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In an exclusive feature for Scottish Housing News, Stephen Tucker, Glasgow-based partner at planning and design consultancy Barton Willmore, outlines his strong opposition to the Scottish Government’s consultation on removing the presumption in favour of sustainable development. Over

Housing and care organisation Ark has revealed its commitment to the greater use of technology to support its customers by signing up to the national Technology Enabled Care in Housing (TECH) Charter. The move will see Ark continue its aim of becoming a future-focused organisation which aims to

In order to help spread a little Christmas cheer, Dalkeith-based Melville Housing Association has made a £3,000 donation to local charities. Spread across Midlothian, the six organisations to benefit from £500 each are Dalkeith Storehouse, Mayfield and Easthouses Development Trust (MAEDT

Residents in a Paisley high rise are being given a major well-being boost thanks to a donation of £10,000 from an innovative community benefit fund.

A pensioner suffering from Arthritis has raised £160 for a local hospice and spread festive cheer by making and selling miniature Christmas trees. Janet McCallum has raised funds for Strathcarron Hospice who helped treat her husband Duncan while he suffered from cancer.

Sandy and James Easdale have acquired an extensive waterfront site at Cardross, with the planned development of around 100 homes in the pipeline.

Regeneration specialists Urban Union has welcomed six new members of staff to its growing Glasgow-based team.

Liverpool-based housing association Onward Homes Ltd has been fined after four employees developed a debilitating nerve condition over a period of several years. Liverpool Magistrates’ Court heard that the affected employees developed Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS), whilst working at vario

The Highland Council has issued several thousand vouchers and payments to parents and carers for Free School Meals provision and COVID Winter Hardship Payments in advance of the Christmas break. As part of a commitment which was announced earlier this year, Highland children who receive Free School

Barratt Developments is celebrating a record-breaking Christmas with its final Community Fund donations after its charitable efforts topped more than £46,000 in donations across Scotland, including £12,000 in the West of Scotland.

Taylor Wimpey West Scotland has donated a public access defibrillator (PAD) to the Dumbarton and Vale of Leven Community First Responders part of the Helensburgh and Lomond group to benefit the community in the local area. As part of a joint initiative with the British Heart Foundation (BHF), the ho

The UK Government has pledged to support local authorities in England with additional funding to prevent vulnerable people becoming homeless, amid new figures that the number of children living in temporary accommodation has risen by more than 75% since the Conservatives came to power in 2

hub West Scotland (hWS) has said it has been overwhelmed by the incredible response to its 2020 Winter Warmer Appeal on behalf of its charity partner PEEK (Possibilities for Each and EveryKid).

Comer Group UK has progressed its plans for new homes on the south-western edge of Aberdeen with the submission of a planning application.

Between March and October 2020, UK social housing organisations representing 42% of the sector provided almost £1,900,000 in financial assistance, provided over 215,000 residents with advice and guidance, and made just under one million welfare calls between March and October 2020, new figures