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Domestic abuse charges have reached their highest figure since 2015-16, the Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has revealed. The report Domestic abuse and stalking charges in Scotland 2019-20 showed that there were 30,718 charges reported in 2019-20 related to domestic abuse.

A charity's bid to purchase part of Langholm Moor from Buccleuch Estates has been boosted by a £1 million capital investment from South of Scotland Enterprise. The Langholm Initiative is spearheading a campaign to raise enough funds to buy the land and bring it into community control. If

Orkney Islands Council has signed an agreement with Hoy Energy Ltd which will ensure that the island’s income from the existing community turbine won’t be adversely affected by the potential development of a council-owned wind farm in Hoy.

Langstane Housing Association has progressed a "substantial programme of improvement" to ensure compliance with regulatory standards, a new engagement plan has revealed. The Scottish Housing Regulator has been engaging with Langstane over the last two years as it addressed weaknesses in its app

Shareholding members of Bellsmyre Housing Association last night added their seal of approval to the regeneration plans for the Bellsmyre estate. At the first ‘virtual’ Special General Meeting (SGM), the members voted in favour of a resolution to transfer the Association’s pro

North Ayrshire Council has approved plans submitted by Irvine Housing Association to build 77 new affordable homes in Irvine.

A new affordable housing development is set to transform a vacant site in Glasgow city centre.

Wellhouse Housing Association has today unveiled plans to invest a further £1.1 million in its housing stock over the next 12 months.

In another sign of the times, Ayrshire Housing went digital for its Annual General Meeting last Wednesday evening. The winners of the association’s garden and pet competitions were announced online.

Housing partners throughout the Highlands are asking tenants to have their say on proposed changes to the mutual exchange policy. Highland Council is proposing to update the criteria used to make decisions on mutual housing exchanges, which help around 180 households move each year. 

Competing proposals for former Mount Florida Bowling Club in Glasgow's south side have been put before planning officials.  Noah Developments wants to build 40 flats at the site on Carmunnock Road, however, local campaigners are hoping to convert the space into a community sports and leisure fa

Taylor Wimpey West Scotland has completed the purchase of land at Wood Farm, just off Dalry Road in Kilwinning, with construction work for a development of 198 new homes at its Willow Gardens development expected to start in November.

A vacant site in Maryhill could host a new build block of apartments with rooftop gardens under plans newly submitted to Glasgow City Council.

The police and courts could gain the power to remove suspected domestic abusers from victims' homes under proposed new legislation. Justice secretary Humza Yousaf announced that the Scottish Government's Domestic Abuse Bill will be considered "within weeks" and if passed would let police ban suspect

Islanders in the Hebrides and Skye have written an open letter warning that rising property prices are preventing locals from buying a home.