NEWCU Diary
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Learning to avoid poverty
LINDSEY ROGERSON

THIS month two secondary schools in one of the most deprived parts of Glasgow will get their own credit unions thanks mainly to the Greater Easterhouse Money Advice Project (GEMAP).

The initiative was established to make it easier for those often red-lined by the big banks to borrow small amounts at affordable rates and to encourage saving by boosting credit union membership. The hope is that encouraging children to build up a nest egg while still at school will help them escape a lifetime of poverty and crippling debt.

More from The Scotsman here…

From This Is Cheshire:

A NEW charity has been launched in Warrington for anyone with an acquired brain injury, their carers, families and friends.

The Warrington branch of Headway was officially launched at a reception at the Paddington House Hotel. Mayor of Warrington, Clr Linda Dirir, and her consort, Alin, attended the launch and, along with 80 other guests, listened to four speakers talk on the subject of acquired brain injury.

The north west of England has the highest incidence of acquired brain injury in the UK.