By Lucy Ashton

The Daily Record is reporting that police arrested 40 people at TRNSMT festival. Of that number, 21 were apprehended within Glasgow Green, with a further 19 arrested in connection with the festival but outside the event.

Police Scotland confirmed that five people were arrested on Sunday with the TRSNMT grounds and a further 10 externally. Sunday’s incidents are understood to involve breach of the peace, disorder, and minor assault offences.

Over the course of the weekend at Scotland’s biggest music festival, which attracted a crowd of around 50,000 each day, 21 people were arrested inside the festival and 19 outside of the main entrance.

The age range of those arrested was between 13 and 45, with the final day seeing the most arrests. On Saturday, police confirmed they were probing a sexual assault that took place.

Fourteen people were arrested on the second day for a variety of offences ranging from sexual assault to drugs involvement. The detainees included individuals as young as a 15-year-old, with the oldest being 42 years of age.

These charges constituted drug-related incidents, sexual offences, and physical assaults. It escalated to 25 following an earlier tally of 11 on Friday.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: ” Over the course of the weekend, there were 21 internal arrests and 19 external arrests in total.”

Extra Scotrail services added for Open golf fans after TRNSMT travel chaos

Meanwhile, ScotRail, who are locked in another pay dispute with train drivers’ union ASLEF, are adding extra services for golf fans attending the Open this weekend after backlash from axing services after the TRNSMT festival.

The news comes after thousands of fans were forced to find alternative transport home after the company announced no services were running after the festival ended on Sunday night.

Now the train operator has announced they will provide extra services during busy times to the Ayrshire station on Championship days at the open in Troon (Thursday, 18 to Sunday, 21 July) and additional capacity will be available on existing services on Practice Days.

To connect spectators from Troon station to the venue, ScotRail will work with Stagecoach to offer a two-in-one Golflink ticket, which includes both return rail travel to Troon station, as well as a regular shuttle bus linking customers to and from the Championship.

Tickets are available to purchase as an mTicket on the ScotRail app. Simply select Golflink (QGL) as the destination for combined Rail and Bus ticket on the ScotRail website or app.

Fans flocking to see the new Scottish Open champion, Bob MacIntyre, right,  will join queues and extra ScotRail staff will be on hand at Troon and Glasgow Central station to help, and customers are reminded that the carrying and consumption of alcohol is prohibited on all ScotRail services.

Phil Campbell, ScotRail Customer Operations Director, said: “We will be doing everything we can to support fans attending the return of The Open at Royal Troon next week.

“While a temporary timetable is operating, we have been able to add extra services at busy times both before and after each Championship day.

“Our all-inclusive Golflink ticket is a great way to combine train travel form anywhere on our network to Troon station, with a frequent bus link to the event course included, saving time and helping your journey run smoothly.

“Purchasing your tickets in advance means less queuing and more viewing at The Open at Royal Troon, and tickets can be purchased via the ScotRail app, website, ticket offices or on board.”

Johnnie Cole-Hamilton, Executive Director – Championships at The R&A, added: “Tens of thousands of fans will be travelling to The Open at Royal Troon each day and so we are encouraging them to use public transport instead of coming by car so that congestion on the roads is minimised and carbon emissions are reduced.”