A partnership between Partick Housing Association and Annexe Communities has been successful in securing a grant of £20,000 from the Scottish Government’s Community Choices Fund. The Fund saw sixteen successful community organisations from across Scotland secure a share of £750,000 to deliver lo
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Almost 9 in 10 people with smart meters in Scotland say they have a better idea of what they’re spending on energy, according to the largest independent study of public opinion on energy and smart meters. The nationwide survey into the opinions of almost 10,000 people in Great Britain, carried out
Govanhill is set to benefit from additional funding for youth work after the area was named Glasgow’s 10th ‘Thriving Place’, with Govanhill Housing Association with set to play a key role. Local organisations will be able to bid for money to deliver youth engagement work in the Govanhill area.
The Church of Scotland has been awarded £130,000 in EU funding as part of an ambitious project to support refugee integration in Scotland. Through the multi-faith network, Scottish Faiths Action for Refugees (SFAR), and with partners the Scottish Refugee Council, WEA Scotland, The Bridges Programme
The private sector subsidiary of Weslo Housing Management is to offer additional online support to tenants renting privately in Scotland. Weslo Property Management’s Tenant Participation Group, which meets quarterly and is now made up of twelve tenant members, is pushing the boundaries of private
Plans to deliver more modern, higher quality properties for Angus Council tenants in the Timmergreens area of Arbroath are moving forward, the local authority has said. Council tenants and residents in Timmergreens were consulted on proposals to improve the environment and quality of life in the are
A planning application for 68 homes at Dunbar has been given the green light by East Lothian Council. Councillors on the local authority’s planning committee heard that the site south of Dunbar’s Brodie Road had previously been earmarked for a hotel, but this had been provided elsewhere in the t
Smart meters from Our Power have been rolled in the Outer Hebrides with further installations scheduled to take place in the coming weeks. Around eight installations were carried out in South Uist with plans to install 24 more meters in Lewis by the end of September.
Two Scottish land and environment bodies have set their sights on finding ways to bring derelict and vacant land equivalent to twice the size of Dundee back into productive use. The Scottish Land Commission and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) have launched their innovative partners
Edinburgh is due to outstrip Glasgow within the next 15 years to become Scotland’s biggest city, the chief executive of the Scottish capital’s council has said. In the opening keynote presentation at a Built Environment Networking event, Andrew Kerr said that Edinburgh’s population is due to g
Almost 40 houses in Dundee could have new external cladding if councillors approve a £598,000 tender. The work at 38 cottages in Murrayfield Gardens will see the existing timber weatherboard cladding replaced with low maintenance PVC.
Plans have been refused for a residential development on the site of the former whisky bottling plant in Dundee. Persimmon Homes had applied for planning approval in principle to build 90 affordable homes on the area which was formerly occupied by the Stewarts Cream of the Barley whisky bottling pla
Scotland’s public spending watchdog has highlighted the strong performance and significant progress made by West Dunbartonshire Council. A representative from Audit Scotland spoke at a council meeting last week where the results of the Accounts Commission’s Best Value audit of the local authorit
An innovative housing scheme to support young people as they leave care has been nominated for an award. The Leaving Care Housing Protocol scheme means youngsters who have been looked after by West Dunbartonshire Council are provided with additional support and secure tenancies when they become old
RICS, as part of its Pledge 150 campaign, has joined forces with Social Bite’s Sleep in the Park to help reduce homelessness among young people in Scotland. Corporate teams and RICS members can now take part in any of the Sleep in the Park events, across Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee and Aberdeen wit