Marissa Macwhirter

Màiri McAllan new culture minister, new Jasleen Kaur public artwork, 10 years of Freakender, creative opportunities, what's on the stages + more...

Susanne Millar’s record on child protection is laid bare by Glasgow’s Beastie House learning review – Herald columnist Marissa MacWhirter…

As the health visitor headed off from the flat, a little girl known only as Child A banged her hands against the window, shrieking for the grown-up not to leave. Her shouts and the thud of tiny fists on the glass were, in the files, rationalised as...

Glasgow’s £24m overhaul of George Square swaps red asphalt for Portuguese granite, rain gardens and 16m light columns – and will open days…

In Glasgow in 2040, it still rains in June but after two decades, the downpour is hotter, more intense. The sky weeps these great golf ball tears that, having collected all the microplastics and pollens and chemicals in the air on the way down,...

Drumduan School in Forres will close within weeks, the latest Scottish private to shut after VAT on fees, rising costs and falling rolls hit the…

I spent time in Pitlochry, the Highland town where Alan Cumming’s bold season, a Scottish premiere of Once and a quietly luxurious hotel have…

Glasgow transport faces a major overhaul as SPT appoints a new CEO to lead bus franchising amid legal threats, policy hurdles and system-wide reform.

From inside his understated office in Manchester city centre last year, Andy Burnham spoke at length about his belief in “bottom-up devolution”.…

From inside his understated office in Manchester city centre last year, Andy Burnham spoke to me at length about his belief in “bottom-up devolution”. I had travelled down last February to speak to the then-mayor of Greater Manchester for our first...