building Preservation Trust's free festival opened more than 150 venues in September 2026, from King Tut's to the Britannia Panopticon Music Hall.
12 October 2026
Sloans opens The Merchant's, a theatrical first floor dining room in Glasgow city centre
Glasgow's oldest bar and restaurant has unveiled The Merchant's, an immersive dining experience across its entire first floor following a £500,000 investment.
10 October 2026
The Argyll Arcade remains Glasgow's sparkling jewellery quarter
Built in 1827 as Scotland's first indoor shopping mall, the A-listed arcade linking Argyle Street and Buchanan Street is home to more than 30 jewellers and diamond merchants.
8 October 2026
Brushworks Climbing on Black Street becomes a hub for Glasgow's bouldering scene
Glasgow's newest indoor bouldering wall and cafe combines regularly reset climbs, a kids' area, gym and yoga studio, and hosts competitions including The Lord of the Blocs.
6 October 2026
Glasgow techno label Soma Records celebrates 35 years with the SOMA35 remix series
Founded in Glasgow in 1991 by Slam and friends, Soma Records is marking its 35th anniversary and 700th release with a six-part series of remix EPs.
6 October 2026
Ardnamurchan on Hope Street wins the top prize at the Let Glasgow Flourish awards
The city centre restaurant and bar lifted the Robertson Silver Spade for the best floral display in Glasgow, as 72 businesses were honoured for brightening the streets.
6 October 2026
Spa at Blythswood Square introduces a lymphatic drainage body treatment
The Kimpton Blythswood Square spa has partnered with skincare brand OSKIA on a new body sculpting treatment that pairs with its Hebridean-inspired thermal journeys.
3 October 2026
Lush Glasgow City Spa on Buchanan Street named Best Glasgow Spa 2026
Two years after opening on the second floor of the Buchanan Street store, the Lush spa has been recognised at the Scottish Business Awards for its handmade treatments.
30 September 2026
Glasgow International returns with its 11th festival of contemporary art
Scotland's biennial festival of contemporary art presented work by more than 50 artists across more than 20 Glasgow spaces in June 2026, free and open to all.
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