Stephen O'Neil, an artist based in Mount Florida, is going to take part in his first exhibition at Montgomery's Cafe in Radnor Street in the Westend.

In my last post I said one of the perks of being a community journalist is covering community councils. This is one of the lows - I have to correct my previous post as I've spoken with Cllr Coleshill, who gave me a reason for his absence at the Mount Florida Community Council meeting.

One of the perks of being a community reporter is that you cover community councils.

Okay, so dragging yourself out the house on a wet and windy Tuesday night to go and listen to people talk about parking problems or the like may not seem the most appetising thing in the world, but as a source of local contacts and stories, community councils are brilliant.

Before the holidays, I was speaking to Mount Florida Community Police Officer, PC Mark Patterson.

Oh it's an excessive time of year when we all have maybe a bit too much to eat or drink, or maybe we all just have an extra long rest and spend a little time with relatives or friends we haven't seen for a while.

Some news from Mount Florida with a more international scope today, as Langside Labour Councillor Archie Graham was named Executive Member for Commonwealth Games Delivery on 30 November.

I've been covering a few stories in two parts of G42 recently: one in Mount Florida and one in Govanhill.