Students from disadvantaged communities are being offered up to £1,500 a year by Wheatley Group to support them through college or university. The group, which has helped 100 people with their further or higher education studies in the past two years by providing bursaries, is now inviting app
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Two organisations delivering homes in Balerno have come together to provide the village with bespoke new gateway signage announcing it as the ‘Gateway to the Pentlands’. For more than three years, the desire for new signs has represented a key element of thinking behind the community cou
Wheatley Group staff are being given new training to help tackle domestic abuse. The housing, property management and care organisation has partnered with national charity SafeLives to train all of its staff in understanding abuse, spotting the signs that a customer could be a victim and knowing how
Eight housing associations are to share a £510,000 investment from the Scottish Government towards electric hire car clubs to allow people to rent low-emission vehicles. The Plugged-in Households Grant Fund will support the associations to procure the services of car clubs.
The first stage of the expansion of a West Lothian village has taken shape with 55 new affordable homes already making a difference to people’s lives. West Lothian Council leader, Councillor Lawrence Fitzpatrick, marked the milestone for Winchburgh with the official opening of the houses.
A Glasgow housing stalwart has retired after four decades of service in the city. Tom Graham, a regeneration officer with Wheatley Group, has left after a distinguished career in housing.
Wheatley Group is given more school leavers the opportunity to get their career off to a flying start with plan to recruit 31 young people to its award-winning Modern Apprenticeship programme. Wheatley has 25 Business Administration and six Environmental Apprenticeships up for grabs for people aged
GHA has hailed the transformative impact of its new homes on the lives of its tenants and communities. Tenants have just moved into 51 new GHA homes built on the site of the former high-rise blocks at Tarfside Oval in Cardonald.
In an effort to help deliver its affordable housing target, the Scottish Government has increased its budget for investment in charitable bonds in this next financial year to £40 million.
One of the world’s biggest computer games is helping children in Glasgow learn about the role Maryhill played in the First World War. ‘Building the Barracks’ is a free download for Minecraft, allowing gamers to experience what it was like to live and work in the army base back in 1
Tenants from two housing associations have helped steer their communities to a five-star award. Environmental teams from Dunedin Canmore and West Lothian Housing Partnership (WLHP), both part of Wheatley Group, worked with residents to spruce up their neighbourhoods and keep them looking spick and s
Cube Housing Association has started work on 46 affordable homes for social rent in Dumbarton. The homes on Talisman Avenue in Westcliff are being built for Cube, part of Wheatley Group, by CCG (Scotland) Ltd.
Wheatley Group has announced the appointment of Jo Boaden and Bryan Duncan as new non-executive directors. Jo Boaden is a highly experienced senior housing professional whose contribution to the sector in the north of England was recognised with a CBE for services to housing in 2017. She was also th
Wheatley Group has published new international research examining how organisations can best engage and involve their customers and communities. The study, commissioned with support from the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH), was carried out by The Democratic Society.
A line-up of international experts gathered at an international conference organised by Wheatley Group to explore how innovative thinking can do more for Scotland’s communities The W.E. Create 2019 International Innovation Conference in Glasgow brought together international business experts,