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Homelessness charity Cyrenians has quadrupled the output at its FareShare depot due to increased demand during the coronavirus crisis, delivering over 419 tonnes of food since March. Making use of FareShare produce, the charity’s Community Cook School has been converted into a production kitch

Still Game star Greg Hemphill has said he is proud to support Age Scotland's national Friendship Campaign to help tens of thousands of older people who are feeling increasingly isolated and lonely during the COVID-19 pandemic. The charity is encouraging anyone who is feeling alon

A further ten charities are set to receive a total of £41,074 from the Lord Provost’s Charitable Trust Aberdeen COVID-19 Hardship Fund.

The Scottish Government has called for clarity from the UK Government over its £10 million funding gap. Tens of millions of pounds of lifeline funding has been fast-tracked to charities by the Scottish Government since the start of the coronavirus crisis despite delays in clarity over Barnett

A new net-zero plan launched by Zero Waste Scotland aims to show public, private and third sector organisations how to rebuild after coronavirus and meet their vital obligations on ending the climate emergency at the same time. Zero Waste Scotland has published its plan setting out five key steps fo

Detailed planning permission has been secured for 146 new homes at one of Scotland’s largest mixed-use developments.  The first residential plots at Blindwells

The Social Housing Resilience Group (SHRG) is working on a response on behalf of the sector to the Scottish Government’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) Framework for Decision Making proposals and route map, including a restarting services guide for landlords, an online space for sharing practice and i

Older tenants of Wheatley Group are getting extra security and peace of mind in their homes during the coronavirus crisis as the association is introducing a further 200 elderly tenants in mainstream homes to the Housing Proactive service.

Thenue Housing has helped a florist secure vital funding for her struggling business.

A Holyrood committee has called on the Scottish Government to set out the steps it is taking to ensure women and children at increased risk of domestic abuse during lockdown have access to the support services they need to escape violence. In a letter to the minister for older people and equalities,

The number of operating and pipeline build to rent (BTR) homes in Scotland has increased by 24% to reach nearly 9,000, according to Rettie & Co. The latest BTR Briefing for Scotland has revealed that Glasgow continues to lead the way, with around 4,500 BTR homes, followed by Edinb

A third of people in Scotland are concerned about their incomes during COVID-19 while a similar number have less money in their current accounts since the lockdown came into effect, two new pieces of research have revealed.

The links between houses, homes and the natural and physical world are far-reaching. In this blog, Professor David Clapham explains that the COVID-19 crisis has underlined our limited understanding of these links.

Plans have been lodged for an £8 million housing development aimed at over 55s near Perth Airport.

The future of planning in East Ayrshire has been thrown open to the public with the launch of the council’s Local Development Plan2 consultation this week. Residents, community groups and local businesses are all being asked to contribute their views on a new Main Issues Report, which sets the