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Bonfires and fireworks can be dangerous - check out our safety advice

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service share firework and bonfire safety advice

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) have published firework safety advice to keep you safe ahead of bonfire night on 5th November.
Please attend an organised event if possible - you can find a list of local and national organised events on the SFRS website. The fireworks code and firework/bonfire safety guidance is also available on from the SFRS on their website.

Heating our homes, reducing bills, creating new jobs - and saving the planet

Heating our homes, reducing bills, creating new jobs - and saving the planet

By Jacqueline McLaren
Councillor for the Canal Ward

This week I had the privilege to attend a COP26 event here in the North of Glasgow, organised by our very own ng homes.
The visit was to see first-hand a newly installed District Heating System that ng homes have installed for their tenants in two tower blocks on Balgrayhill Road.

ng homes have housing stock across the North

Barclays support North Glasgow through the Pandemic

Barclays support North Glasgow through the Pandemic

Barclays give a welcomed boost to North Glasgow with a funding award of £100,000 to support the community through the pandemic.
ng homes were chosen by a selection committee from Barclays for the meaningful work they are doing in supporting the immediate needs of people in communities, including low income families, those facing financial hardship, isolated elderly people and key workers.

Bonfires can be dangerous, check out our safety advice

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service publish firework and bonfire safety advice

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) have published firework safety advice to keep you safe ahead of bonfire night on 5th November. With many organised public events cancelled due to Covid-19, people may be considering hosting their own fireworks display. SFRS have urged the public to follow the Government's advice, guidance and to follow social distancing. SFRS have published a fireworks code

Margaret Fraser, Head of Regeneration at ng homes collecting face masks from Briege

Kind Glasgow woman donates handmade facemasks to Angels of the North

In North Glasgow we have an incredible group of volunteers who are supporting their local community. Working alongside ng homes, these ‘angels’ have been providing food parcels, preparing and delivering hot meals, helping uplift prescriptions and a whole lot more! When Briege, a young Glasgow woman, heard about this she wanted to help and got in touch with Margaret Fraser, Head of Regeneration at

Front l-r: Pupils Sophie Dunne, Tye Kerr, Stuart Gough, John Bambrick, Ben Marshall, Kenzie Stanley & Lewis Thomson. Back l-r:  Andy Lyttle, Lynn McSorley, David McIntyre, Mrs Loretta MacNeil & Richard Porter

Balornock Pupils Back on their Bikes thanks to ng2

PUPILS at Balornock Primary school were delighted when local social enterprise company ng2 fixed the lock on their bike shed after it had been vandalised over the recent bank holiday weekend.

Find out all the latest news and upcoming events at ng homes

ng homes is a social landlord based in North Glasgow with properties in Springburn, Balornock, Possilpark and Parkhouse.

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Ned Donaldson House
50 Reidhouse St. Glasgow
Scotland