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Ewan Aitken In the first of a new monthly column exclusively for Scottish Housing News, Cyrenians CEO Ewan Aitken looks back over the charity’s 50 years in operation and charts its involvement in the Social Bite Village.

(from left) Clare Ford, CEO of Quality Scotland, Deborah Taggart, Eildon’s HR manager, Jim Sanderson, Eildon’s business and performance manager & David Tanner, award ceremony host The Eildon Group has received the prestigious recognition of being given four stars through the European Foundat

The completion of Angus Council’s regeneration of Demondale in Arbroath was marked on Friday with the handover of four newly built homes in Noran Avenue. A transformation of the area has taken place over the last 12 years or so, with a succession of housing renewals and environmental improvements.

Plans by Hillcrest Housing Association to build a block of flats on the site of a car park and derelict land in Dundee city centre have been given the green light. Work on the four-storey block containing a total of 24 homes for social rent at Candle Lane will start by the end of this year.

The Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA) has agreed a number of changes for the new Cairngorms National Park Local Development Plan (LDP). Following a recent Main Issues Report consultation, planning manager David Berry revealed the new changes to the plan at a CNPA Planning Committee meeting l

The Rock Trust, in partnership with Almond Housing Association, has been shortlisted for a community grant of up to £50,000 from the Nationwide Building Society.

Residents at Bield's Dean Court in Bo'ness had a party in the company of kids from Kinneil School Nursery on Thursday to celebrate the Fair 'een It was celebrations all round last week as tenants at a Bo’ness housing development enjoyed a host of events honouring this year’s Bo’ness Childrenâ€

The six expert judges for the inaugural SPA Awards, hosted by cyclist Marc Beaumont, have been confirmed by the Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA). The judging panel comprises industry experts from local authorities, housing associations, academia, public sector procurement and social enterprise.

Catrina Miller Ferguslie Park Housing Association (FPHA) has appointed Catrina Miller as its new group chief executive.

Keith Anderson and Ash Denham MSP The largest development of affordable homes for social and mid-market rent in the Portobello area in over a decade was officially opened by Ash Denham SNP MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, and minister for community safety, last week.

First-time buyers will be helped to purchase their first home through a new tax relief which came into force at the weekend. Around 80% of first-time buyers will pay no tax as the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) First Time Buyer relief comes into effect. The change sees the zero-rated LBTT

Christine Macleod A report highlighting the importance of easy access to homelessness services information for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness has been published by the Scottish Housing Regulator.

New staff members Brenda Whitelaw (left) and Erin Woods will drive forward the GO CONNECT project Communities in Glasgow are to benefit from a bumper £160,000 cash windfall which will be spent on bringing people together.

As part of its regular programme of learning exchanges, Cassiltoun Housing Association’s Regeneration and Stables Nursery team went out to visit staff, volunteers and projects in the Milbank area. The visit was led by Milbank Housing Association’s deputy director, Linda Sichi, who was an excelle

Hillhead Housing Association has been successful in obtaining funding towards a new canal side cycle path in East Dunbartonshire. The Forth and Clyde Canal Project aims to provide high quality, sustainable, walking and cycling facilities along the canal side of the Forth and Clyde canal, in the town