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The Douglas family being given their keys by BHA operations director Jean Gray The first tenants have been handed the keys to their brand new homes at Station Drive in Duns, which have been built by Hart Builders for Berwickshire Housing Association (BHA).

The Trussell Trust has called for urgent action to improve the system of Universal Credit after new figures revealed a 20% rise in the use of food banks in Scotland in the last year. According to the charity, a record 76,764 three-day emergency food supply packs were given to people in need in the f

Over £50k was raised for two Scottish charities at a black tie fundraising event hosted by Hillcrest Housing Association at Dundee’s Apex Hotel on Friday. Raising money for Dundee Bairns and Move On, Hillcrest’s 50th Anniversary Celebration Event was attended by nearly 500 representatives from

Jon Sparkes Jon Sparkes details the second meeting of the Scottish Government’s Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Action Group which focussed on solutions to help more rough sleepers this winter as well as longer term goals.

West Dunbartonshire Council has set out its ambitious vision for the next five years to deliver high quality services with the emphasis on improving the lives of residents and reducing inequality. Led by priorities identified by local people, the Strategic Plan outlines the future direction for the

An aerial view of the proposed development Proposals for one of Edinburgh’s largest viable brownfield developments will be put forward for determination at a planning committee this week.

East Renfrewshire remains a high-performing council but its councillors need to be more prominent in dealing with tough challenges ahead, the Accounts Commission has said. A new report published today by the local authority spending watchdog charts the council's progress since a previous audit in 20

An organisation in Skye is to become the first to acquire land under a new scheme to transfer publicly-owned forestry assets, to the benefit of local communities. Forest Enterprise Scotland (FES) launched the Community Asset Transfer Scheme earlier this year. Minginish Community Hall Association (MC

Festive shoppers are being given the chance to ‘purchase with purpose’ this winter through a new initiative from Edinburgh-based homelessness charity Bethany Christian Trust. By purchasing a Caring Christmas Tree, the charity said shoppers could save a life.

Human Appeal & Safestore Staff with bags of coats for last year's Wrap Up Manchester Project Human Appeal, a British Muslim faith-based charity, has today announced the launch of its first ever winter Wrap Up Glasgow Campaign.

Three year old twins help with the unveiling A new public artwork by Ratho-based blacksmith P Johnson & Company has been unveiled at the village square in Millerhill at Shawfair, just outside Edinburgh.

Kevin Stewart More than £15 million for affordable housing projects has been raised through an innovative funding scheme, supporting the development of over 200 homes for social rent across the country.

A new specialist heating services procurement framework specifically designed to meet the needs of the Scottish social housing sector has been launched, offering participating social landlords the opportunity to achieve major improvements in energy efficiency and significant savings on their energy

A new practice guide has been launched to help housing practitioners offer suitable support to people affected by dementia. The guide is one of the outputs from a larger research study on housing’s role in dementia carried out for CIH Scotland by housing consultancy Arneil Johnston. It provides re

George Walker The Scottish Housing Regulator’s new chair has used his first conference speech to give a clear message on empowering tenants, ahead of a review of the regulatory framework.