Search:

Eildon Group has donated some surplus office furniture including filing cabinets and open shelves to the Gala Men's Shed in Langlee. The Men's Shed, which is open three days every week, is proving to be a great meeting place for its 35 members to share skills, interests, swap ideas and where they ca

Jane and Mary enjoy each other’s company Berwickshire Housing Association’s (BHA) befriending project for older people in Berwickshire, BeFriend, has been awarded five years’ funding by the Big Lottery Fund.

The Marie Trust, the charity that provides crisis intervention for people sleeping rough in Glasgow, has announced that so far 39 participants have signed up to take part in its first ‘sleep rough for 1 night so other people don’t have to’. The ‘sleep rough night’ will be held in Skypark�

Plans for a 1,350-home development on green belt land on the edge of Edinburgh have been given the green light by councillors. Developer Murray Estates’ proposal is for the first phase of a 675-acre ‘Garden District’ on a 54-hectare site next to Royal Bank of Scotland’s Edinburgh headquarter

Residents of Edinburgh's Old Town have leapt to the defence of local homeless people amid fears a health clinic could close to make way for a new hotel and leisure development. The Cowgate Clinic, officially known as the Edinburgh Access Initiative, has provided health services for the city’s home

The housing support service provided by Perth & Kinross Council has been praised in a report from the Care Inspectorate following an unannounced inspection in March. All three areas assessed by the inspector, quality of care and support, quality of staffing and quality of management and leadersh

John Perry The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) was right in its criticism of the extended right to buy, says CIH policy adviser John Perry.

Support worker David Waddell with a client (posed by model) A housing support project established by Grampian Housing Association and Tenants First Housing Co-operative is celebrating its 10th anniversary.

An independent review into mortgage practices in the UK has found that while companies are largely lending responsibly, there is scope for improving consumers’ ability to make better choices. The Responsible Lending Review published by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) concluded that overall f

Kingdom Housing Association has launched a Scrutiny Panel which includes seven tenant members to monitor the operations of the association and to suggest how improvements might be made. Max Scotto, Kingdom's tenant participation officer, said: “The panel consists of a group of tenants who have vol

Rev Dr Russell Barr The scale of homelessness in Scotland is a “damning indictment” on modern society and politicians must do much more to tackle the problem, a Church leader has said.

Fanchea Kelly Blackwood Housing and Care is celebrating after being recognised at the highest possible level with a nomination for a prestigious award.

Wei Na, tenant & community gardener, was joined by handyperson Vinnie Hughes, Queens Cross chair Margaret Glass and Keepmoat regional managing director Eamonn McGarvey to launch the Pride of Queens Cross Awards in the Woodside Community Garden Local heroes in North West Glasgow will be honoured

Average house prices across the UK have increased 5.1 times faster than average weekly earnings over the last five years, new figures have revealed. Resolution Foundation analysis of the latest ONS House Price Index (HPI) shows that house prices have increased by 36 per cent since April 2011, while

Janice Blenkinsopp In a guest blog for Shelter Scotland, Janice Blenkinsopp talks about her research into the housing options for the often overlooked demographic of low-income adults aged 25-34 following recent welfare changes and the potential implications for our understanding of what it means to