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Title: Duke of Gloucester Opens New Veteran Facility in Glasgow's East End
Post by: cinrit on October 16, 2014, 12:28:16 PM
QuoteThe Duke of Gloucester officially opened the Bellrock Close development, a new 51-flat complex in Cranhill.  The facility, run by the charity Scottish Veteran Residences (SVR), aims to help struggling veterans with the transition to civilian life.

In 2012/2013, official figures showed that 1080 ex-service people across Scotland made homeless applications.

The applications were made to local authorities. 800 of them were assessed as priority homeless.

More: BBC News - New veteran facility opens in Glasgow's east end (http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-29629701)

Cindy