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Eric Cantona (left) with Street Soccer founder and CEO David Duke Football legend and actor Eric Cantona provided his support and inspiration to socially disadvantaged adults and young people across Scotland as the VIP guest at a major fundraising event in Glasgow.

Tammy Swift-Adams Scotland’s home building industry has applauded the recommendations of an independent Reporter which will ensure SESplan 2 – the next strategic development plan for South East Scotland – not only meets housing need and demand in the region but also supports wider economic gro

Housing Minister Kevin Stewart The Scottish Government has announced legislation to make sprinkler systems compulsory in new social housing.

The local authority watchdog has reported that East Ayrshire Council is continuing to improve against a backdrop of financial, social and economic challenges. In a report out today, the Accounts Commission highlighted that East Ayrshire Council is performing well, services are improving, and there i

Roseanna Cunningham The upcoming Climate Change Bill will see Scotland become one of the first countries to achieve a 100% reduction in carbon emissions, climate change secretary Roseanna Cunningham has said.

A committee of MSPs has called for communities to be given a stronger voice in planning what their neighbourhoods look like as part of a number of recommendations aimed at addressing “frustrations” with the current system. Among its suggestions to strengthen the Planning (Scotland) Bill, the Sco

Nicola Barclay With seemingly perfect timing for International Women’s Day, Homes for Scotland chief executive Nicola Barclay recently addressed the annual dinner of the Association of Women in Property’s Central Scotland branch, which draws members from across the many different disciplines in

Gilven House Fife Council is to step in to protect homeless services at Gilven House in Glenrothes after a charity revealed that it is to withdraw from providing funding to the project.

Homes delivered through the NHT initiative The Scottish Government has been accused of “reviving the Right to Buy” policy after it was revealed that homes delivered through its National Housing Trust (NHT) scheme can be sold off and removed from public ownership.

The UK High Court has ruled that a Home Office policy of removing EU citizens found sleeping rough on UK streets is unlawful and must stop. A judge said the measures, which were introduced last year, were discriminatory and violated European law, following a challenge brought by campaigners on behal

A tenant who challenged a sheriff’s decision that he was liable to pay his former landlord two months’ unpaid rent has had his appeal dismissed. The Sheriff Appeal Court upheld the sheriff’s ruling that the landlord’s breach of certain statutory obligations did not render the lease agreement

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYL19W3SonE&feature=youtu.be The site of Aberdeen’s former HMP Craiginches will soon feature a communal garden inspired by the historic prison’s past thanks to help by Sanctuary.

A public health official has called for a ban on smoking in new council houses to protect children from harmful second-hand smoke. Professor John Middleton, president of the Faculty of Public Health, said adults smoking in the home damaged the development of children’s lungs and put babies at risk

A panel of candidates in the upcoming local elections in Dundee take to the stage last night as Shelter Scotland hosted its last of four housing hustings events. Chair for the evening, Kieran Andrews from The Courier, kicked things off by introducing the candidates while addressing the lack of diver

The Scottish Government has reaffirmed its determination to work with housing associations to help promote digital inclusion and participation. Releasing its new digital strategy this week, the government said it intends to place digital at the heart of everything it does from reforming public servi