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Communities in South Lanarkshire have been given the chance to comment on the council's vision for the continued growth and regeneration of the area. Following committee approval in May, the proposed plan is the latest stage in the replacement of the existing South Lanarkshire Local Development Plan

With the heatwave and the high temperatures set to continue across the UK, a charity has warned that people sleeping rough on the street are at a high risk of life-threatening dehydration and serious sunstroke. London-based The Connection at St Martin's said that being homeless in this extreme weath

The Trident walk began along Birmingham's canals. Image credit: Trident Building Consultancy It’s not quite 500 miles, but Trident Building Consultancy is walking 150 miles to help end youth homelessness.

(from left) Calum Macaulay, chief executive Albyn Housing Society; Dawn Kane, business development manager, Bancon Construction; Scott Clark, project manager, Bancon Construction; Brian McGuiness, contracts manager, Bancon Construction. Front: Yvonne Simpson, asset investment officer at Albyn Housin

Marshall Gemmell Blairtummock Housing Association, Gardeen Housing Association and Provanhall Housing Association are working in partnership with Connect Community Trust to provide a new welfare rights service for tenants.

Ardenglen chief executive Audrey Simpson with Christopher’s mum Nancy Pate A young man and his family have been given a new lease of life after their home was transformed by Ardenglen Housing Association.

Financial constraints have been reported to be the most significant impediment to building activity as construction workloads slowed in Scotland over the last quarter, a new survey has found. According to the results of the Q2 2018 RICS UK Construction and Infrastructure Market Survey, 7% more chart

Aileen Campbell MSP Projects around the country supporting local action to address poverty and social exclusion will share £4 million of funding.

Kevin Stewart MSP (right) with Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham Housing minister Kevin Stewart on his time spent in Liverpool and Manchester last week.

Residents of Lewis have been urged to conserve their water supply due to the recent dry weather. Despite the recent rainfall, Scottish Water has asked locals to use the supply sensibly in order to enable loch levels to recover.

A community heating network in Stirlingshire and an innovative cooking and lighting energy saving programme on Lewis are among six charity projects to have been awarded over £280,000 in funding for sustainable energy projects in the first round of grants from the Energy Industry Voluntary Redress S

Tammy Swift-Adams Scotland’s home building industry has applauded the recommendations of an independent Reporter which will ensure SESplan 2 – the next strategic development plan for South East Scotland – not only meets housing need and demand in the region but also supports wider economic gro

A deal has been agreed which saw residents and staff at three Bield care homes transfer to a new provider earlier this month. Since announcing last year that it would be closing 12 of its care homes, staff at Bield have been working tirelessly to find other providers to take them over.

Taylor Wimpey's plans include public open space at Berryhills in Cowie Plans for up to 433 new homes on a site at the western edge of Cowie, which were refused by Stirling Council last year, have been given approval for the Scottish Government Reporter.

Link Group Ltd is proud to be a sponsor of Social in the Gardens, Scotland’s Festival of Social Enterprise, which will take place in Edinburgh this weekend. Now in its second year, Social in the Gardens is free to attend and will feature market stalls, food and drink alongside live music, comedy a