Tucked away just off Victoria Road at 83 Bowman Street, the cosy Bee’s Knees Café is run by owner Anna Strzalkowska. Anna makes everyone feel like a member of the family, right from the minute they walk through the door. We popped in to get to know her better.

Across the past three weekends, Komplex Gallery has been hosting a series of exhibitions from ROTU artists. We went to check out the final two series of works that are being displayed before the end of the exhibition this Sunday.

A court has ruled in favour of eviction of squatters from a building in Tradeston, which was once former overnight accommodation for asylum seekers. The building has been occupied since COP26, when it was used as free accommodation for climate activists.

For many members of the Govanhill Roma Youth Project, the Global Day of Action during COP26 was their first time attending such a large protest. One participant, 16 year-old Natalia Balogova, shares her experience of the march.

Debbie Ruzzak is half of the husband and wife duo that comprise Seamster Vintage. Together, Debbie and Steven work to make and produce a fabulous upcycled range of clothing.

Greater Govanhill was awarded ‘Regional Magazine of the Year’ at a recent glittering ceremony held by News Awards UK. The esteemed panel of judges described the magazine as ‘fresh and innovative’ and a ‘runaway winner’.

Mina Baird met with members of Govanhill’s trans community to listen to their perspectives on living in our neighbourhood.

A group of South Asian women and indigenous leaders have created a 65 foot mural celebrating indigenous environmentalism, in amongst the streets of colonial Merchant City.

As COP26 reaches its conclusion, Kate Samuels writes on the importance of intergenerational collaboration in addressing the climate crisis.

The Scottish Beacon brings together articles from independently published public interest journalism platforms from across Scotland. This first issue features articles from Greater Govanhill, the Lochside Press, Shetland News, The Ileach, The Clydesider, The Edinburgh Reporter, The Ferret and the West Highlands Free Press.

The EV (Electric Vehicle) Rally of Scotland is taking place from 8-12 November as part of COP26, covering more than 1,200 miles to showcase the charging infrastructure around the country. A few weeks ago, Craigh Hunter embarked on his own EV adventure, from Glasgow to Skye and back, to put the system to the test.

Representatives of communities in the Global South attended a meeting with the First Minister on Wednesday. Following this roundtable discussion, Stop Climate Chaos Scotland has released a statement that praises Scotland’s efforts in a number of areas but calls for further urgent action to be taken to address global warming and climate injustice.

Originally published in our COP26 special issue, Chinyanta Kabaso wrote about the need for climate literacy education to be delivered to people who are under-represented and who have struggled against injustice.

As COP26 comes to an end, Danny Macpherson considers the suitability of Glasgow’s public transport systems and the prospect of greener alternatives.

The biggest demonstrations held during COP26 in Glasgow fell right in the middle of the two weeks. Photos taken by Virginie Chabrol show a huge range of people from all backgrounds turning out with different messages, despite the Glasgow weather.

Just Transition: Transforming public transport to fight climate change brought together representatives from Get Glasgow Moving, Unite Hospitality Glasgow and the Scottish Green Party - for a panel discussion in The Deep End

This pop-up riverside venue at 222 Broomielaw is hosting a number of talks, workshops, performances screenings and other events over the duration of COP26 aiming to bring together arts and climate activism.

Activists are determined to keep possession of ‘Baile Hoose’ in Tradeston for the duration of COP26 and hope to be able to provide free accommodation to anyone wishing to attend the summit.

Climate Fresk are running free workshops throughout COP26 in Glasgow which enable participants to get up-to-speed with all the latest climate science. Bethany Scott went along to get involved and find out more.

Many locals are saying they find the vast range and number of climate-related events overwhelming. Luckily our friends at SEIN have created this handy guide for climate change and climate justice events happening locally - in and around the Southside of Glasgow.