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Students from three local primary schools are making their mark through a unique community artwork project in North Glasgow. Students from Saracen Primary, St Teresa’s Primary and Broomlea Primary schools, have been participating in unique lessons linking creative arts with the ceramic-making

An article painting a bleak picture of housing associations in Scotland appeared recently in Bella Caledonia and was republished on the Scottish Community Alliance website. This picture, however, is at odds with the experience of many tenants and communities across Scotland, writes the Scottish Fede

An article painting a bleak picture of housing associations in Scotland appeared recently in Bella Caledonia and was republished on the Scottish Community Alliance website. Here the Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations offers a defence of local community-controlled housing asso

Dundee City Council’s executive director of neighbourhood services, Elaine Zwirlein, is to retire on March 31. In a career spanning four decades, Mrs Zwirlein was instrumental in the transformation of the city’s housing landscape, delivering major regeneration in areas such as Ardler, Wh

Local children in north Edinburgh can now enjoy playing together outdoors thanks to a new play park recently installed at Urban Union and the City of Edinburgh Council’s Pennywell Living development in Edinburgh. To celebrate the opening of the new park, pupils at local Pirniehall Primary were

A fashion show organised by the Past Present Futures boutique charity shop has raised £2,618 for Scottish support charity Hillcrest Futures. The ‘Putting on the Glitz’ event was held in Woodlands Hotel in Broughty Ferry on November 13, with over 100 guests in attendance.

Student vets who provide free treatment to homeless people’s pets are among those benefitting from a University of Edinburgh initiative that supports community ventures. A grant of more than £2,000 will enable the Edinburgh-based All4Paws clinic to update its equipment to offer the best

The Women at Work group at Jameson Place A group of tenants from Port of Leith Housing Association’s (PoLHA) sheltered housing units have come together to create a new book sharing personal stories from their working lives.

(from left) John Sinclair, Carolyn Smart and Anne Elder A Dundee bridal boutique has stunned local Shelter Scotland charity bosses with a donation of £15,000 worth of designer wedding dresses.

The renovation of a stable block in Glasgow, which was once home to dozens of working horses, has picked up another prestigious property award.

A remarkable conversion of a Victorian council depot to create 52 new homes for affordable rent in the centre of Glasgow has been named as the winner of Historic Environment Scotland’s Conservation and Climate Change Award, a special category award of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in S

Lynsay Bell Manson, managing director at Studio LBA, outlines how good design doesn't need to come at the cost of profitability and shares why subtle changes in early design can make a big difference to the final outcome. The future of Masterplanning in Scotland is undergoing a transformative shift,

Reinvesting in existing buildings, celebrating heritage and protecting legacy can help Scotland reach its tough net zero target, argues Lynsay Bell Manson. Scotland has set a legally binding target of achieving net-zero emissions by 2045, with an interim target of 75% emissions reduction by 2030. Th

New research into the embodied carbon resulting from the homes designed by Anderson Bell + Christie (ABC) has found that they exceed industry 2030 targets, but the practice has called for an urgent and comprehensive plan for Scotland to follow suit. Embodied carbon is emitted when creating materials

Malcolm Bell, member of the Accounts Commission, discusses the challenges facing local councils in Scotland, including financial pressures, increasing demand, and the need for transformation in service delivery, and how they can be addressed through effective leadership, collaboration, and community