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Nearly £900,000 could be invested in the renewal of roofs on council houses in Dundee. The local authority’s housing committee will be asked to approve the tenders at its meeting on September 14.

Port of Leith Housing Association (PoLHA) reached its 40th anniversary last week and held a celebration at Hibs stadium which was attended by 150 guests including staff, tenants, partners and contractors. Established in 1975, the Association has invested over £200m creating over 2,700 good quality

The widening gap in internet access between rural and urban regions is driving young people away from areas in which they have grown up, a major study has revealed. A detailed academic study into internet access by the dot.rural RCUK Digital Economy Research Hub at the University of Aberdeen, and th

Councillor Gail Casey, chairperson of West Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership, with ladies from Dalreoch Day Centre and Dalreoch House (from left) Margaret McInally, Lorna Dennett (front), Betty Wilson, Cllr Gail Casey (front), Ann Jennings, and Jenny Campbell (front) Four West Dunbar

Margaret Burgess The number of new homes built in Scotland has risen by nine per cent in the last year, according to official figures.

Aberdeen city centre Housing and better connectivity have been unveiled as two of the main priorities set out in proposals for an Aberdeen City Region Deal.

Olga Clayton Wheatley Group has pledged £5000 to kick-start an aid mission for families fleeing the war in Syria, though it has ruled out using Glasgow’s Red Road flats to house any families.

Care and Repair Edinburgh has continued to ramp up its activities by extending the services it provides to enable older people and the disabled in the Edinburgh area to continue to live independently and safely in their own homes. The charity has secured a new agreement to carry out free gas safety

Bellway’s Scotland land team (from left) David Leaf, land manager; Donald Gunn, land manager; Amanda Fleming, assistant land manager; Willie McDermott, land director and Paul Macari, land manager Bellway has unveiled its ambitions for Scotland for the next twelve months which will include the acqu

Alison Watson By Alison Watson at Shelter Scotland

Margaret Lynch The chief executive at Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has been suspended from her job, according to reports.

Energy specialist Lynda Stevenson (left) and resident Elaine Johnston A new scheme has been launched to help North Lanarkshire residents save on their gas and electricity bills by switching energy providers.

The sheltered housing warden service provided by East Renfrewshire Council has been given a top-class report from inspectors. The service won praise and a rating of ‘very good’ in all categories assessed.

Staff from Blackwood Housing and Care are licking their wounds after being put through their sporting paces by two of Scotland’s top wheelchair basketball teams. The housing and care provider representatives were trained by Lothian Phoenix – for whom they are the official sponsor - and Dundee Dr

Bryony Willett Maryhill Housing Association chief executive Lynn Wassell has announced two new senior appointments at the Association.