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Fife Council has reaffirmed its commitment to challenge poverty across the region as part of this week’s national Challenge Poverty Week. The Scotland-wide campaign is designed to highlight that too many people continue to live with the constant pressure of living in poverty and that we must m

An extensive residential development opportunity has been launched in the heart of Cumbernauld.

The traditional way of life for Scotland’s crofters will “ultimately disappear” unless urgent action is taken over an "out of control" land market, the Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) has warned. The body is leading calls for crofting legislation to be overhauled

A new independent body tasked with helping Scotland to achieve the highest environmental standards, and ensure the environment is protected, has been officially launched. Environmental Standards Scotland (ESS) will play a crucial role to secure compliance with environmental law, the effectiveness of

The 28th of September saw the close of voting for the Autumn launch of the Partick and Thornwood Ideas Fund, a participatory budgeting project where local residents voted on which community projects they would most like to see funded. The September round of funding received 18 eligible applications

Link Group's sustainability commitments have enabled it to become the first Scottish social housing provider to access a ground-breaking £80 million funding deal from Scottish Widows. Borrowed on a 30-year term, the environmental, social and governance (ESG) linked loan is

Wheatley Group has announced four new appointments to its board. Caroline Gardner CBE has been appointed as a non-executive director and chair of the Group Audit committee. She was joined on the board by new subsidiary board chairs Eric Gibson, Mairi Martin and Lindsey Cartwright at Wednesday’

East End stalwart Maureen Morris has been elected as chair of Wellhouse Housing Association (WHA). She takes over from Darron Brown who was chair for two years and had decided to step down at the 2021 AGM.

Argyll and Bute Council has approved a new housing strategy that sets out plans to build more than 1,000 affordable homes over the next five years.

Glasgow City Council has accepted £6,212,342 funding from the Scottish Government's Energy Efficient Scotland programme.

The formal ballot for Pentland tenants to decide if they want to transfer to Cairn Housing Association has now opened.

Towns and communities in North Lanarkshire will benefit from £1.243 billion investment over the next five years to transform them into vibrant, thriving, sustainable places, the local authority has revealed. North Lanarkshire Council said local people are at the heart of its ambitious vision a

Ruchazie Housing Association (RHA) has been awarded the Investors in People (IIP) Silver accreditation, leap-frogging its previous ‘developed’ award at the first attempt.

Councillors have given the green light for a block of flats to be developed on the site of a former Aberdeen care home.

Rural Housing Scotland will lead the development of an ambitious new initiative to tackle the interlinked issues of depopulation, demographic change and the climate crisis in Uist. In partnership with community landowner Stòras Uibhist and with funding from Emsée Fairbairn Foundation,