We are 10!
It’s sneaked up on us a little bit but MainStreet turns 10 years old today. The team here will be celebrating with a wee party later, and we’ll reflect on what’s been achieved in that time. A lot of that…
It’s sneaked up on us a little bit but MainStreet turns 10 years old today. The team here will be celebrating with a wee party later, and we’ll reflect on what’s been achieved in that time. A lot of that…
At this time of year, MainStreet donates a few thousand pounds to a range of charities. Please consider supporting these charities too. This year, our chosen beneficiaries are: Shelter: The economic difficulties facing the country are also exacerbating homelessness problems –…
As we do every year, MainStreet has this Christmas donated a few thousand pounds to a range of charities – most of whom we have come across in our work in 2021. This year, we made a donation to The Yard to…
By Prof Richard Kerley ‘Build back better ‘is a phrase we will all have become familiar with over the past year or so. We’ve heard it from politicians and government ministers, and I have seen it chalked on paths whilst…
Now read the full Independent Review Of Adult Social Care in Scotland report. Congratulations to Derek Feeley and his team - it’s a great piece of work. The proposal for a National Care Service will get most of the publicity…
As we do every year, the MainStreet team set aside a chunk of money to give to charity at Christmas. In 2020 that seemed more important than ever – the work that voluntary organisations have done during the COVID19 pandemic…
There have been some amazing COVID19 responses across the region… In July and early August, the MainStreet team supported the Data-Driven Innovation Initiative (part of the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal) and colleagues from the Scottish Futures…
Prof Richard Kerley We’re now at a stage in the Covid19 crisis when public bodies both have to be doing different things in the short term, and should also be thinking about what they could and probably should be doing…
MainStreet has worked with some big housing associations and some small housing associations. So we were very interested in recent articles in Scottish Housing News by Martin Armstrong, CEO of the Wheatley Group and David Bookbinder, Director of the Glasgow…
Even if we are already persuaded by the need for us as a society to do more – and more rapidly – about our degrading environment, it is sometimes hard for any of to get a real sense of necessary…