Daily Glasgow News Bulletin: Council given almost £27m to help Glasgow recover from Covid-19, Bin lorry drivers pulled from routes to take pupils to school and ScotRail announce extra services ahead of Coldplay gig

At a glance

• Council given almost £27m to help Glasgow recover from Covid-19
• Bin lorry drivers pulled from routes to take pupils to school
• ScotRail announce extra services ahead of Coldplay gig

Almost £27 million has been awarded to Glasgow City Council to regenerate local communities, business and high streets as the city continues to recover from Covid-19. The money, which is part of the UK Government’s shared fund, has been welcomed by Conservative group leader Thomas Kerr who said he was “delighted” to back this development.

Bin lorry drivers have been pulled from their usual routes to drive children to school after a transport provider was unable to fulfil school bus contracts for a local authority. North Lanarkshire Council contacted parents to say SPT were “unable to organise transport on a range of routes for the start of the new session”.

ScotRail has announced extra services to ferry music fans to and from Hampden ahead of back-to-back performances by Coldplay at the national stadium. The band is set to take the headlines at the arena this week as part of their Music of the Spheres world tour.