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The Spire View Housing Association-operated Roystonhill Community Hub is celebrating a £6,414.00 funding boost from SUEZ Communities Trust for Skylight Window Blinds to enable a community cinema and a wider range of community activities. Roystonhill Community Hub opened in 2019 and is in the h

Travellers have won their fight to stay on a site built without permission beside the internationally-renowned North Esk Park nature reserve in Aberdeenshire. North Esk Park at St Cyrus has been at the centre of a planning battle since emerging virtually overnight without approval in September 2013.

The chief executive officers from eight housing associations in Scotland have completed Keep Scotland Beautiful’s Climate Emergency Training. The training, which is tailored specifically to the housing association’s business needs, explores the key role of the housing sector in helping S

People working in the housing sector across rural Scotland who have helped communities flourish are being urged to enter the 2021 Helping it Happen Awards.

Scottish Borders Council has launched the second phase of its consultation on the draft Anti-Poverty Strategy which has been developed as part a Borders-wide commitment to supporting individuals, families and communities experiencing hardship, whether that is as a result of economic, fuel, housing,

Social care developer and provider Turning Point Scotland is celebrating a decade of Housing First success. Housing First is recognised by the Scottish Government as the default model for individuals experiencing homelessness with multiple and enduring support needs.

McLeod Glaziers has accepted a one-year contract extension from Perth & Kinross Council (PKC) that will see the firm continue to provide a reactive repair, maintenance and emergency call-out service to domestic properties. The contract includes works such as repairing faulty windows/doors,

The Scottish Greens will today promise to introduce rent controls as part of a ‘new deal' for renters to enshrine people’s right to a home. The party will pledge to make the winter evictions ban a permanent feature after the pandemic, as they are in countries like France, strengthen

Analysis by the Scottish Housing Regulator has found that aggregate rent arrears for social landlords increased to 6.46% last month, the highest level since the Regulator started collecting monthly returns from social landlords in April 2020. February’s dashboard report shows that there has al

Housebuilders Persimmon and Bellway have submitted the plans for the second residential phase of their joint venture development near Dunfermline’s new £180 million super campus.

North View Housing Association housing manager Alison Main has succeeded Euan Anderson its new director. Ms Main will take up her post tomorrow with Mr Anderson departing today with more than 27 years’ service under his belt.

Independent living specialist Blackwood has appointed a new chairperson who has pledged to continue its innovative approach to transforming the lives of people with disabilities and older people – particularly through greater use of design and technology. Julie McDowell has more than 20 years

Tom Leggeat, managing director of Springfield Partnerships, part of the Springfield Group, is next up to offer his congratulations to Scottish Housing News on our 20th anniversary year. “Scottish Housing News is an invaluable source of news for the sector, particularly in the affordable h

Building services and construction company McGill and electrical and renewables contractor Alliance Electrical have announced their decision to merge the businesses and trade under the McGill name. The companies, which are both owned by specialist building services investment group United Capital, w

Scottish home builders are keenly awaiting the planned lifting of restrictions next month with trade body Homes for Scotland (HFS) keen to play its part. Measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus have prevented workers from entering customers’ homes for non-essential afterca