Plan now to avoid festive finance hangover, says Community Bank chief

Falling behind with post-festive finances needn’t be the ‘horror story’ that is often depicted by the media, according to the founder of an Edinburgh-based community bank, which is already dealing with a ‘steady stream’ of savings applications for next Christmas. Continue reading Plan now to avoid festive finance hangover, says Community Bank chief

Still time to take part in Drylaw Parish Church survey

How could Drylaw Parish Church be used? The church’s community survey will be closing very soon, so please spare five minutes to fill it in and share your ideas.

Click on this link to be taken to the survey

– https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/SQLPPYK

and be entered into a prize draw to win a £25 Marks & Spencer voucher.

The draw will take place shortly after the survey closes.

Do we really care? Charity exposes scandal of 15 minute visits

No one should have to choose between going to the toilet or having a cup of tea, and this practice must come to an end”

Damning figures from a Freedom of Information (FOI) request have shown that a third of Scottish councils commissioned fifteen minute visits for the provision of personal care in 2016/17. Continue reading Do we really care? Charity exposes scandal of 15 minute visits