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Two North Glasgow-based organisations have joined forces to ensure a local school benefited from a donation of much needed furniture. Scottish Housing Associations Resources for Education (SHARE) and ng homes worked together to make the donation of furniture to Saracen Primary School in the nor

Orkney Islands Council (OIC) is appealing for registered private landlords who hold family accommodation that would be suitable for Afghan families, to come forward. Councillors recently gave their support to assisting Afghan households if at all possible, and agreed to approve seeking two priv

Construction works have officially commenced at the former Calderwood Lodge Primary School in the south side of Glasgow.

East Renfrewshire residents are being urged to take part in a budget consultation to help shape the council's future priorities for 2022/23. With Covid-19 having highlighted how future priorities might change, East Renfrewshire Council said digital connectivity is now even more important to ena

Community groups across East Lothian can apply for grant funding to tackle inequalities from next week. East Lothian Council's One Council Partnership Fund is an annual revenue grant which can help cover the running costs and volunteer expenses for community projects, charities and third s

The delivery of more than 200 affordable homes in Aberdeen can go ahead after the Scottish Government confirmed it would not intervene in a planning dispute over the loss of sporting facilities as a result of the project.

The funeral of former Perthshire Housing Association chief executive John Kernahan, who died suddenly last Thursday, will take place on Tuesday, 2nd November at Perth Crematorium at 2.00pm. Friends and former colleagues are invited to attend.

Clyde Valley Housing Association has strengthened its board with the appointment of Ken Gibb. A professor at the University of Glasgow, Ken has a lifelong passion for the housing sector, with a specific interest in research via his work directing the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaC

The Unite union is running a fair pay campaign over the next six weeks at Link Group in response to an ongoing pay dispute. Unite said a majority of its members, who include plumbers, joiners, electricians, labourers, cleaners, welfare rights officers, benefit advisors and assistants, and housi

Kingdom Housing Association has won a Gold Green Apple Environment Award in the Scottish campaign to find the greenest individuals, companies, councils and communities. Bill Banks, Kingdom's group chief executive and Calum Kippen, head of governance and organisational development

Alan Nairn reflects on a successful decade of work at Caledonia Housing Association with a focus on the importance of good governance. A 10-year anniversary for an organisation provides an ideal opportunity to reflect on its achievements but also to think about what lies ahead and how to prepare for

The huge scale of the effort by six housing associations to deliver pandemic relief to their communities has been highlighted in a new report.

The chair of Wellhouse Housing Association has been nominated for the prestigious Outstanding Contribution to Housing Award by the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH). Maureen Morris has been nominated for her tireless work in Easterhouse over the past 45 years which has helped to improve the

Public services at South Ayrshire Council perform well and residents are satisfied with the services they receive but the pace of change must improve in the future, a report published today by the Accounts Commission has concluded.

A community in Dumfries and Galloway is setting out to raise £2.2 million to double the size of a vast new nature reserve, in stage two of the South of Scotland’s biggest ever community land buyout. The Langholm Initiative charity aims to buy 5,300 acres of Langholm Moor and three reside