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Planning permission has been approved for almost 200 houses to be built on the former Hoover site in Cambuslang. Hoover opened the factory in Cambuslang in 1946, where it operated until its closure in 2005. The buildings were demolished in 2008, at which point the site was cleared and regraded.

Christine Macleod A new poster has been published to raise awareness of the standards that are expected to be delivered for Gypsy/Travellers who use sites provided by social landlords.

Scottish Government reporters have published their recommendations on Fife’s local development strategy. Among the recommendations is a proposal to remove the site for the replacement Madras College at Pipeland in St Andrews; the site has been reinstated as green belt land with no development prop

Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) has just completed 10 new family homes next to the sea at Bowmore on the island of Islay. The development has been called ‘Ceol a Chuain’ in Gaelic, which translates into Ocean Music in English.

A typical cohousing development Plans are in the pipeline to develop an eco-friendly cohousing project in Maryhill.

David Ross Councillors have voiced concerns over the latest budget predictions that could mean a gap of £115 million for Fife Council over the next three years.

A training programme by Port of Leith Housing Association (POLHA) has supported 35 young people from across Edinburgh and East Lothian to complete an 18 week training programme with a local employer with 21 progressing to employment, apprenticeship or further education following their training. The

David Cobb Celebrating residents have been quick to acknowledge the help of a volunteer advocate in a successful 18-month fight to avoid losing their homes.

COSLA President Councillor O’Neill and Ms Constance chat to Syrian refugees during an Edinburgh project that provides English language lessons Scotland has welcomed more than 1,200 Syrian refugees since the first flight arrived in Glasgow one year ago, according to the Scottish Government.

Leonardo DiCaprio meets formerly homeless staff from the new Social Bite restaurant, Home Oscar winning actor and environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio visited a new restaurant in Edinburgh yesterday which was set up to provide food, training and employment opportunities for homeless people in Scotland

A Finavon resident with his family and Bonny the Pony Residents of a Glenrothes care home have been paid a special visit by Shetland Pony, Bonny as part of a generous free call from Toppy Star Pony Hire.

With only five Fridays left before the big day, Shelter Scotland national marketing & communications manager, Amanda Collins, turns her attention once again to Social Media Santa. There are over 5,000 reasons stopping us from celebrating this year – because that’s the number of children in

Angela Constance The Scottish Government is to consider enshrining a right to access to food in Scots law.

Kevin McCloud and Bevis Watts, managing director Triodos Bank UK Triodos Bank has created a dedicated £15 million lending pot for social housing providers to make energy efficient improvements to current housing stock to alleviate fuel poverty and develop green spaces.

Tammy Adams Homes for Scotland (HFS) has promoted Tammy Adams to the position of director of planning, responsible for developing and promoting the organisation’s position on local, strategic and national planning policy and practice, and on the infrastructure and utilities needed to support devel