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New help available to downsize

Do you live in a Curo home in Bath & North East Somerset? Do you have more bedrooms than you need? Do you want to move to a smaller property? If so, contact the Homesearch team at Bath & North East Somerset Council and they will award you priority on the register. If you're worried you may not be able to downsize (for example because of rent arrears, work required in your home, or…

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“Moorlands Estate stands the test of time”

Moorlands Estate, Bath, is a shining example of well-designed post-war social housing. John Boughton explains why he included it in his book, A History of Council Housing in 100 Estates.

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Listen to episode three of Curo's Cost of Living podcast

As the cost of living rises, more people are turning to illegal money lenders, even using them to cover the costs of everyday basics. In episode three of Curo’s Cost of Living podcast, Marianne Rawlins, Communications and Media Manager at Curo, talks to Catherine Wohler from Stop Loan Sharks, an organisation that investigates and prosecutes illegal money lenders…

Watch out for loan sharks

Loan sharks are illegal money lenders who exploit people, including those on low incomes. Unfortunately, as the cost of living rises, more people are falling victim to loan sharks, even using them to cover the costs of everyday basics. We want to let you know that if you’ve borrowed money from a loan shark, help is out there. Stop Loan Sharks is an organisation that pros…

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Join us for our January Facebook Live

Join us on Wednesday 11 January for our Facebook Live Q&A with Curo Executive Director of Customer Experience Paul Harris and Director of Accounts and Lettings Emma Owens. They'll do their best to answer as many of your questions as they can between 7-8pm.

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Santa spreads Christmas magic to Curo customers at The Hub, Mulberry Park

Santa stopped at The Hub, Mulberry Park, to spread Christmas magic to more than 370 Curo residents at a festive family fun day on Saturday 17 December. Santa’s elves had set up a gorgeous grotto, with twinkling lights and a throne, where Santa read a story, Oliver, The Littlest Elf, to the children. He then gave out gifts and there was a chance for families to get a photo wit…

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Local children winners in Curo’s Christmas cards competition

Each year we run a Christmas card competition amongst the schools around the Curo community to select our favourite Christmas card. We have had an overwhelming response this year! School’s from as far as North Bristol entered the race. We received lots of wonderful and creative entries over the past few weeks and it was a tough decision to select the winners. Afte…

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Strength in numbers <+/%->

STRENGTH IN NUMBERS<+/%-> Curo’s Strength in Numbers Programme for adults can build your confidence and skills in basic Maths and Numeracy. Do you struggle with Maths or numeracy? Maybe you have Maths anxiety or had negative learning experiences of maths at school? Get stuck when your kids ask you for help with their Maths homework? Feel your lack of Maths skills is hol…