Craig Williams
Craig Williams is a reporter at The Herald who follows how Glasgow’s buildings, streets and institutions change, and what that means for the people who use them. His work sits at the intersection of city property, regeneration projects and everyday urban life, with stories that link major decisions on offices and landmark sites to their impact on workers, residents and visitors. He has reported for The Herald since 2022 and writes in a digital-first format, combining fast news updates with multi-part series and timelines.
Government office moves and commercial property
Williams covers large office moves by major institutions into Glasgow, tracking how those decisions reshape the city’s commercial property landscape.
In his reporting on a significant Home Office relocation into new Glasgow premises, he treats the deal as more than a business story, setting it against questions of where civil service jobs sit and how the move plays into the wider evolution of the city centre office market. The emphasis is on clarity and detail around the deal itself, the scale of the move and its consequences for the surrounding area, rather than on commentary or speculation.
Glasgow School of Art fires and the fate of a landmark
A defining strand of his work is The Herald’s series on the Glasgow School of Art fires and the stalled rebuild of the Mackintosh Building. Across that coverage he moves between hard chronology and human experience, building a complete timeline from the 2014 and 2018 fires through to the current situation while also documenting how those events were felt in the city.
One piece tracks the life and rising reputation of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, linking the building’s restoration to growing tourist interest in his work and the pressure that puts on the site’s future. Another focuses on residents living around the School of Art, capturing their frustration at years of delay and uncertainty over when the building will return to use. He writes about reinstatement plans in terms of legacy and footfall, showing how decisions on a single structure carry consequences for tourism, local pride and the character of nearby streets.
The series treats the fires not as isolated incidents but as a long-running story about heritage, regeneration and the politics of rebuilding in a dense city.
Tourism, city experiences and new arrivals to Glasgow
Williams also reports on Glasgow’s tourism economy and how visitors experience the city on foot.
In coverage of walking tours he sets out why operators expect a “massive” year, linking guided routes and attractions to a broader tourism boom and the changing ways people navigate the city centre. His work on people moving from London to Glasgow looks at the motivations behind that shift, describing why new arrivals are leaving the “Big Smoke” and what they find when they settle in the city.
These stories carry the same interest in place as his property and landmark pieces, showing how demand from tourists and new residents feeds into the feel of central districts, the businesses that thrive there and the pressure on the built environment.
City events, crowds and public safety
Alongside property and regeneration, Williams contributes to live news coverage of major events in Glasgow’s streets.
His reporting on an Orange Order parade coinciding with Celtic title celebrations centres on Police Scotland’s plans for managing large crowds in the city centre, explaining expected numbers, routes and the steps being taken to keep rival gatherings apart. That work reflects the same ground-level focus found in his other pieces, treating marches, football celebrations and police operations as part of the ongoing story of how public space is used, controlled and experienced in Glasgow. Across beats, he is drawn to the practical consequences of decisions and events in the city, whether they concern a landmark building, a government office move or thousands of people in the streets.
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