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Private and commercial developers are being reminded that Moray Council's new guidance on developer obligations comes into effect from today. The new guidelines apply to all new developments, from a resident building a new-build home for themselves, or larger-scale housebuilding or commercial develo

New legislation to improve the benefits system to help those who need it most was unanimously passed by the Scottish Parliament yesterday. The Social Security Administration and Tribunal Membership (Scotland) Bill supports the delivery of the new Scottish Child Payment, to provide low-income familie

Scotland’s health and social care sector will receive £1.1 billion in additional funding to support its work through coronavirus pressures, health secretary Jeane Freeman has announced. The funding will be allocated to NHS Boards and Health and Social Care Partnerships across Scotland to

Scotland’s economy has recovered half the fall in GDP which followed the implementation of the coronavirus lockdown, but may still not return to pre-pandemic levels until the end of 2023, according to the latest State of the Economy report.  The report, published by the Scottish Governmen

Nearly 1,700 crimes were reported under Scotland's new domestic abuse laws in their first year in force, according to new figures. Recorded crime figures for 2019/20 show that 1,681 crimes were recorded under the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018, which was enacted on 1 April 2019.

The University of Glasgow is offering a one-month rent refund to all students currently self-isolating in student accommodation. Students will also receive a £50 payment to their university accounts.

Over the last five months, the Citizens Theatre’s Through My Window project has supported women across Glasgow experiencing homelessness and isolation. The project was developed during the coronavirus pandemic in response to lockdown restrictions and being unable to run weekly workshop se

The latest £6.7 million phase of an external wall insulation (EWI) programme in Dundee will provide warmer, more energy efficient homes at more than 740 properties, councillors heard last night at the investment was approved by the local authority. More than £46m has been spent across th

Elderpark Housing swung into action to battle the coronavirus health emergency, its AGM was told. The commitment of the staff and management committee was singled out for praise at Elderpark’s 45th AGM which in common with other housing associations was held remotely.

Galashiels Town Centre, Hawick Town Centre, Hawick Trinity and Hawick Wellogate had more than 5% of properties classified as Long-Term Empty (LTE) in each of the past four years (2016-2019), according to new data from the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership (SEHP).

A multi-million-pound cash boost to help the Moray economy recover from the impact of COVID-19 is being considered by councillors.

Dundee City Council must quicken progress to address complex and deep-rooted problems such as poverty, inequality and drug-related deaths, according to the Accounts Commission.

Edinburgh Tenants Federation’s (ETF’s) first online virtual meeting for members held on last week received plenty of positive feedback from those who attended. The meeting entitled ‘ETF, COVID-19 and beyond’ allowed members to find out more about ETF’s activities during

Argyll and Bute Council has appointed Councillor Robin Currie as its new leader following Councillor Aileen Morton’s decision to move on from the role. A councillor for Kintyre and the Islands, Councillor Currie has served Argyll and Bute as a councillor for more than 30 years,

Despite a fall in profits, housebuilder Springfield Properties said today it is well placed to benefit from a significant increase in demand since resuming operations as buyers seek to move out of city centres and into larger homes with gardens. (from left) Michelle Motion, chief financial