Lindsay Bruce

1 week ago | pressandjournal.co.uk | Lindsay Bruce

Scottish Housing Minister Paul McLennan has finally visited the Raac-affected people of Torry. It’s only taken a year, and constant pleas from beleaguered Balnagask families, but yesterday it finally happened. Minister’s warmth welcomed by delegationAlongside MSP Audrey Nicoll, he spoke to a delegation from Torry’s Community Raac Campaign, in the Bridge Centre community hall – once known as the Phoenix.

1 week ago | pressandjournal.co.uk | Lindsay Bruce

Janice Mackie’s Torry home has lost nearly £40,000 in value due to Raac. Financially stuck and physically exhausted, her doctor has now warned that she’s on the brink of serious health issues. She shares her story today with Lindsay Bruce as part of our Trapped by Raac campaign calling on our readers to get behind the Aberdeen homeowners suffering through no fault of their own.

2 weeks ago | pressandjournal.co.uk | Lindsay Bruce

After a great first week of our Trapped by Raac campaign, where more than 1,000 of you added your name to the homeowners’ petition, we are today giving you the tools to take this campaign to every home, street and suburb of Aberdeen and beyond. As part of our continuing work to highlight the plight of ordinary people facing ruin through no fault of their own, we are today launching a campaign poster for you to use.

2 weeks ago | pressandjournal.co.uk | Lindsay Bruce

Torry resident George Black is trapped inside his house because of Raac. Wishing to remain anonymous, we’ve changed his name and that of his family to protect his identity. His heartrending story of crippling anxiety and stress keeping him housebound – echoed many times over by Aberdeen homeowners in Raac-riddled homes – is too important not to share. ‘I feel like I’ve failed my mum,’ George saysGeorge bought his three-bed Torry home with money he inherited from his late mum.

2 weeks ago | pressandjournal.co.uk | Lindsay Bruce

An Aberdeen doctor has revealed the horrifying health toll the Raac crisis is having on his patients. Adrian Crofton, lead clinician of Torry Medical Practice, spoke candidly to The Press and Journal as part of our Trapped by Raac campaign.