A former care home in Wishaw is to become assisted living apartments for young adults to live independent lives in a managed environment. In 2023, Thornhill Care Home in Wishaw closed its doors before being purchased by South Lanarkshire care provider Keane Premier Healthcare. Working with S2 Archit
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Vacant ground formerly listed as greenbelt off Burdiehouse Road in Edinburgh could be home to new apartments if an application for planning in principle is approved by the City of Edinburgh Council.
Scotland Excel has joined a new national initiative that aims to strengthen opportunities for social enterprises within the country’s supply chains. The centre of procurement expertise has signed up to The Buy Social Scotland Pledge (led by Social Enterprise Scotland) as part of its commitment
Persimmon North Scotland’s plans for 209 energy-efficient new homes in Crieff have been given the green light by Perth and Kinross Council.
A comprehensive white paper that explores the critical role of social value and non-financial reporting in driving transformational impact across the UK has been published by Housing Associations Charitable Trust (HACT). The paper, published in collaboration with global professional services network
Glencairn Properties has secured planning permission for a new purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) development in Edinburgh. A shop and car showroom located at 185-187 Dundee Street and 4/5 Dundee Terrace will now be demolished and replaced with a six-storey block containing 206 beds, providi
Glasgow City Council has approved plans to build 71 new flats to be built on the site of a B-listed building on Sauchiehall Street.
Alasdair Rankin, managing director of Aitken Turnbull Architects, asks what the cancellation of carbon targets in Scotland means for the construction industry more widely. The Scottish Government has cancelled its commitment to meeting interim net zero targets in 2030, although since that happened,
A revised masterplan for the regeneration of Sighthill in Glasgow has suggested a possible increase of around 300 homes to the overall number of properties.
The prestigious national 2024 SURF Awards for Best Practice in Community Regeneration were launched yesterday by the Scottish Government at a special online event. The event, attended by 80 guests, included specially recorded messages from previous SURF Award Winners; North Edinburgh Arts, Alchemy F
Four out of a winning team of five, S2 pupils from Largs Academy visited local debt, welfare and housing advice charity, CHAP, in Ardrossan this week. The girls had recently come out top in their school’s 'Youth and Philanthropy Initiative’, (YPI); a powerful active citizenship programme
The Scottish Parliament’s Cross-party Group on Housing is calling on the Scottish Government to produce an action plan to tackle the housing emergency.
A major conference is set to bring together leading voices from across the land reform debate to discuss ambitious ways to unlock Scotland’s land potential. Taking place at MacDonald Resort Aviemore on 13th June, the Scottish Land Commission's conference will explore the theme of "Pioneering P
The kids may be counting down the days until school’s out for summer, but many parents are worried about making their money stretch in the coming months.
Unauthorised drainage works carried out by a housebuilder have caused damage to public open space in Armadale, West Lothian Council has revealed. Investigations established that the damage at Millburn Park was caused as a result of work undertaken by Avant Homes Scotland in