The Glasgow leg of Scotland’s biggest mass participation walking event is gathering pace, with the earliest wave of the Mighty Stride now officially fully booked. Organisers of the Glasgow Mighty Stride have confirmed that the 8.30am start time at Glasgow Green has sold out, reflecting strong demand from walkers eager to take part in the annual fundraising event. However, thousands of places remain available across later start times, with the 9.00am, 9.30am and 10.00am waves

Five Scottish regions to benefit from a share of a new £140 million UK Government Local Growth Fund. Image - UK Gov Launched today [Thursday 8 January] by Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander, the Local Growth Fund will help drive economic prosperity across Scotland. The five regions’ allocations from the programme over the next three years (26/27 - 28/29) are: Glasgow City: £60.9 million  Edinburgh & South East: £37.8 million Tay Cities: £19.5 million Ayrshire: £11.8 million

Road Policing Officers are appealing for assistance in tracing a vehicle which hit an overpass while travelling southbound on the A77 south of the Bellfield Interchange near Kilmarnock. Around 2.50pm on Wednesday, 7 January, 2026, a vehicle has struck the overpass at Treeswoodhead Road causing rubble and bricks from the bridge to fall onto the carriageways. Police and partners attended the scene, with a full road closure initially put in place. The northbound carriageway reop