Partick Housing Association attracted over 350 visitors to Mansfield Park for this year's Partick Community Festival. With the sunshine splitting the skies for the most part, people were entertained by a diverse programme of musicians and dancers.
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A group of brave staff from West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA) faced the challenge of Tough Mudder to raise nearly £1500 for two very worthwhile causes. The money will be split between WSHA’s corporate charities, The Eileen McCallum Trust and Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF).
Tenants at two Fife retirement housing developments were able to sing for their supper while giving thanks for the positive impact volunteers have had on their lives and homes. Bield’s Anderson Court, in Fife – just one of the developments thanking volunteers for their hard work – played host
Langstane Housing Association is partnering with youth employment charity, WorkingRite, for the seventh year in a row. Support from the Scottish Government’s People and Communities Fund, will allow this Aberdeen service to support another 25 local young people through work-based training – takin
Scotland is storming ahead of the rest of the UK in building new homes, according to new figures from the Scottish Government. SNP Housing Minister Kevin Stewart confirmed that the rate of housebuilding in Scotland last year outstripped figures for England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Trust Housing received recognition of their commitment to excellence after achieving the European Foundation of Quality Management’s prestigious ‘Committed to Excellence’ award. Trust was presented with the award at the 25th Anniversary of the Scottish Awards for Business Excellence at the Edi
Anderson Regeneration Phase 4 & 5 - Sanctuary Scotland Housing. Councillor George Redmond, Chair of Transforming Communities A missing link in one of Scotland’s most famous streets will be restored thanks to a £60 million regeneration project.
Pupils Amandeep Kainth (15) and Shonagh Reece (15) with LtoR Angus Watson, NHS Highland, Graeme Hamilton, Albyn Housing and Matt Stevenson, Carbon Dynamic. Pupils at Alness Academy in Ross-shire have had their say in shaping the homes of the future at an interactive co-design workshop hosted by Alby
The winners of the 2016 Saltire Society Housing Design Awards and the recipient of the Saltire International Travel Bursary were announced at a special ceremony in Edinburgh yesterday. Now in their 79th year, the Saltire Society Housing Design Awards celebrate excellence and achievement in Scottish
With the Scottish Government announcing that it will not meet its fuel poverty target, there have been a number of recommendations for a different approach to be taken when tackling this issue. Sean McLaughlin, managing director of Matilda’s Planet, said: “The admission that the Scottish Governm
Loretto Housing Association is investing £54 million in building new homes and improving existing properties across central Scotland. The housing association – which is part of Wheatley Group – has revealed that, over five years, it is spending £46m on building more than 450 new affordable hom
Progress is being made with Fife Council’s affordable housing development at the site of a former warehouse and petrol station in Dunfermline. The development at Carnock Road started back in July 2015 with some of the properties already being occupied by tenants during March and April this year.
Mascot, Ivor Goodsite during a visit to St Francis Primary School A Glasgow housing development is working with local primary schools to raise awareness of the dangers posed by construction sites.
The Scottish Government has recently stated that it will not meet its target to end fuel poverty in Scotland. The chair of The Independent Scottish Fuel Poverty Strategic Working Group informed the Housing Minister that the fuel poverty target will not be met this year.