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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

The City of Edinburgh Council’s development management committee has given the green light to a £500 million masterplan which proposes the construction of more than 2,000 new homes at Edinburgh Marina at Granton. Following the council’s decision in principle last December to grant permission fo

Research by a group of London housing association’s has found that the ‘bedroom tax’ has failed in its objective to free up larger social homes in the city. Introduced in 2013, the UK government’s Social Rented Sector Size Criteria (SRSSC), more commonly known as the bedroom tax, saw househo

The Scottish Government and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) are making good progress in widening access to high-speed broadband, but extending coverage to rural areas remains a challenge, Audit Scotland has found. The Scottish Government has targeted everyone in Scotland to be able to access

Social enterprise sandwich shop chain Social Bite has teamed up with one of Scotland’s best chefs to launch a new restaurant to train homeless people. The restaurant, called Home, will see Michellin-starred chef Martin Wishart guest chef once a quarter at the Queensferry Street venue in the west e

A painted image of Frank Proctor Kyd A housing facility for ex-UK Armed Forces personnel in Dundee will today officially open a new commemoration garden to honour the generosity of the Kyd family who bequeathed the home to support the nation’s military veterans.

A fundraising football tournament held by Blue Triangle Housing Association is now just a day away. Blue Triangle supports, accommodates and assists vulnerable homeless people achieve better lives.

The average price of a house in Scotland rose by 4.6 per cent in June compared to last year, according to statistics from Registers of Scotland. The latest figures from the UK house price index (UK HPI) showed prices have risen to £143,282, 2.7 per cent higher than May.