A CLYDEBANK hotel has become the latest place to offer its facilities to keep people warm this winter.

The Golden Jubilee Conference Hotel - which is owned by the NHS - has joined a growing list of community hubs to make itself available as a warm space, as the energy crisis deepens.

The four-star hotel has signed up for the warm places initiative through warmspaces.org, a website that tells people where they can go to keep warm during the cold weather rather than turning on their heating.

Already, local community groups such as the Big Disability Hub, Dalmuir Barclay Church and Old Kilpatrick Food Parcels have committed to being a 'warm bank', allowing people to head along, stay warm and socialise.

Denis Flanagan, commercial and logistics director for the Golden Jubilee Conference Hotel, commented: “As an NHS-owned facility and a local employer, we felt it was the right thing to do to offer further support in any way we can.

“With the recent bitter cold temperatures, along with the well-documented rise in energy bills, by giving people access to a warm place and a sense of community when they need it most, we can hopefully help those in need in our local area this holiday season.”

According to the warm space's website, over 8.2 million people across the UK are currently living in fuel poverty.

Gordon James, chief executive of NHS Golden Jubilee, added: “At NHS Golden Jubilee, compassion is one of our values and we have a responsibility to look after not only our patients, staff and visitors, but also our local community.

“If taking part in the Warm Places initiative helps the health and wellbeing of just one person, then we have made a difference.”