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(from left) Gillian Whitehead, area manager; Robert Leitch, project manager; Brian Lafferty, head of business, (all North Lanarkshire Council); Local member, Councillor Agnes Coyle; convener of housing, Councillor Barry McCulloch; Local member, Councillor Tom Curley; Local member Councillor Michael

Trainee Graeme Reid, director of horticulture for the RBGE Kevin Reid, Dunedin Canmore managing director Hazel Young and trainee Jordan Creelie in the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Young people from some of Edinburgh’s poorest communities are learning how to be plant and landscaping experts thank

Scottish Borders Council’s Administration will propose a three per cent increase in Council Tax in February, following a nine year freeze. It is estimated that such an increase will raise £1.5 million towards the cost of funding council services and would result in Band D Council Tax rising by £

Energy company SSE has submitted a series of proposals to the Scottish Government as ministers begin to draw up Scotland's new 'Energy Strategy'. The initiative aims to help Scotland maximise benefits from innovation, cost reductions and new technologies, as well as de-carbonise energy systems and p

Cruden Homes was named Home Builder of the Year in 2016 Industry body Homes for Scotland (HFS) is inviting entries from across a variety of categories for its 2017 awards scheme.

Homeless people are increasingly being forced out of public spaces by hostile measures such as spikes, curved or segregated benches and deliberate noise pollution, a study has revealed. In new research conducted by Crisis, over 450 people were surveyed in homelessness services across England and Wal

Angus Council has started a five-week consultation about changes it is proposing for its Common Housing Allocation Policy. The consultation is being carried out between now and January 11 along with housing partners Hillcrest Housing Association, Caledonia Housing Association and Blackwood Homes.

Continuing with its ‘Making Our Communities Better Places’ ethos, Cunninghame Housing Association and its contractor CCG Scotland Ltd have contributed to the North Ayrshire Foodbank. The foodbank provides an invaluable service to hundreds of families across North Ayrshire and the contribution en

Veterinary students and staff at the University of Edinburgh’s Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies have launched a festive initiative to help vulnerable people and their animals this Christmas. The team is offering back packs filled with supplies such as warm winter clothes, first aid materi

Residents at a sheltered and owner occupied housing complex in Edinburgh were treated to a special lunch to celebrate a major anniversary in the history of the site. To celebrate 30 years since the site at Carlyle Court was opened in 1986, resident and chair of the residents committee, 82 year old M

Hundreds of disadvantaged children will wake up to presents at Christmas thanks to a benevolent donation from the Board of Management and staff of Cunninghame Housing Association. More than £700 worth of toys and gifts were presented to Lesley McNee from Barnardo’s North Ayrshire Families Service

(from left) Glasgow Lord Provost Sadie Docherty, Parkhead Housing Association tenant and local veteran John Noble, who has been involved in the project, and Parkhead Housing Association chief executive Jim Strang Glasgow’s first Veterans’ Garden is to be created in the east end of the city thank

Christopher Woolard The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a market study to consider whether competition in the mortgage sector can be improved to benefit consumers.

Terrie Alafat Providing Gypsy and Traveller sites should be made a central part of tackling the UK’s housing crisis, according to a new report.

Prospect Community Housing is consulting its tenants for their views on proposals to increase rents by 1.6 per cent from April 2017. One of the Association’s objectives is to have inflation only rent increases, something it has achieved for the last two years.