The Clyde Insider

16/06/2023

Is knitting just a lockdown trend or is it here to stay?

And could it be beneficial for our mental health?

Click on the link below to find out what knitters have to say about their hobby.

https://clydeinsider.co.uk/knitting-socks-as-a-form-of-self-care-a-lockdown-trend-that-is-here-to-stay

03/02/2023

I’m a second year student on the journalism course and I'm carrying out a survey into what people think 16 year olds should be allowed to do in Scotland.

This will contribute to an article on the Scottish Government’s gender recognition reform bill. The survey will only take two minutes to complete which you can do by clicking on the link...

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/MNVP7JK

Huge thanks, Jack Lee

Please take the survey titled "What should 16-year-olds be able to do?". Your feedback is important!

20/01/2023

This is a polar bear cub from Manitoba, Canada - Beans.

The snapshot of him curiously peeking out of a purple sea of wildflowers has been shortlisted for the People's Choice Award at the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition organised by Natural History Museum in London.

Who is the photograph's author, Martin Gregus Jr, and how does he change our perception of polar bears?

https://clydeinsider.co.uk/polar-bears-spend-summer-lost-in-a-sea-of-purple-flowers

20/01/2023

The cost of living has been increasing across the UK since early 2021.
Food prices have been rising sharply over the past year.
Families are struggling to pay expenses and also feed their children.
Especially the most vulnerable.
Some families are living on £8 per week.

Read the article about the cost of living crisis's impact on asylum seeker mothers at Clyde Insider.
https://clydeinsider.co.uk/at-the-sharp-end-the-cost-of-living-crisis-impact-is-higher-on-asylum-seeker-mothers



Image Credit: Andrae Ricketts Unsplash

20/01/2023

Can Henry Cavill help Warhammer take the Marvel Mainstream Step?
Geek culture is bigger than ever and the ex-Superman actor has the star power. Can nerdy lightning strike twice or is Warhammer too tied to the tabletop?

https://clydeinsider.co.uk/can-henry-cavill-help-warhammer-take-the-marvel-mainstream-step

19/01/2023

“A portrait is a little portal into somebody's life and their story,” says Nicola Stead, an award-winning Scottish photographer based in Glasgow, who recently spent a year in the community of Seedhill, Paisley doing a portrait series. How does a photographer earn the trust of people to stand in front of their lens? Read more to find.

https://clydeinsider.co.uk/faces-of-seedhill-lifting-a-paisley-community-with-the-power-of-photography

19/01/2023

BuskersofGlasgow brings talented musicians to the world stage. Behind all the social media accounts is one woman: Meet Carolyn Sleith, Glasgow's Busker Mum. https://clydeinsider.co.uk/meet-glasgows-busker-mum

Thanks to Carolyn Sleith, Daniel Ladds, and Bobbie Dazzler )(Powrd_bybants_and_plants).

10/11/2021

Will more online shopping help to tackle climate change? Why do we import wool when we already produce enough in the UK for our needs?
This and more from fashion and textile students at college in our podcast no.2
https://clydeinsider.co.uk/cop26-podcast-sustainability-and-fashion

10/11/2021

Global superstar and climate change protestors give Glasgow Airport one of its most demanding days of the year, by Michael Johnston.

Staff and police at Glasgow Airport have experienced one of their busiest weekends of 2021 due to climate change protests outside the main terminals and a special visitor flying in from the US. On Saturday, activists from Stay Grounded made their voices heard by campaigning at the travel hub in what...

10/11/2021

The arts are getting the messages across at Glasgow COP26 protests, by Dominic McColgan

COP26 protestors in Glasgow have been using an array of handmade crafts and displays as well as performances to get their messages across to delegates at the UN hub in the city these past two weeks.

01/11/2021

Want to know what Glasgow is actually doing to tackle climate change? Listen to our special COP26 podcast which hears from Glasgow City Council, Friends of the Earth Scotland, the COP26 Coalition March group and many more...

Journalism students at Glasgow Clyde College have produced an hour long podcast to look at what their city is doing to help tackle climate change.Callum, Chl...

03/04/2020

The day has finally come! Our Magazine is now out with the Paisley Daily Express.

Thanks to our editor Ramsay Beattie, our teacher Karen Bale and to all of our readers.

Please let us know what you think and make sure to tag us on social media.