A raging Edinburgh man has hit out at a local community bank after having a £500 loan to replace his flattened fence turned down.
Ian Turner, who lives on Boswall Loan, Granton, initially contacted the council to enquire about having the wooden structure repaired after storm damage. After reportedly being rejected, he visited the Castle Community Bank, a service he had used in the past, armed with bank statement and utility bills.
Ian turned up at the Leith branch only to be told flat-out that as he was not in full-time employment and earning over £18,000, he did not qualify for any sort of loan.
