Road closed after crash
THE junction of London Road at Ross Street was closed to all traffic after an accident involving two cars.
Glasgow City Council’s Traffic Control & Management confirmed on social media that traffic was being diverted on to other streets.
It was not immediately clear whether anybody had been injured in the crash.
AROUND 1000 employees of a Glasgow insurance firm are to be given cash to pass on to good causes close to their hearts. The scheme is part of the Aviva Community Fund 2020, which gives small local charities and causes the chance to crowdfund for up to £50,000.
Jude Brooks, UK Head of Corporate Social Responsibility at Aviva, explained: “We believe the small charities that make the most impact are the ones given the opportunity to innovate and test new ideas.
“With our Aviva Community Fund programme, we are focusing not only on facilitating funding for small charities with genuinely forward-thinking ideas, but also sharing knowledge from Aviva’s people and building the capabilities of causes through training and coaching.
“We are extremely proud of the impact the Aviva Community Fund has had on so many worthy causes in recent years, and are delighted to give our network of approximately 16,000 employees the chance to contribute directly to the causes that matter to them most.”
Every employee, including almost 1000 based in Glasgow, will be allocated an ‘employee wallet’ with £60 to split across each quarter of the programme.
All wallet funds will be donated directly to the participating causes that matter most to employees and added to funds raised externally on Crowdfunder.
Aviva has teamed up with online fundraising platform to give eligible causes the chance to learn valuable skills and inspire support from Aviva public.
Available to UK-based causes with an annual turnover under £1million, causes can apply at avivacommunityfund.co.uk for up to £50,000 funding for innovative, forward-thinking projects.
Since inception in 2010, the Aviva Community Fund has supported thousands of small charities and worthy causes across the country. employees and the