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Blackwood Homes and Care has appointed a new head of business assurance. Gillian Anderson has been appointed to drive excellence in assurance, governance, corporate support and customer-focused service delivery across the organisation.

A Proposal of Application Notice (PAN) has been submitted to North Lanarkshire Council for the extraction and remediation works of 200 acres of land at Ravenscraig, moving the regeneration of the former steelworks which has “scope to provide over 2,000 homes” into its next phase.

The average time for a homeless person to be assessed and find a residence has increased to nine months due to Scotland's councils' overstretched resources, according to new figures. Freedom of information requests published by the Scottish Government reveal that it took an average of 270

Construction works have begun at a new private care home in the west end of Glasgow. Located on Anniesland Road, the 58-bedroom facility is set to regenerate surplus land adjacent to Yarrow Recreation Club which will in turn secure the long-term future of the much-valued, community asset.

A retrofit credits programme aimed at reducing carbon emissions and enhancing social value through housing retrofits has continued to deliver both carbon reductions at the same time as social impact for social housing residents across the UK. Now in only its second year, HACT and PNZ Carbon sha

Free school uniforms and a free haircut got top marks from mums and dads last week in Glasgow’s Calton. Thenue Communities - the charitable subsidiary of Thenue Housing - teamed up with renowned Glasgow charity The Halliday Foundation to host a Back to School event.

Julie Moulsdale from Perceptive Communicators, who worked alongside the contractors on the Athlete's Village as well as some of the housing projects post-games, outlines how Glasgow's Commonwealth Games delivered a transformational journey for local communities. It is the only time I can ever rememb

Support for homeless people and those at risk of becoming homeless in West Dunbartonshire has been praised by inspectors. An unannounced inspection of the West Dunbartonshire Council’s Supported Housing Service - which helps vulnerable people over the age of 16 to develop skills to maintain te

Stirling Council leader Councillor Chris Kane has welcomed new chief executive Caroline Sinclair to the role. Ms Sinclair officially started in the position on Monday (29 July). She was appointed to the role in early June following a competitive selection process, overseen by a cross-party panel of

The Allied Vehicles Charitable Trust (AVCT) has donated £3,000 to Rock Trust, Scotland’s dedicated youth homelessness charity.

Auchinairn could be home to over 60 new affordable homes under a new proposal from East Dunbartonshire Council.

A plan to combat the impact of population decline in parts of East Ayrshire is being developed by East Ayrshire Council with £60,000 Scottish Government support. The local authority is one of six which will benefit from funding through the Addressing Depopulation Fund, which has been doubled t

In line with its commitment to improving the lives of people worldwide through football, FIFA has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to support the Homeless World Cup Foundation (HWCF), which organises the annual Homeless World Cup women’s and men’s tournaments which are aimed to

Wheatley Homes Glasgow and demolition contractor Safedem have stepped up to help a struggling café in Maryhill.

Below is a full transcript of episode 60 of the Scottish Housing News Podcast titled ‘Accessible housing (part 1) with Pam Duncan-Glancy MSP’. Listen to the episode here.