Lanarkshire community group plans are on track. After nearly £2,000 of his loss to the crooks was refunded.
Rutherglen's Burnhill Action Group spent nearly a year after he paid £1990 for a shipping container to store his community garden equipment. I lost my money. Under development.
However, after making a payment to a company called ABE Transport, ABE Transport claimed to have provided shipping containers across the country, but the group could not receive the amount paid and could No response to emails and website is down.
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Virgin Bank recently told Barnhill organizers they said they could no longer resolve the matter because there was no money left in the account the funds were sent to.
But this week,Just days after Lanarkshire Live spotlighted their story, the group received a second call from the bank.
This time they were informed that the bank could refund the money they had lost. That means you can move forward with your garden plans based in the 'high back' area of Barn Hill.
Barnhill Action Group founder Lizzie MacDonald says :relieved. I received the message this morning and couldn't believe it.
"We were looking at starting the fundraising all over again, so the pressure was completely relieved.
"Especially with the kids, we're just thrilled. You always try to think that good things happen to good people, but that's what happened here.
"The container you need. This time, I would like to talk to someone directly.
Lizzie, who set up the Barnhill Project and set out to do something for people in the area, said the experience was also a learning experience.
She added: ``This is a learning experience.
Lanarkshire Live had reached out to Virgin Bank about the matter last week, but they declined to comment on the situation at the time.
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