A plan setting out how to tackle the shortage of affordable housing within Scotland’s first National Park has been given the go ahead. Named ‘LIVE Park’, the Plan outlines an ambitious vision for making Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park an attractive and viable place for young peop
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Pupils Tianna McCoy, Neftali Duran Calderon, Tyler Hamilton, Akram Arshad and Shaakir Abbasi put their mementoes in the time capsule, with Garry Bryce from building contractor G Griggs & Sons, Dunedin Canmore surveyors David Baptie and Stuart Pendreich, Councillor Cammy Day and Dunedin Canmore m
Council leader Rhondda Geekie East Dunbartonshire Council needs to make “significant” improvements if it is to achieve £27.6 million in savings over the next three years, the Accounts Commission has warned.
The former vice-chair of Wishaw & District Housing Association has resigned, criticising the way its chief executive has handled a long-running dispute with workers. Eddie Mullen said chief executive Niall Gordon has been “heavy handed” and has given the Board “inaccurate” information in
The average rent arrears of a tenant receiving Universal Credit is almost five times the average of those not in receipt of the welfare payment, according to new research. Data and insight provider HouseMark carried out a detailed analysis of benchmarking data submitted by its members to examine the
(from left) Simon Massey, Valerie Harty, Patricia Jackson and Derek McCulloch Scottish law firm Gillespie Macandrew has made charitable awards worth a collective £28,000 to two Scottish charities which work with children and young people.
Two major projects to tackle flooding that has affected 47 properties in the Springburn area of Glasgow have been completed as part of Scottish Water’s ongoing £250 million upgrade to the city’s waste water infrastructure. The projects, which involved a total investment of more than £16m, will
A long term improvement in the energy efficiency of housing stock coupled with a substantial drop in the price of domestic fuel has seen a drop in Scotland’s fuel poverty rates, though campaigners have warned that the job is far from over. The latest Scottish House Condition Survey (SHCS) from the
Hart Builders, Dundee City Council, Hillcrest Housing Association, The Wise Group and Job Centre Plus join the eight candidates at the ‘end of course’ celebration event held at the Alexander Street development in Dundee’s Hilltown. The candidates are (from left to right): Thomas Malley, Jordan
Neil Collar, head of Brodies’ Planning Group Why do Ministers call-in planning cases? Does it make any difference to outcomes? Neil Collar from Brodies discusses.
Lord Freud Minister for welfare reform Lord Freud is to retire from his ministerial position at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) at the end of December.
Landa Rolland from the Big Lottery Fund Scotland recalls the moment when they surprised the Shettleston Community Growing Project in Glasgow with the news that their application for £127, 986 was successful. It was a dreich Thursday morning in Glasgow’s east end when Big Lottery Fund Scotland pro
Frances Snee, empty homes adviser at Shelter Scotland, visits Argyll to see the successful completion of an empty home renovation. I was lucky enough to go on a day trip across the water to Dunoon the other week. I’d been invited by Argyll and Bute’s Empty Homes Officer Kelly Ferns. Kelly was in
Aspiring designers, engineers and inventors have just one week remaining to enter a ‘Dragons Den’ inspired event which has become a magnet for global talent. The annual Blackwood Design Awards attract both gifted amateurs and seasoned professionals to showcase innovations to change the lives of
The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has highlighted that 241,000 more tenants in Scotland will be affected by the announcement that all social housing tenants on Universal Credit will be brought under the new Local Housing Allowance (LHA) cap when it is introduced in 2019. Ministe