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One of Tony Husband's illustrations in the ‘Getting Involved’ document For the last year, staff, customers and representatives from the Board of Hanover Scotland have been working on a strategy to enable more innovative, meaningful and fun ways of engaging with residents and service users.

Plans have been unveiled to demolish a former whisky bottling plant to make way for a new housing estate in Dundee. Stewart House, the former Stewart’s Cream of the Barley plant at Kingsway East, could be replaced with 90 houses under plans by Persimmon Homes and site owner Bruce Linton.

A £119,000 investment is to transform a Livingston retirement housing development as part of a move that will see improvements made to a number of apartments and its exterior. Bield’s Restondene in the Deans area of the town will have works completed by Holytown based Rodgers and Johnston Ltd.

James Forbes What price will we pay for cheaper heat? James Forbes from Burness Paull looks at district heating schemes, fuel poverty and regulation.

A development of more than 200 new homes on the outskirts of Forfar could be underway by the end of summer. Guild Homes is seeking permission to build 236 properties, including 36 affordable homes, on a site at Turfbeg.

Osprey Housing's Leasing Services Team Osprey Housing is to deliver a further fifteen units at Scoter Gardens, Blackdog after receiving strong demand for the first phase of homes.

The masterplan proposed view of Well Street, looking south Renfrewshire Council is to host a consultation on plans to build 150 new homes in Paisley's West End.

A partnership between Renfrewshire-Wide Credit Union’s (RWCU) Linwood outreach and Linstone Housing Association has saw the credit union move from the Tweedie Hall in Linwood to the Linstone Hub. The move will help the tenants and other members in the Linwood community gain access to the products

Dundee homeless charity, the Eagles Wings Trust, is searching for new accommodation after discovering it will have to vacate the former Elim Pentecostal Church. The charity, which has operated out of the church for free for five years, will need to find a new home within three months.

Construction of the first phase of a 2,500-home development in the south of Elgin could begin later this year, subject to approval from Moray Council. The council has been working with Springfield Properties for the past two years on a three-decade masterplan for the area, which also includes two pr

A brand new community at Craibstone in Aberdeen is a step closer as CALA Homes has submitted a planning application for the landmark project’s initial phase.

Members of Alistair’s family with the bench and sundial. Looking on are Board members from Maryhill Housing. Maryhill Housing is remembering a "true servant" of the Maryhill community by establishing a lasting tribute to his life and work.

Muirhouse Housing Association (MHA) is celebrating its successful transition from high to low engagement with the Scottish Housing Regulator. In a statement, MHA acknowledged the Regulator's support in reaching the milestone, a "fitting way" for the association to celebrate its 25th anniversary this

Isabelle Salter Ore Valley Housing Association has waved goodbye to its communications officer Isabelle Salter, who leaves the housing association after two and a half years.

Annie Mauger Dear Editor,