Community-minded volunteers are being sought to help Glasgow City Council’s Environmental Task Force keep neighbourhoods looking their best. A recruitment drive has been launched to encourage people to join more than 500 dedicated volunteers across the city who take pride in their communities and
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Work has started on building 52 new affordable homes for rent as part of a regeneration project in the west of Glasgow. Cube Housing Association, part of Wheatley Group, is behind the £5.3 million development in Kelvindale which will consist of three modern, energy-efficient blocks of flats.
A Common Housing Register (CHR) for Glasgow could be introduced to make it easier for people to find a rented home in the city. Promoted as a tool to simplify and maximise access to social housing, a CHR is made up of a single application form, which allows applicants to apply to multiple Registered
A homelessness charity has criticised a survey which aims to gather the public’s opinion over begging in Glasgow city centre and warned it could lead to homeless people being further stigmatised. Homeless Action Scotland said the survey, which is being conducted by Community Safety Glasgow (CSG),
Link Group Ltd has recently completed the £2.5 million comprehensive refurbishment of properties at Buccleuch Street, Glasgow.
Glasgow City Council is to host an information event on a pioneering self-build project in Maryhill. The event on Saturday 30 April between 10.30am - 12.30pm in Maryhill Burgh Halls will see the launch of the first phase of Maryhill project.
A detailed analysis of housing trends in Glasgow has revealed that while overcrowding has reduced, one in five city residents still live in cramped conditions. According to the Evening Times, statistics gathered by Glasgow City Council between 2001 and 2011, when the last census results were publish
Glasgow City Council has issued a tender for lead contractors to progress the ‘Blue-Green’ infrastructure works at its £250 million transformation of Sighthill. Comprising approximately 800 new homes, a new school campus and community facilities, as well as commercial units, the Sighthill regen
Charlotte Taylor and family in their new home An affordable housing project has made life better for dozens of families in Glasgow.
GHA chair Gordon Sloan joins tenant Nicola Blair and daughter Laila, and tenant John Traynor, chair of GHA’s local committee, and wife Rachel at Cathay Street in Milton A Glasgow community is in line for a £30 million boost that will see more than 170 new affordable homes built and hundreds of ex
A planning application for 98 homes at Park Quadrant in the West End of Glasgow has been submitted to the city's council. Initial plans for the A-listed Victorian development were reduced from 111 properties after residents’ views were taken into consideration. The revised proposals also include r
Glasgow City Council has announced that around 1,500 jobs are set to go as part of £130 million in cuts to its budget. Scotland's biggest council revealed yesterday that the reduction jobs, which will save £25m, will take place over the next financial year. The authority has committed to no compul
Wheatley Group has today confirmed it will progress plans to deliver its repairs and maintenance service through a new joint venture (JV) with Glasgow City Council. Heads of terms have been agreed that will lead to Wheatley - parent company of Scotland’s largest social landlord Glasgow Housing Ass
(from left) Niall McKinnon (head of development queens Cross), Tracy Hamill (assistant Neighbourhood housing manager Queens Cross), Frank McAveety, Shona Stephen, Margaret Glass (chair of Queens cross) Liz Campbell (chair community involvement group Queens Cross) Councillor Frank McAveety, leader of
The Sutcliffe Road development includes 24 affordable flats An affordable housing development with an adjoining church has been described as ‘divine’ by its new residents.