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Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) and its partners have come together once again this year to spread some festive cheer, donating over £8,500 to local children’s charities - Borders Children’s Charity and Cash For Kids: Mission Christmas. This year, the beneficiaries of d

A group of fundraisers from across Scotland have returned after raising more than £44k for Childline by completing a gruelling 50km trek along the Great Wall of China.  The group of 14 fundraisers, who dubbed themselves the “Tartan Trailblazers,” walked 10km a day for five con

Alastair Tibbs visits Govan Law Centre and its inspirational staff for SHN's sister publication Scottish Legal News.

A Glasgow schoolgirl who designed a solar-powered heated blanket that aims to help rough sleepers has been named one of the first ever Time magazine Girls of the Year. Rebecca Young, now 13 and a pupil at Kelvinside Academy, has been included in the inaugural list honouring 10 young people from

Below is a full transcript of episode 71 of the Scottish Housing News Podcast titled ‘Damp, mould and tenant behaviour with Kerry Brown and Patrick McRedmond'. Listen to the episode here.

Lloyds Banking Group’s Scottish Executive Committee chair Jackie Leiper explores how financial institutions can help bridge Scotland’s affordable housing gap and why unlocking private capital and accelerating cross-sector partnerships is critical to solving the crisis and driving long-te

Zoe Ross, 43, and her five children have been trapped in temporary accommodation in the north of Edinburgh for five years.   She admitted to Shelter Scotland that as each year goes by, she is losing hope of ever having somewhere to truly call home and her children.  

A mum from Edinburgh has spoken out about the "disgraceful" conditions her and her son were placed in when she became homeless 10 years ago. Stacey Grieve, 32 and son Archie, now seven, were moved around Edinburgh for nine years as the council relocated them in different temporary homes, forcing the

As the UK celebrates World Book Day, nearly 2000 children in Scotland have been helped to read thanks to a partnership between Wheatley Group and a world music legend.  Thanks to the support of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, Wheatley Foundation has distributed over 40,000 books to 18

Council spending on the most unsuitable emergency accommodation in England is set to soar to £1.2 billion within three years without government intervention, newly released research has revealed.

Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) and its partners spread festive cheer once again this Christmas, supporting young people across the Scottish Borders with generous donations. This season’s beneficiaries are Cash for Kids Mission Christmas Appeal, Quarriers Resilience for Wellbeing S

Barrhead Housing Association has brought panto to the Barrhead community for two nights over the past two weeks. 

Holmes Miller director Ryan Holmes shares what could be learned from the education sector when it comes to the proposed Scottish Passivhaus equivalent policy for new build housing. Designing buildings to meet the international Passivhaus standard for energy efficiency can cut heating energy use by u

Below is a full transcript of episode 59 of the Scottish Housing News Podcast titled ‘The holistic approach to homelessness with Helen Murdoch and Janet Haugh’. Listen to the episode here.

Below is a full transcript of episode 56 of the Scottish Housing News Podcast titled 'The Housing Bill part 3: Domestic abuse with Michelle Meldrum, Eileen McMullan and Sophie Berry'. Listen to the episode here.