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Calls are being made for a special funding package and localised community testing to combat coronavirus in Inverclyde, which has become the COVID-19 capital of Scotland. 

HouseMark has launched its first sector-wide coronavirus impact report highlighting the pandemic's significant impact on the sector.

New measures to assist those affected by drug use during the COVID-19 pandemic have been announced by the Scottish Government. The measures include:

Aberdeenshire councillors have been urged to prepare for significant changes to the local authority's financial plans, given the impact of responding to the coronavirus pandemic.   The full Aberdeenshire Council met remotely last Thursday to consider business items, with an agenda dominate

Greater flexibility and a rural focus in the planning system is required if rural communities are to thrive in the future as the lasting impact of the coronavirus pandemic takes it toll, according to Scottish Land & Estates (SLE).

Aberdeen City Council has approved proposals for a retirement community in Cults against the recommendations of its planners.

The campaign from Living Rent for registered social landlords (RSLs) to be legally mandated to maintain communal hygiene during the coronavirus crisis has gained a high-level signatory ahead of their demands being submitted to the Scottish Government this week.

Hard on the heels of its response to the Scottish Parliament’s local government and communities committee, the Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has now published its response to a Freedom of Information request that covers some of the same ground. Scottish Housing News reader David Macdonald,

Andrew Fyfe argues that retirement villages are set up in such a way that helps to insulate and protect in the case of a pandemic. According to figures published by the National Records of Scotland 338 of the 656 deaths recorded between 20 and 26 April were in care homes. Care homes are current

The Highland Council is now accepting applications for the Regeneration Capital Grant Fund for 2021-2022.  The fund, which is delivered in partnership with the Scottish Government, supports locally developed regeneration projects for communities, helping with job creation and support, and in bu

Queens Cross Housing Association tenants with children under 5 can receive a free book every month after the Association joined Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. The project is a free book gifting programme designed to inspire a love of reading for children.

Kingdom Housing Association has agreed a Revolving Credit Facility Agreement with Lloyds Bank during the coronavirus period after an open tender process run for Kingdom by ATFS.

New proposals have been lodged with Dundee City Council which would see 66 fully accessible flats and houses built on nine separate sites.

A new infographic aims to provide greater clarity over essential work and help the public understand exactly what construction projects key workers can carry out.

Outline plans for new homes, offices and a health centre on the site of the old Ellon Academy site have been agreed by councillors.