GCVS News

GCVS is a busy organisation working within a dynamic sector. Here are some of the news stories that have caught our interest.

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Glasgow News news stories:

• New Council to Meet This Week

  Published: 16 May 2012

  Glasgow City Council will meet for the first time this week, which will see the appointment of the Leader, The Lord Provost,

• Commonwealth Games Legacy for Communities Programme

  Published: 15 Mar 2012

  SCDC is now inviting expressions of interest for the second tranche of the Commonwealth Games Legacy for Communities programme.

• Last Minute Intervention May Prevent CAB Closure

  Published: 14 Mar 2012

  A last minute intervention by Glasgow City Council could save 5 of Glasgow’s Citizens Advice Bureaux (CABs) from closure. Reports earlier this week warned of their impending closure on 31st March this year following an unsuccessful tendering bid for the

• Glasgow to Regulate Street Fundraisers

  Published: 9 Mar 2012

  Glasgow City Council and the Public Fundraising Regulatory Association have signed an agreement that will effectively regulate street fundraising, setting out six city centre locations and seven other zones where the practice will be allowed.

• Glasgow Families Hardest Hit by Tax Credit Changes

  Published: 23 Feb 2012

  Glasgow will be hardest hit in Scotland by tax credit changes, due to begin in April, which will affect over 2000 families.

• Glasgow Housing Association Takes the Lead in Tackling Fuel Poverty

  Published: 27 Jan 2012

  Glasgow Housing Association (GHA) has already seen 1,500 people sign up for its Winter Ready scheme, which provides free housing checks for residents who are over 60 or disabled.

• Rosemount Announce New Employability Project - Royston at Work

  Published: 20 Jan 2012

  GCVS Members, Rosemount are one of 6 organisations who have successfully secured £1,117,328 of Big Lottery funding for the Royston area.

• Glasgow's Third Sector Forum Meetings - Come Along and Have Your Say!

  Published: 19 Jan 2012

  Details of the Third Sector Forum meetings which will take place in January and February.

• Welfare Reform to Cost Glasgow Millions

  Published: 13 Jan 2012

  Glasgow’s citizens will lose an estimated £84m per year under the UK Government’s welfare reform plans.