New Service at Improving Lives Hub - Sponsored Editorial *Improving Lives formally known as The Big Disability Group Working together with the SDS team at West Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership (WDHSCP), Improving Lives, are excited to announce they are creating an independent advice and guidance service for Self Directed Support (SDS). Self Directed Support is for everyone Clydesider Editor • Issue 25
Reader Recommendations: Scotland's Forgotten Hero? By Mary Irvine ‘Don Roberto’ conjures up an exotic picture of a swashbuckling adventurer, but that was just a part of the name. So, who was the man behind this romantic name? He was Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham, born in London in 1852, but a Scot through and through, with Clydesider Editor • Issue 25
The Vale's Forgotten Gem Words & Photos by Jeremy Watson of Lennox Heritage Society For at least the last two decades opportunistic trees have been slowly, but steadily swelling within the carved parapet of this little building. The pair of trees are no longer mere saplings, but tower above it. With almost imperceptible but Clydesider Editor • Heritage
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Information & Tips Money Saving Resources As fuel, food and bills continue to rise there is also a growing number of cashback and money saving opportunities. Our team put together a list of in-person and virtual places to source cheap or free food, clothes, household items and much more. In-person * The Recycle Room - 137 Onslow Clydesider Editor • Benefits Campaign
Benefit Spotlight: Winter Heating Support Warm Home Discount Is a one-off discount of £150 which is deducted from your energy bill – usually your electricity if you apply in time. Who Is It For? People who either: * receive the Guarantee Credit element of Pension Credit * receive certain means-tested benefits or tax credits and meet their energy Clydesider Editor • Benefits Campaign
