South Glasgow Heritage and Environment Trust look at Glasgow’s ‘Golden Age of Sugar’ and how it affected our area. It was written in anticipation of the trust’s upcoming talk on this topic which is scheduled to take place during Govanhill International Festival and Carnival. Content warning: enslavement, racism and sexual violence

In light of recent illegal eviction attempts, Romano Lav explains what renters need to know about their rights under the law. This article is readable in English, Romanian and Czech.

Campaigners and trade unions are due to gather on Saturday to demonstrate against council plans to relinquish ownership of a number of public facilities across the city.

The Govanhill International Festival and Carnival is in its fifth year. Initially planned as a response to the vilification of migrants within our community, the festival has evolved into a vibrant, diverse and interdisciplinary celebration of what makes Govanhill unique.

Greater Govanhill speaks to Beldina Odenyo, a singer-songwriter based in Govanhill. Odenyo discusses her upbringing, work and connection to the area.

Originally published in our second print issue, Jamie Dyer discusses the issue of waste management and what is being done locally to address it.

Originally published in our second print issue, Tara teaches us a traditional and delicious recipe for Kurdish Biryani.

Originally published in our second print issue, Rhiannon Davies speaks with Peter Hughes, founder of Keep On Pushing, a local fitness company that specialises in teaching Muay Thai.

Working with the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, we found that in spite of government guidelines, less than a fifth of Glasgow GPs indicated that they would register a new patient without ID or proof of address - despite there being no legal requirement for them to do so.

Taking a solutions-focused approach to the issue of waste, Danny Macpherson exploresthe different ways issues surrounding rubbish are being tackled in neighbourhoods across the globe. Originally published as part of our special focus on rubbish in Issue 2.

Packed with news, interviews, features, recipes and more there is something for everyone in this issue of Greater Govanhill. Over 50 members of the community helped us to produce and distribute this issue and we couldn’t be more proud of it.

The latest episode of our monthly radio programme aired on 2 July. The show took a look at a number of ways in which community is expressed in our area and included music from a variety of local artists.

Toni Tochel, a member of Shawlands and Strathbungo Community Council, explains what community councils do and how you can get involved.

Originally published in our third print issue, Greater Govanhill met Ghulum Wali from The People’s Pantry.

From Facebook groups to swap markets, in this feature originally published in our first print issue, Rhiannon J Davies explored the bustling world of bartering and the culture that surrounds it.

A vigil was held on Thursday to commemorate Stanislav Tomáš, a Roma man who died whilst being restrained by police in the Czech Republic, in a case that bears shocking resemblance to that of George Floyd.

Content warning: Descriptions of violence.

Greater Govanhill recently visited 20 Albert Road, a new gallery space established by the curatorial groups A-M-G5, Cento and Ivory Tars.

Paolo Plotegher & Sarah Bower, both from the Youth Community Support Agency (YCSA), speak to Ruth Cape of the South East Integration Network about projects being offered to young black and minority ethnic people, and their parents and carers, in Pollokshields and Govanhill.

Originally published in Issue 2 of the print magazine, in this article Zan Phee, founder of the TnmntTiles archive takes us on a tour of wally closes and some of Glasgow’s finest decorative features.

A coalition of campaigners and third sector organisations has recently launched a campaign seeking the closure of the Glasgow Mother and Baby Unit, a facility operated by Mears to house asylum seekers and their children in Glasgow.