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An Edinburgh man details how a Winter Care Shelter, run by homelessness charity Bethany Christian Trust, helped him break out the cycle of homelessness and saved his life from last year’s winter weather.

Getting into the spirit of the event are Unite union student accommodation officers (clockwise from bottom) Libby Stephenson, Kerry Watson, Jennifer Finley and Sophie Bayliss One hundred supporters of homelessness charity the Rock Trust slept out in Edinburgh’s St Andrew Square Gardens with nothin

Rodney Whyte By Rodney Whyte, partner and property and planning specialist at law firm Pinsent Masons

Transformational change in health and social care is not being achieved in part due to the leadership in the organisations set up to deliver integration not exercising the powers given to them, according to new report. There are 31 integration authorities across Scotland, bringing together NHS and l

Nile Istephan Nile Istephan and Ewan Aitken are among a group of experts from the private and third sectors to have been appointed to a Regional Enterprise Council (REC) by the Edinburgh and South-East Scotland City Region Deal.

CALA Homes (West) has revealed a number of “significant” community benefits from its development at North Bar, Erskine, including a proposed new bus service. The homebuilder’s proposals represent a major investment in the long-term future of the area with the creation of 195 new terraced, semi

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has persistently dismissed evidence that Universal Credit is causing hardship for claimants and refuses to measure what it does not want to see, according to a committee of MPs. A report from the public accounts committee has concluded that the introduction

Landlords will be forced to acquire full planning permission to lease homes by the night on websites including Airbnb after changes to the Scottish Government’s Planning Bill were agreed by MSPs. Holyrood’s local government and communities committee agreed an amendment from tabled by Scottish Gr

Judith Robertson A Scottish Human Right Commission housing rights project could be expanded after a pilot scheme in Leith yielded improvements in housing conditions for local residents.

The housing development team at West Dunbartonshire Council have been nominated for three awards for the work they are doing in the area. The team’s commitment to involving tenants and service users has been highlighted for the third year in a row at the TPAS (Scotland) National Good Practice Awar

Retiring Steve Barron was presented with a Quaich Retiring Highland Council chief executive Steve Barron received tributes from councillors across the chamber yesterday as he attended his final meeting of the council.

Eric Curran Eric Curran at DM Hall on the changes in the surveyor sector which he has witnessed firsthand over the last 40 years.

The old Nesting school is now owned by a local community group. Photo: Shetland Islands Council A local community development group has take over the former Nesting School - the first time property has been obtained from Shetland Islands Council using new asset transfer legislation.

(from left) Paul Cox, Gowrie Care service user; Karen MacKinnon, Maggie’s Dundee cancer support specialist; Tom Fotheringham, Gowrie Care service user and Michael McGuire, Gowrie Care support worker Two Gowrie Care services recently held a coffee morning in Dundee to raise over £200 for Maggie’

Tollcross Housing Association chair Andrea Bell and housing minister Kevin Stewart MSP Tollcross Housing Association’s new £2.9 million headquarters on Tollcross Road, Glasgow was officially opened by minister for local government, housing & planning, Kevin Stewart MSP.