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A volunteering initiative to engage older people in craft-based activities has been hailed a big success. The ‘Creative Ageing Volunteer Development Programme’ run by arts organisation Impact Arts in partnership with Linstone Housing aims to promote creativity among older tenants of the

More than 100 Grenfell survivors and relatives have opened lawsuit proceedings in the US against three firms they blame for the fire. The legal action, which will target cladding maker Arconic, isolation manufacturer Celotex, and fridge supplier Whirlpool, could result in tens of millions of dollars

A new pantry service offering quality food at low prices has been introduced in Edinburgh by Cyrenians. The city-based charity delivers sustainable solutions for the causes and consequences of homelessness. Food poverty is a key element of a number of its services including cooking courses at its Fl

Derelict land in Bellshill will shortly be transformed into 24 brand-new, energy efficient and affordable homes for Clyde Valley Housing Association (CVHA) after regeneration specialist ENGIE was appointed to deliver the £3 million project.

The national 2019 SURF Awards for Best Practice in Community Regeneration have been launched by the Scottish Government. The awards are delivered each year by SURF, a regeneration forum with over 300 cross-sector member organisations across Scotland, in partnership with the Scottish Government.

Plans to build 87 affordable homes on the site of the former headquarters of East Dunbartonshire Council in Kirkintilloch have moved one step closer with the approval of concept designs.

Spire View Housing Association has welcomed the successful completion of a kitchen and boiler replacement contract carried out by CCG Asset Management. Covering 46 kitchens and 48 boilers, the entire programme was delivered within a period of just five weeks and has been described as having “v

Agents and landlords in Scotland who are letting properties and declaring them to be holiday lets to avoid long-term tenancy rights are breaking the law, a property management company has warned.

A £1 million fund is to be made available to help Fife Council tenants who are struggling to cope with the effects of Universal Credit (UC). As part of the council's commitment to a fairer Fife, convener of the community and housing services committee, Cllr Judy Hamilton, said the decision wil

As part of its strategy to support local people and communities, Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) will support the Borders Book Festival again this year.

A retirement housing development in the Scottish Borders has recognised the invaluable contribution of its volunteers as part of a nationwide celebration.

The number of fires taking hold in Aberdeenshire homes has fallen for the fifth year in a row, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) has revealed.

Trust Housing has been awarded two excellent grades (6’s) for its quality of care and support and quality of staffing following a recent inspection. The Care Inspectorate also awarded the Association four grades of very good (5’s) from a further two inspections.

Tulloch Homes chief executive George Fraser has welcomed six new local apprentices to the housebuilder, continuing the firm’s commitment to local recruitment and training.

Proposals to demolish a dilapidated pub have been submitted to Dundee City Council for a fourth time.