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Long-running plans to build homes, a golf and tennis centre and a Sir Andy Murray museum on greenbelt land at Park of Keir have been approved by the Scottish Government.

Two local charities have received a festive boost with donations from Fife-based Kingdom Support & Care, a subsidiary of Kingdom Housing Association.

Glasgow City Council has received £1.542 million from the Scottish Government’s Tenant Grant Fund to support private and social rented tenants who have incurred rent arrears as a direct result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Places for People is donating its portable sales and marketing cabin in Edinburgh and is looking to link up with a local business, charity or community group which is in need of space to run its activities.

At the age of 38, scaffolder’s labourer, Gary, has had and lost 21 tenancies. Mental health and addictions issues repeatedly saw him unemployed, destitute and sleeping rough on Glasgow’s Renfield Street.

There is scope for Places for People to increase its presence outwith its core Central Belt area, according to its managing director for Scotland.

The UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) has taken over the role of secretariat for the Scottish Parliament’s Cross-Party Group on Housing.

Councils across England will be able to access £28 million to provide funding to both encourage people who are homeless to get vaccinated against Covid-19 and provide emergency accommodation over the winter.

Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) and Scottish Borders Tenants Organisation (SBTO) along with partners are hoping to spread a bit of cheer this Christmas with a £1,350 donation to the Cash for Kids Mission Christmas Appeal. Supporting the Mission Christmas appeal to ensure that no lo

Details have been published of how the £12.5 billion in Scottish Government funding for 2022/23 will be distributed to local authorities. The settlement represents a total cash increase of £917.9 million or 7.9%, which is the equivalent of a real-term rise of 5.1% to support vital local

Investment of more than £100 million in Moray over the next decade was endorsed yesterday with the official signing of the Moray Growth Deal. It signals confidence from both the UK and Scottish governments in plans to drive innovation and growth in the region, with projects within the Deal des

The Scottish Government has opened a consultation on draft regulations and guidance for local development plans (LDPs).

Cunninghame Housing Association has donated £1,000 each to the Black & Hold Foundation and to Newington Primary School in Annan. On December 7, Alan Somerville, senior development officer of Cunninghame Housing Association, presented the cheques to Philip Jones, who is a voluntary committe

Scotland can build its economic future by developing its vacant land and constructing affordable homes, according to Lord Willie Haughey. In an interview with The Herald, the entrepreneur said there should be “no doubt” that housing should be at the top of the list of infrastructure inve

The Scottish Empty Homes Partnership has announced the first names set to speak at the annual Scottish Empty Homes Conference 2022, to be held on February 1.