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Glasgow has signed up to the International Mayors Council on Homelessness - a newly formed forum for mayors and other elected members from cities spanning three continents - to commit to ending homelessness and call for global action on the issue.

Residents of local care homes are benefitting from a collaboration between Fife Council, HMP Perth and MGM Timber that is improving their outdoor environment.

The Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB) has invested a further £10 million in Highland Broadband.

Hundreds of homes designed to be part of an athletes’ village for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games will be sold by the council at a loss of about £320 million. Birmingham City Council agreed last week to sell 755 of the apartments, which have been vacant for months, to a private bidder.

A new scheme designed to support pet owning social housing tenants has launched in Edinburgh thanks to a unique relationship between Dogs Trust, players of People’s Postcode Lottery and Manor Estates Housing Association.

The Homeless World Cup co-founder and social entrepreneur Mel Young MBE is to receive the prestigious Edinburgh Award. Mel Young MBE has been selected to receive the accolade from a shortlist of nominations cast by the Edinburgh public. He will receive an engraved Loving Cup from the city’s Lo

Veterans Housing Scotland president and chairman helped RAF, Veteran Joe McCulloch, celebrate his 100th birthday. His Grace The Duke of Hamilton, President of Veterans Housing Scotland (VHS) together with Group Captain Bob Kemp, VHS Chairman and Life President of the 603 Squadron Association led the

Glasgow-based social enterprise MsMissMrs has demonstrated remarkable impact in addressing child poverty and empowering women. In just one year, with an investment of £165,000, it helped over 100 women rebuild their lives, leading to an estimated £3 million in social value, according to

Fife Council has brought forward plans for 39 new council houses.

A summary of responses to a consultation on resourcing Scotland’s planning system has been published by the Scottish Government.

Taylor Wimpey West Scotland and Caledonian Properties have submitted a joint application for an Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions (AMSC) to Glasgow City Council for the provision of 300 new homes located off Robroyston Road in Robroyston.

The new owners of Glasgow’s College Street goods yard site have pressed on with development proposals with the submission of a new planning application.

A comprehensive global overview of the empirical evidence on rent control policies has found that they produce significantly more negative consequences than benefits.

West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA) has recently been successful in securing £570,000 in net zero funding from the Scottish Government, enabling a major upgrade of 36 sheltered housing properties in Hill Road, Cumbernauld.

A care home has been fined £500,000 for health and safety failings which led to the death of a 54-year-old woman. HC-One Limited, who ran Arcadia Gardens Care Home in Glasgow, pled guilty to a health and safety at work breach committed in March 2017.