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Housing and care provider Bield made sure that no-one was left feeling lonely this Christmas with a number of events throughout its developments. Staff and tenants at the Castlebrae Glebe supported housing accommodation in Craigmillar organised a lonely scheme, which runs all year round and, this ye

Assistant Manager Laura McGarvey models a warrior costume Today’s the day that the discerning charity shop bargain-hunter makes their way to the doors of Shelter Scotland’s store in Edinburgh’s Stockbridge.

Port of Leith Housing Association has been awarded Gold by Investors in People (IIP) under its new framework for business improvement through people in the UK. Achieving the Gold Accreditation puts PoLHA in the top 7% of all IIP Accredited organisations for exceptional leading, supporting and managi

Housebuilder Springfield Properties has completed a further 25 homes at its Muirhouse development in Edinburgh in partnership with Dunedin Canmore. A mix of one bedroom cottage flats and two-bedroom terrace homes have been handed over to social housing providers Dunedin Canmore, part of the Wheatley

Housing minister Kevin Stewart Housing minister Kevin Stewart on why the Scottish Government is giving both property factors and homeowners the opportunity to respond to its consultation on a draft revised Code of Conduct.

Living Rent organised a protest at the block in October Partick Housing Association has denied claims by Living Rent that the tenants’ union won a promise of “massive rent reductions” in one of the Association’s block of flats.

Plans have been submitted to Aberdeenshire Council to turn a former Inverurie care home into affordable housing, the Evening Express has reported. The proposal would see the 37-bedroom former Blythewood Care Home in Port Elphinstone converted into flats.

Archie Waters Archie Waters from The Dispute Centre provides a piece for the Scottish Alliance for People and Places about the potential role of mediation in the planning system.

Bill Glen with deputy manager of Carntyne Gardens Carol Harvey A 96-year-old Glaswegian has just published his first novel – which centres on a fight between South American drug barons.

Shire Housing Association was ‘blown away’ by the fundraising efforts of local lad Mason Kidd. Kind-hearted 12 year-old Mason from Cumnock has raised an outstanding £10,000 for charity in memory of his brother Ross.

Jon Sparkes Jon Sparkes highlights the Homelessness & Rough Sleeping Action Group’s progress on ending rough sleeping, transforming temporary accommodation, funding models and gives an update on measures to help more people this winter.

(from left) Sarah Boyack, SFHA head of public affairs; John Ratcliffe, manger, Trussell Trust’s Glasgow City Centre Foodbank; and Elaine Mulgrew, SFHA head of finance and corporate services In response to the continued effects of welfare reform on some of Scotland’s poorest and most vulnerable p

Over-60s in Midlothian have been getting in full swing of this season’s celebrations as they’ve been belting out their favourite carols in a community concert after months of rehearsals. Tenants at Bield’s Whitehill Lodge Retirement housing in Dalkeith have been preparing for their Christmas r

Over 130 applications were received in the first round of Scottish Borders Council’s new £500,000 Localities Bid Fund. Councillor Sandy Aitchison, executive member for locality services, said: “We are very pleased with the level of interest in the Localities Bid Fund. It is sometimes difficult

Not for profit energy supplier, Our Power has partnered with Money Advice Scotland to tackle the issue of fuel poverty among customers who heat their homes by electric storage heating and are tied into using Restricted Meters. Our Power has launched a variable tariff that offers a fairer energy pric