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Housebuilder Bellway has acquired more than 55 acres of land with a development value of some £120 million as part of its continued expansion across the east of Scotland. The firm said the sites – at Abbey Lane in Edinburgh city centre, Broxburn and Heartlands in West Lothian and Broxden in Perth

Andrew Burns Councillor Andrew Burns has announced that he will not be putting himself forward for re-election as leader of the City of Edinburgh Council in the 2017 election.

Link staff before work started Staff from Link Group rolled up their sleeves recently to help a project near Stirling as part of its LinkGiving initiative.

The first tranche of funding for the Hawick Flood Protection Scheme has been confirmed by the Scottish Government. Councillors at this week’s Scottish Borders Council (SBC) executive meeting heard the government has provided an initial £1.342 million to the project as a general capital grant in 2

Ayrshire Housing and the Energy Agency are hosting a free CPD event this month to highlight some of the latest work in energy efficiency and air quality. Building managers and designers, and policy makers are frequently disappointed by the gap between design intentions and experienced performance wh

An interim Antisocial Behaviour Order (ASBO) has been granted against a resident following an application to Edinburgh Sheriff Court by East Lothian Council. Complaints about Scott Anderson’s behaviour in and around his East Linton flat date back to 2010. The court heard that Mr Anderson regularly

One of the musically minded tenants Alex Sinclair Service users and their families at some of Bield’s care homes in Fife are set to join a pioneering project that uses music to improve the quality of life for those living with dementia.

Charity coordinator for River Kids, Wendy Simpson, with quality and performance officer at Almond Housing Association, Holly Woodward A charity which supplies toys to West Lothian's most disadvantaged children has received a cheque and a heap of toys from Almond Housing Association following a recen

North Lanarkshire Council has unveiled plans to build a further 1,000 new council homes to help tackle its housing waiting list. The local authority is set to approve the £160 million development project which will add to the 800 new properties to which the authority has already committed over the

Support services organisation Cair Scotland has entered into formal discussions with a view to becoming part of the Hillcrest Group. Cair Scotland currently works in partnership with local authorities and NHS boards to offer intensive support programmes to some of Scotland’s most vulnerable young

AS Homes (Scotland) Ltd has been granted planning permission for a new £8.5 million development of 67 homes for social rent in Renfrew for Sanctuary Scotland Housing Association. The homes are being built at Inchinnan Road, Western Park, on the site of the former Renfrew Junior FC pitch. The applic

Jenny Laing Councillors in Aberdeen have agreed to progress plans for an arms-length external organisation (ALEO) to manage all the local authority’s energy-related activity.

Gavin Currie Bancon Construction is to build 80 affordable homes for Aberdeen City Council.

Thousands of performers and festival goers at future Edinburgh Festivals could struggle to find a place to stay or face higher costs for accommodation if planned reforms to private rented housing come into effect in Scotland, a landlord group has warned. The National Landlords Association (NLA) said

Care provided to vulnerable people in their own homes in Scotland is at “breaking point” as a result of cuts, according to a new report by Unison. A survey of home care workers by the trade union found that four in five said they believe the service has been affected by budget cuts or privatisat