We put 8 questions from our readers to all 10 candidates standing to represent the Southside Central ward ahead of the 5 May elections. First up is Elaine Gallagher, standing for the Scottish Green Party.

Gentrification has become a divisive topic on conversations around Govanhill in recent years. Journalist Robbie Armstrong speaks to three of his neighbours on Allison Street to explore the different perspectives on the problem.

Local dad-of-two, Sean Kerwin thinks it’s time that Glasgow City Council invested money in improving the play area in Queen’s Park. He’s launched a petition and is calling on local representatives to make this a priority.

Rebekah has been caring her sister since she was very young and found that her school didn’t understand the challenges she faced. But she found support in the Dixon Community ‘Young Carers Group’, where she made lifelong friends. Now she volunteers with the group to give back to the community.

Glasgow City Council elections will be held on 5 May and if you are eligible to vote, you have until the 23:59 on the 18 April to register to exercise your democratic right. Read on to find out who can vote, how the counting works and who is standing for election in Govanhill.

Two years after their first in person event was planned (and then cancelled due the pandemic), Book Salon returned to Outwith Books in Govanhill. Journalist Anna Burnside interviewed Louise Welsh about her latest novel, The Second Cut

Govanhill Baths have launched a crowdfunder to put on a weekend of events, known as Festival of Resistance, to commemorate the events of Kenmure Street on 13th May 2021.

When her community project of handing out poems on the street became impossible due to the pandemic, Annie Muir decided to make a podcast aimed at complete beginners to poetry

Today the Govanhill Open Museum will unveil a new mural produced for and by the Govanhill community, which stands as a colourful celebration of the neighbourhood’s diverse identity. Inspired by old postcard designs, each letter of Govanhill features a pattern found by the local community.

Greater Govanhill is pleased to announce that we have received a small amount of funding from the Scottish Refugee Council to produce a radio show on Radio Buena Vida for Refugee Festival Scotland.

Continuing in our collaborative series with Simon Murphy, we spoke to Claire Henry, a potter who lives in Govanhill, about her life and work.

The owner of Outwith Books, Natalie Whittle’s has written a book about the Fifteen Minute City, the idea of how having all amenities within a 15 min cycle or walk of your home benefits the economy, wellbeing and the climate.

“Stand on the brink of your dream and fight. I had a dream to find a safe place and went through many difficult decisions until I made it.” ‘The Stories Behind the Faces’ event this Saturday in Glasgow will be a chance to hear stories of five Yemeni people and the challenges they overcame to seek refuge in Scotland.

هانیه خاکپور

نوروز ۱۴۰۱ آغاز برگی نو از قرن جدید در تقویم خورشیدی است. الهه می گوید: نوروز فراگیرترین نماد فرهنگی است که همه ایرانی‌ها آن را در چمدان خود گذاشته و به این طرف آب آورده اند.

Some 300 million people in Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, India, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan will mark Nowruz on the 20 March - which celebrates the renewal of nature and the start of a new solar year. Hanieh Khakpour, an Iranian in Glasgow, explains the traditions.

A photo essay from journalist Jen Stout shows the people fleeing the war in Ukraine and crossing the Danube to enter the port of Isaccea in Romania, where they are greeted by offers of food, shelter and support.

In our Food Issue, Liam Smillie shadowed the anarchist group Food Not Bombs to learn about how they are tackling the food-waste crisis and seeking to alleviate food poverty.

In Issue 5 of our magazine, Eoin Carey shared some pieces from his latest photo series entitled Fathers. The Govanhill based photographer’s latest series documents “the hidden half of parenthood”.

Since the pandemic hit, there’s been a rise in women and non-binary people in and around Govanhill learning trades that have traditionally been male dominated. We spoke to some of these tradespeople to find out more about their industry, how they navigate it.

After a number of delays, the Scottish Parliament have now presented their revised version of the Gender Recognition Act. We spoke to members of the local LGBTQ+ community to get their reaction.