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Dealing with Debt: finding your feet: For the Lothian & Borders Area

DescriptionAddress listings of Debt Advice Providers in the Sheffdom of Lothian & Borders.
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Official Print Publication DateDecember 2005
Website Publication DateDecember 15, 2005

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Money Advice ?
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Sheriff Court:

Duns

Edinburgh

Haddington

Jedburgh

Linlithgow

Peebles

Selkirk

Council:

City of Edinburgh

East Lothian

Midlothian

Scottish Borders

West Lothian

How to use this leaflet:

This leaflet gives details of agencies in your area that give free, independent, impartial, confidential money advice.

You will find addresses, phone numbers and e-mail and website addresses where they are available.

There are also details of the sheriff court and council areas covered by the agency. Some agencies provide advice in more than one sheriff court area - if this is the case they will be listed in full.

If an agency has disabled access or can provide court representation this will be indicated by the symbols displayed below. Individual agencies may have other outlying offices - phone the main agency number to find out about availability.

Disabled Access available Disabled Access available

Court Representation available Court Representation available

Outreach Service Available

West Lothian Council
Advice Shop
Unit 9-12 Waverley Industrial Estate, Waverley
Bathgate EH48 4HY

Phone: 0800 328 9470
Fax: 01506 775142
Email: advice.shop@westlothian.gov.uk
Web: www.westlothian.gov.uk/adviceshop

Disabled Access availableCourt Representation available

Citizens Advice Bureau West Lothian
Suite Seven Shiel House
Craigshill
Livingston EH54 5EH

Phone: 01506 432977
Fax: 01506 441986
Email: enquiries@cabwestlothian.org.uk
Web: www.cabwestlothian.org.uk

Disabled Access available

Edinburgh (Central) Citizens Advice Bureau
58 Dundas Street
Edinburgh EH3 6QZ

Phone: 0131 557 1500
Fax: 0131 557 3543
Email: bureau@edincentcab.cabnet.org.uk
Web: www.edinburgh0.freeserve.co.uk

Court Representation available

Edinburgh (Gorgie/Dalry) Citizens Advice Bureau
Fountainbridge Library Building
137 Dundee Street
Edinburgh EH11 1BG

Phone: 0131 474 8080 (advice),
0131 474 8081 (appts)
Fax: 0131 474 8082
Email: bureau@GorgieCAB.casonline.org.uk

Disabled Access available

Edinburgh (Leith) Citizens Advice Bureau
166 Great Junction Street
Edinburgh EH6 5LJ

Phone: 0131 554 8144
Fax: 0131 553 5984
Email: bureau@leithcab.casonline.org.uk

Disabled Access available

Edinburgh (Pilton) Citizens Advice Bureau
661 Ferry Road
Edinburgh EH4 2TX

Phone: 0131 332 9434
Fax: 0131 332 8549
Email: bureau@edinpiltcab.cabnet.org.uk
Web: www.cas.org.uk

Court Representation available

Edinburgh (Portobello) Citizens Advice Bureau
8a - 8b Bath Street
Portobello
Edinburgh EH15 1EY

Phone: 0131 669 7138 (advice) 669 9503 (appointments)
Fax: 0131 657 3943
Email: bureau@edinpbellcab.cabnet.org.uk

Disabled Access available

Granton Information Centre
134-138 West Granton Road
Edinburgh EH5 1PE

Phone: 0131 552 0458
Fax: 0131 551 2459
Email: enquiries@gic.visps.com

Disabled Access availableCourt Representation available

Community Help & Advice Initiative
1 Murrayburn Gate
Wester Hailes
Edinburgh EH14 2SS

Phone: 0131 453 6410 (appointments)
Fax: 0131 467 7473
Email: chaiadvice@mail.wh1.org.uk

Disabled Access availableCourt Representation available

Prospect Community Housing
6 Westburn Avenue
Wester Hailes
Edinburgh EH14 2TH

Phone: 0131 272 5038
Fax: 0131 453 2868

Disabled Access available

The City of Edinburgh Council
Advice Shop
85-87 South Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1HN

Phone: 0131 225 1255
Fax: 0131 225 4989
Email: advice.shop@edinburgh.gov.uk

Disabled Access availableCourt Representation available

The Rights Office
PO Box 12775 (mail advice)
Southside Community Centre
117 Nicolson St
Edinburgh EH8 9YG

Phone: 0131 667 6339

Disabled Access available

Central Borders Citizens Advice Bureau
111 High Street
Galashiels TD1 1RZ

Phone: 01896 753889
Fax: 01896 756966
Email: bureau@centralborderscab.casonline.org.uk

Disabled Access available

Roxburgh Citizens Advice Bureau
1 Towerdykeside
Hawick TD9 9EA

Phone: 01450 374266
Fax: 01450 370119
Email: admin.roxburgh@roxburghcab.casonline.org.uk

Disabled Access available

Scottish Borders Council
St Dunstans
High Street
Melrose TD6 9RU

Phone: 01896 823922
Fax: 01896 823924
Email: advice.tradingstandards@scotborders.gov.uk

Disabled Access available

Musselburgh Citizens Advice Bureau
141 High Street
Musselburgh EH21 7DD

Phone: 0131 653 2748
Fax: 0131 665 1141
Email: bureau@musselburghcab.casonline.org.uk

Disabled Access available

Peebles Citizens Advice Bureau

42 Old Town
Peebles EH45 8JF

Phone: 01721 721722
Fax: 01721 723844
Email: manager@peeblescab.casonline.org.uk

Disabled Access availableCourt Representation available

Penicuik Citizens Advice Bureau
14a John Street
Penicuik EH26 8AB

Phone: 01968 675259
Fax: 01968 677047
Email: bureau@penicuikcab.casonline.org.uk

Disabled Access availableCourt Representation available

National Advice Lines:

Scottish Debtline ( CCCS)
4th Floor, 91 Mitchell Street
Glasgow G1 3LN

Phone: 0800 138 3328
Email: info@scottish.debtline.co.uk
www.scottishdebtline.co.uk

Sheriff Court Area/s: All Scotland
Council: All Scotland

National Debtline
Abbotshall Road
Kirkcaldy KY1 1RU

Phone: 0808 808 4000
Email: advice@nationaldebtline.co.uk
www.nationaldebtline.co.uk

Sheriff Court Area/s: All Scotland
Council: All Scotland

Alternative formats and community language versions of this leaflet are available on request from the Scottish Executive, Justice Department, St Andrew's House, Edinburgh EH1 3DG Tel: 0131 244 4835.

This leaflet can also be viewed on the Scottish Executive website atwww.scotland.gov.uk

Information about this leaflet and further copies are available from the Scottish Executive, Justice Department, St Andrew's House, Edinburgh EH1 3DG Tel: 0131 244 4835

www.scotland.gov.uk

Page updated: Thursday, December 1, 2005