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An innovative community solution to address falling numbers at a small island school has resulted in two new homes for affordable rent being built nearby. New pupils Leo and Chayce Wright, both five, increased the school roll of Ulva Primary School, in the remote North West of Mull, from five to sev

Bob Doris Overgrown hedges remain an issue in Scotland because legislation is not always being used as effectively as it could be, according to a Holyrood committee.

Homelessness charity Glasgow City Mission is calling for people who have had links with the charity to come forward and share their stories as part of Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival. The charity has been faithfully serving those most in need in Glasgow since 1826 – indeed, it is the world’s ol

East Dunbartonshire is the best place to live in the UK if you are a woman, according to research for BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour. The Scottish local authority, which borders Glasgow, came out top when a number of factors, include some gender-specific measures, were analysed.

The Scottish Parliament has launched a call for written views as part of its scrutiny of a Bill which aims to reverse the autumn 2016 reclassification of housing associations as public bodies. The Housing (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill was introduced last week and now the local government and communiti

Craig Sanderson, Link Group chief executive of Link Group and Councillor Gavin Barrie, the City of Edinburgh Council's housing and economy convener Link Group Ltd has officially opened a development of 15 homes for mid market rent at Annandale Street in Edinburgh.

Sandy Adam Housebuilder Springfield Properties has announced plans to float on the stock market in a deal which could see it raise funds for the construction of five new ‘village’ ­housing developments.

Enabling work has started for the construction of 316 new homes in North Sighthill after Keepmoat Regeneration finalised contracts with the City of Edinburgh Council. The development of the derelict site at Calder Road / Broomhouse Road in the south west of the city will see 96 new affordable homes

Affordable homes manufacturer Clyde Homes Ltd and National Farmers Union Scotland (NFUS) have entered into an exclusive agreement which aims to diversify Scottish farmers’ incomes and boost the provision of housing in rural areas. The deal will see the Glasgow-based developer deliver its affordabl

Kevin Stewart Communities across Scotland can bid to take part in a new £325,000 scheme to regenerate their neighbourhood.

Sheltered housing support services across South Lanarkshire have received glowing reports from the Care Inspectorate. The local authority’s services were graded ‘Very Good’ across all three themes:

Drygate Glasgow is holding a special event this month to raise money for homeless charities in our city. Musicians Against Homelessness will play a special gig at the venue on September 16 to provide funds for Crisis UK, as well as local homeless charity Simon Community Scotland.

A consultation to ensure all homes are fully protected against fire and smoke in the wake of the Grenfell tragedy in London has opened for submissions today by the Scottish Government. With different requirements for fire and smoke alarms currently in place for different types of housing, the consul

Dundee will have to build nearly one house a day for the next 22 years to deal with expected populations projections, according to a think-tank. Analysis of official figures by Civitas has suggested that the city will have an extra 9,600 residents by 2039.

Work is set to get underway on the next phase of regeneration at the award-winning Laurieston Living development in the Gorbals area of Glasgow. Laurieston is one of eight Transformational Regeneration Areas (TRA) in the city earmarked for regeneration as part of the Transforming Communities: Glasgo