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North West Womens Centre Cashes in on 10K
On Sunday 6th September, Katy took part in the 10K Great Scottish Run, to raise money for Glasgow’s North West Women’s Centre. The centre provides a range of support to women who have been affected by discrimination, and sexual and domestic violence and offers a safe environment for women to work together to find practical [...]
CBI Scotland Annual Dinner
On Thursday night, Katy attended the CBI Scotland annual dinner, held at the Hilton Hotel in Glasgow. Helen Alexander, CBI President, spoke on the importance of tailored support for young people trying to get into employment. Speaking afterwards, Katy said: “Having worked with young people over many years with Careers Scotland (now part of Skills [...]
A Fairer Deal on Housing
Katy recently met students at Glasgow University to hear about their housing issues, particularly the difficulty many students have had in getting their deposit back at the end of a lease. Katy is campaigning to introduce a National Tenancy Deposit Scheme, in which the deposit is held by a third party untl the lease ends. [...]
