Life & style, "Glasgay!"

A local's guide to Glasgow

‘I've always loved Glasgow. I was that person who stayed and studied in the city they were brought up in and I never regretted it. The thing with Glasgow is there is just so much on your doorstep, whatever your 'thing' is. Better still, the Glasgow…

Spotlight on Glasgow's Merchant City

Look up as you walk around the streets of Glasgow’s Merchant City and you can’t help but be transfixed by the history of an area now best known, perhaps, for its food and drink emporiums. First formed in the 18th Century as a stomping ground for the…

Hidden Glasgow

Undercover activities, city secrets and grassroots organisations

Parks, gardens and tours So, you think you’d like to get to know the city a little better? Glasgow City Council’s website offers a number of downloadable heritage trail guide packs. We particularly recommend following the Bridgeton Tour, which takes…

The Hot 100 2011: 100-50

The definitive list of Scottish creative talent

100: Gordon Ferris. Kilmarnock crime author makes good. The already packed Scottish crime writing field has finally found a bit of elbow room for another burgeoning talent. Joining the likes of Rankin, Brookmyre, McDermid and co is this Ayrshire-born…

The Hot 100 2009

Compiled by List staff through a painstaking process of review and debate, the Hot 100 is the comprehensive list of Scottish creative talent, covering both individuals and organisations who’ve made a standout contribution to culture in 2009. This year’s…