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Waverley Housing has welcomed new apprentices which were recently recruited as part of its continued commitment to provide opportunities for young people in the Borders. Louise Davies joins existing apprentice Rachel Hunter in the office, with both completing a 2-year apprenticeship in SVQ Level 3 B

Miller Homes has been granted planning permission by Angus Council for a development of 164 homes including 43 affordable properties on the site of the former Ashludie Hospital in Monifieth. The development will comprise of a mixture of 2, 3, 4 and 5 bed private family homes alongside 1, 2 and 3 bed

A team of cycling enthusiasts is once more taking on the gruelling challenge of cycling 101 miles in a day to raise funds for housing and homelessness charity Shelter Scotland. The Borders Loop Cycle Challenge team, which raised £10,000 last year, aims to top the amount when it takes on the testing

Chrissie with carer Jacqui 1,000ft above Perthshire Super senior citizen Chrissie Miller has become a high flying hundred-year-old after fulfilling a once in a lifetime opportunity to travel in a hot air balloon.

A new report on the link between homelessness and re-offending has called for housing to be made a priority in the forthcoming National Strategy for Community Justice in Scotland. Shelter Scotland’s ‘Preventing Homelessness and Reducing Re-Offending’ report was the centrepiece of an event at t

A derelict site in Govanhill is to be transformed into affordable homes in a scheme put forward by Govanhill Housing Association. The £5.5 million plans involve a 42-home development at the corner of Victoria Road and Butterbiggins Road.

Alex Johnstone Thousands of homebuyers in Scotland have benefitted from the Help to Buy scheme since it was launched two years ago.

Sarah Speirs House prices in Scotland are projected to rise by 5 per cent over the course of the year as supply continues to fail to meet a rising demand for homes, according to surveyors.

Dundee City Council is set to become the first local authority in Scotland to sign up to a campaign which aims to tackle the stigma encountered by many people living on low incomes. The council is being recommended to sign up to the Poverty Alliance’s Stick Your Labels Campaign, the details of whi

Frank McAveety Former Labour MSP and Scottish Executive minister Frank McAveety is to be the new leader of Glasgow City Council.

With the Edinburgh Festival Fringe claiming this year’s event would be its most wheelchair-accessible yet, a disabled volunteer from a Scottish housing and care providers has put this statement to the test. Suhayl Afzal saw signs of improvement but says that progress is being made at “glacial sp

S4 Kilwnning Academy pupils Reagan Christie, Rachel Reid and Rachel Gorman presented their way to raising £300 for Ayrshire charity, The Anthony O'Brien Quinn Memorial Trust. The girls were granted the money through the Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI) where pupils research social issues aff

Janet Strang Cunninghame Housing Association’s board of management has elected a new chairman at its AGM.

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has called for Scotland’s affordable housing target to be increased in order to meet housing need across the country. Responding to the latest housing statistics, which show that the Scottish Government is on track to meet its five-year target

Martin Crewe Some of the most vulnerable young people in Scotland are not getting the support they need to help them into work, Barnardo’s Scotland has warned.