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Councillors in Perth & Kinross will receive a progress report on the council’s gypsy traveller strategy next week with a view to the implementation of a revised strategy later in the year. The main aims of the current Gypsy Traveller Strategy 2013-18 are to develop a more co-ordinated approach

A very sheltered housing complex in Fife is to hold a garden fete next month to raise funds for its tenants to arrange days out and entertainment. The Byron Court Sheltered Housing Complex at Den Walk in Methil will host the event on June 16 from 11-2.

The official opening of new council homes at Cardowan Drive in Cumbernauld North Lanarkshire Council has unveiled proposals to more than double its affordable home plans by pledging to deliver 5,000 homes by 2035.

Some of the Modern Apprentices who started with Wheatley Group in 2017 Wheatley Group has strengthened its commitment to tackling exclusion and disadvantage by pledging to set aside 10% of places on its Modern Apprenticeship programme for young people with disabilities.

The Bay Street development in Port Glasgow currently under construction with historic Ropeworks in the background The number of occupied River Clyde Homes properties has increased for the first time after 10 years of reducing occupancy, figures recently collated for the forthcoming Annual Report on

Glen Oaks was named in the shortlist at the UK Housing Awards Glen Oaks Housing Association is celebrating its success after being named as a finalist in the UK Housing Awards.

Brookwell Court Tenants at a retirement housing development in Muirhouse are set to tackle the history of Scottish dialects as part of a series of events held by the local Reminiscence Group.

Twenty unloved doors in Dundee’s Stobswell area have received a creative lick of paint as part of unique street art project supported by Hillcrest and Dulux. Following the success of the Open/Close Dundee initiative, which injected life to the alleyways and forgotten corners of the city centre, vo

Norman Ridley, seated, shows off a trishaw outside Perth High School An 81-year-old Perthshire pensioner has teamed up with his local school and council to help older people get back on their bikes.

Katy Dickson Scottish Land & Estates has appointed Katy Dickson as its new head of policy.

David Evans MBE (left) and housing minister Kevin Stewart MSP The producer of an innovation in internal wall insulation has launched a new Aberdeen factory to create jobs and continue its fight against fuel poverty.

Jonathan Clegg, community fundraiser at CHAS (left), receives a cheque from EVH chair David Rose EVH (Employers Voluntary Housing) celebrated its 40th anniversary year with a special unveiling of a ‘CHAS wall’, showcasing all the generous supporters who helped the organisation smash its fundrais

The latest development of new Perth & Kinross Council homes has been completed at Clunie Road in Stanley. The 10 new homes, delivered by development partner Muir Homes, are built to the highest standard. All windows and doors are double glazed and they are insulated well to keep tenants warm and

Barratt Homes’ Mill Brae development Homebuyers across Scotland can now save both money and the environment at the same time with the launch of the UK’s first green home mortgage.

Katy Dickson The Scottish Government’s announcement of a long term strategy for energy efficiency has been broadly welcomed by rural housing providers but caution has been urged in the plan's implementation.