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Bus enthusiast Daniel Aberdein was left delighted when National Express Xplore Dundee named one of its buses after him. The special dedication was unveiled last week when Mr Aberdein visited the Xplore Dundee bus depot where he was treated to an exclusive guided tour of the facility.

A talk about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) from a survivor of The Clutha Vaults helicopter crash kicked off the launch of Hillcrest’s mental health first aiders, who will be available to support staff across the whole organisation. Michael Byrne (front) with (from left) HR manager Sara

Hillcrest Homes has showcased its plans to transform a former Dundee jute mill into social housing.

Hillcrest Homes, in partnership with developer AG Akermo, has submitted plans to Dundee City Council to turn a former jute mill in Dundee into 69 "affordable" flats.

A fundraising campaign set up by Hillcrest Futures has raised £771 to help keep vulnerable people in Dundee and Perth warm and safe during the harsh winter months. (from left) Alan Hinnrichs, Hillcrest Futures project worker; Fiona Holt, Hillcrest Futures senior harm reduction worker and Graem

Staff and residents at a Hillcrest Futures service in Edinburgh have extended their thanks to the Barclay Viewforth Church for a surprise donation of £208. The team at Bruntsfield House received the money which was raised from the retiring offering at the church’s Watchnight service on C

Dundee City Council has approved plans to build 14 new social housing flats in Lochee.

Hillcrest welcomed housing minister Kevin Stewart MSP to officially open a new £7 million development in Edmonstone, Edinburgh of 47 affordable homes innovatively built into a historic wall. Welcomed by Hillcrest chairman Alan Russell, Hillcrest chief executive Angela Linton, Cruden Homes

Plans have been submitted to transform a dilapidated Montrose textile factory into 26 flats for social rent. The former Chapel Works, also known as Paton’s Mill, was founded in 1795 as a linen and rope works and has been on the buildings at risk register for a number of years after closing in

Festive cheer and Christmas magic filled Hillcrest Futures’ activities hub in the Hilltown earlier this week when adults supported with learning disabilities and autism visited Santa’s grotto. The inclusive grotto was devised by the Dundee-based charity to allow individual

Over 40 ex-nurses of the former Sunnyside Royal Hospital near Montrose visited the iconic site on Friday to tour the grounds one last time and cut the turf to mark Sunnyside’s new lease of life as a housing development. During their visit around the grounds of the estate, overlooked by the his

A joint project between Hillcrest and Caledonia Housing Associations which aims to remodel support to older people in Dundee has hosted Festive Tea Party for service users with over 90 older people at risk of isolation this Christmas attending the event.

Over 250 people supported by Hillcrest Futures got into the festive spirit earlier this week when they attended the charity’s annual winter party night at Dundee’s Apex Hotel.

People who apply for social housing through the Perth and Kinross Common Housing Register (CHR) will now have more choice after Kingdom Housing Association joined the register.

Hillcrest Futures is urging people and companies to ditch the Christmas cards this year and instead use their money for a more charitable cause.