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East Ayrshire Council has agreed a balanced budget for 2026/27, allocating £461 million to support services across the area. Councillors approved a 6.9% increase in Council Tax, bringing the Band D rate to £1,717.28. Despite the rise, it remains the lowest increase across Ayrshire. Membe

Wheatley has supported a new programme to help young people get in the fast lane to work and learning with a donation of £10,000. The funding will help finance driving lessons for young people, helping them overcome financial barriers to education and employment.

Aberdeenshire Council has revised its Environment and Climate Change Policy while removing its target to reduce 75% of its emissions by 2030. The policy ensures that, despite removing the 2030 target, climate change and the drive to net zero remains at the heart of how the council makes decisions an

National homelessness charity Crisis has announced Tamsin Baxter as its director of brand, marketing and fundraising to lead on the organisation’s work raising vital awareness and funds for people experiencing homelessness. Tamsin brings over 20 years of experience in fundraising and marketing

Following the first, well attended public event about a possible proposal for a Masterplan Consent Area (MCA) Scheme at Ardersier, the local community is encouraged to take part in a second engagement event planned for 11 March 2026. This second event will provide an opportunity to hear feedback on

Thenue Housing has appointed Donna Henderson as its new chief executive. Donna is currently the director of strategic finance at Hanover Scotland. She will take up her new position later this spring and succeeds interim chief executive Brian Gannon.

Dumfries and Galloway Council has approved its budget for the 2026/27 financial year, agreeing an 8.5% rise in Council Tax alongside a package of savings and investment measures. The budget was agreed at a full council meeting on Thursday 26 February, following consideration of detailed three-year p

Midlothian Council has announced a budget of £340.7 million for 2026/27, alongside a 9% increase in council tax to help protect essential services at a time of rising costs and increasing demand. To balance the budget, the council will use a mix of measures, including £4.093m from earmar

The Attix CIC turbine in Kilbirnie has completed its first full week of operations, becoming Scotland’s first community owned development to operate commercially without long-term government subsidies. Capable of generating over 7,000MWh of clean electricity a year, the equivalent of powering

Kirkcaldy is set to welcome the final stages of a major new housing development, with Persimmon Homes North Scotland nearing completion of its Rosslyn Gait project. The long-term development, which began in 2018, has delivered 217 new homes – ranging from two-bedroom terraced houses to four-be

Dundee has formally declared a housing emergency, with councillors, campaigners and frontline organisations warning that the city’s housing system is now failing many of its residents.

An estimated 231 deaths of people experiencing homelessness were registered in Scotland in 2024, according to new data from National Records of Scotland.

More than £7.3 million in grants is being awarded to 29 organisations across England, Scotland and Wales in the thirteenth round of the Ofgem Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme.

CIH Scotland is urging the Scottish Government to introduce a new Scottish Social Housing Charter outcome to recognise the skills and professionalism of housing. Launched on Tuesday at Scotland’s Housing Festival, new research commissioned by CIH Scotland and carried out by Indigo House explor

Glasgow-based NBM Construction Cost Consultants is marking Scottish Apprenticeship Week by highlighting the contribution its Quantity Surveying apprentices make to live developments across Scotland.