Glasgow City Council will hold a public consultation over introducing a 5% visitor levy on overnight stays in the city.The tourist tax would apply to hotels, hostels, guest houses, B&Bs and self-catering accommodation.

If the Egyptian Halls were in Edinburgh, would they be in this condition? Specific buildings, this being one of them, should be better protected

We asked for your views on Glasgow's narrow URC win against Connacht and Edinburgh's URC defeat by Scarlets. Here's what some of you said:

The levy on hotels, hostels, B&Bs and self-catering accommodation could raise around £11m a year for the council

These 90 minute classes take place at various five-star hotels in Edinburgh and Glasgow, including the Kimpton Hotel Charlotte Square on February 28 at 6:30pm, and the same venue on March 28, at 6:30pm.

Motorists in Glasgow now face a £100 fine for parking on pavements as a ban comes into force. The new rules are designed to protect pedestrians, especially people in wheelchairs and those pushing buggies, who could be forced onto the road by vehicles on the pavement.

As The Herald looks at Scotland's railways, Edinburgh Correspondent Donald Turvill heads west to Glasgow on ScotRail's flagship express service

Dropkick Murphys will open their new Glasgow bar on Midland Street in the city centre on Friday 7 February. The Irish bar have confirmed that they will only be opening for three days over the weekend before they open fully in Glasgow later this year.

A red warning - the most severe issued by the Met Office - was in place on Friday and saw gusts of up to 90mph shake the city, causing chaos including fallen trees and damage to buildings.

A Glasgow-based company will be the headline sponsor for a team taking on a gruelling 750-mile cycling challenge

Councillors in Glasgow will this week will become the latest to consider introducing a visitor levy, or tourist tax.

The Laithwaites Wine Festival is a dream ticket for all oenophiles: Whether they go mad for Merlot, bats about Bordeaux, or like to shimmy to Chardonnay, the festival is packed with wine makers, wine lovers and wine-themed events.