“I’ve never known a community like this for people getting involved,” says poet and former Labour party activist Jim Monaghan as we meander along Calder Street in the heart of Govanhill, Glasgow’s ...

It is an inner-city area which has made headlines for facing social issues other districts in Glasgow have long since forgotten. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get ...

Govanhill has always been an area where ethnicity was centre stage. It was once home to a large Irish immigrant community, and then a large Pakistani community. There’s an old joke that if you said ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. -Credit:Govanhill Baths Trust (Govanhill Baths Trust) Vibrant local performers will be showcased during a talent show celebrating ...

A swimming pool in Glasgow whose closure led to violent clashes with police has been reopened by Scottish actor and director Peter Mullan. Glasgow City Council closed Govanhill Baths in March 2001 ...

IT is a milestone two decades in the making - on Monday the refurbishment of a historic bathhouse begins 20 years since the fight began to save it. On March 21, 2001, protestors occupied Govanhill ...

One volunteer worker said Govanhill reminded her of growing up in the 1960s where poverty was rife In the Govanhill area of Glasgow, poverty is high and worker exploitation is commonplace. A BBC ...

AFTER a long and gruelling campaign, Govanhill Baths has finally reopened. The sound of splashing is being heard again at the old leisure spot as swimmers take to the pool for the first time in 16 ...

COPS smashed an alleged £5million benefits scam in Glasgow last week — in an area blighted by squalor. Govanhill, in First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s constituency, is already reeling from claims of ...

GOVANHILL residents are calling for any profits from a fundraising rock festival promoted by Jeremy Corbyn and Nicola Sturgeon to go to good causes in the troubled area. The Govanhill International ...

A project to restore and reopen a historic Glasgow municipal bath house has been given initial support by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). Govanhill Baths, which closed in 2001 despite a local ...