Housing First, says Holyrood Committee

Scotland should make a number of improvements in its approach to tackling homelessness and rough sleeping, including the implementation of a ‘Scottish style Housing First’ that would give people a safe and permanent home. Continue reading Housing First, says Holyrood Committee

Short Term Lets: Wightman publishes legislation options to tackle problem

Scottish Green MSP Andy Wightman, whose Homes First campaign aims to regulate the rapid growth of the short-term letting sector, today published examples of legislative change to show how the Scottish Government could help local Councils tackle the problem. Continue reading Short Term Lets: Wightman publishes legislation options to tackle problem

Arts the way to do it: getting creative at The Junction

Creative Express – Creative Canvases Exhibition

@ The Junction

On Friday 26 January, The Junction was proud to hold its first exhibition of work from their Creative Express arts program (writes Tessa Hughes). The event saw over 40 attendees, including friends and family of young people whose work was featured, as well as members of the local community and friends of The Junction. Thanks go out to Tesco Express on Great Junction Street, who provided a range of snacks for everyone who attended to enjoy. Continue reading Arts the way to do it: getting creative at The Junction

Scandal-hit Oxfam called in for crisis talks

International Development minister Penny Mordaunt has summoned Oxfam bosses to a showdown meeting today to answer serious allegations against charity staff while working for Oxfam in Haiti. Ms Mordaunt said the charity “has failed in it’s moral leadership” and Oxfam’s funding could be terminated if it cannot satisfactorily explain the way it handled claims of serious sexual misconduct against it’s aid workers. Continue reading Scandal-hit Oxfam called in for crisis talks

Letters: The people can bring about change for good

Dear Editor

Over and over again we are told of the rich getting richer, with fantastic salaries and pay-offs and vast profit making cope with rising prices while the rest of us try to cope with rising prices, particularly of food, with wages held below inflation, it is getting more and more difficult just to ‘manage’. Continue reading Letters: The people can bring about change for good

Pennywell All Care Centre: what’s in that shiny new building?

Pennywell All Care Centre (formerly North West Partnership Centre) opened to the public on 18th December and will be officially opened later this month. The new Centre will provide a range of health and social care services, including new GP accommodation (Muirhouse Medical Group has opened a new branch surgery to complement their Muirhouse Avenue practice), podiatry and child health services. Continue reading Pennywell All Care Centre: what’s in that shiny new building?