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Mapping the gaps

We have a detailed map of all our estates and ‘assets’ – such as streetlights, hedges, trees, paths etc. We’re know there are some gaps between our map and Bath & North East Somerset Council’s, and we’re working closely with the council to tackle this. This is an issue that’s arisen across Bath as well as in Twerton and Snow Hill and we understand the frustration people feel whe…

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£13,000 raised for Bath cancer care centre

Curo has raised £13,672 for the new Dyson Cancer Centre that will be built at the Royal United Hospitals (RUH) Bath. Every year, Curo colleagues choose a ‘Charity of the Year’ and the RUH’s charity, The Forever Friends Appeal was nominated. Rachael Allen, Communications, Brand and PR manager, Curo said: “Choosing The Forever Friends Appeal as our charity of the year was an ea…

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Our Community Connectors service in South Glos is changing

From 1 April, the Community Connectors service that Curo runs on behalf of South Gloucestershire Council is ending in its current form. The good news is that all the services and support that have been offered by Community Connectors will continue as part of a new service called One You South Gloucestershire.

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Placement is ticket to a new career

Michael had worked for most of his adult life on construction sites, but his dream was to use his creative skills in an office-based job. He decided to make the change, researching courses that would help him achieve his ambition. Michael enrolled at Bath College where he gained maths, English and ICT qualifications and received advice from a recruitment agency w…

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Young family returns to home village thanks to new Curo development

A young couple and their two children will soon be able to live closer to family and friends as they prepare to move in to a new home at Curo’s Highbury Fields development in Clutton. Beth, who is 26 years old and from Clutton, and Danny, who’s 33 years old and was born and raised just a couple of miles down the road, in Paulton, have been looking to buy their first home together in the village but were struggling to find the right property.

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Curo Labs prize draw winners revealed

Thanks to everyone who came to the Curo Labs in January. Every Curo customer who came was entered into our prize draw to win a share of £200s worth of Love2Shop vouchers and one overall winner received a Google Home Hub.

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Free cardio drumming workshops

Our new community building, The Hub, is hosting free cardio drumming workshops for children and adults in February and March.

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Curo, Swan and Homes England establish Strategic Partnership to deliver 1,000 affordable homes

It was announced today that Curo and Swan Housing Association (“Swan”) have successfully secured a Strategic Partnership with Homes England and a grant allocation of £51.1m to build 1,067 new affordable homes by March 2024, in addition to their existing development plans. The programme will comprise a mix of homes available for social rent, affordable rent and shared ownership.