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Justice secretary Humza Yousaf has launched a new training resource at the Scottish Crime Campus at Gartcosh aimed at helping report instances of organised crime. Serious Organised Crime Taskforce (SOCT) partners, including Police Scotland, North Lanarkshire Council, the Society of Chief Officers of

Cyrenians has partnered with Edinburgh Short Film Festival and award-winning actor, writer and producer Jamie Robson to explore the power of film in affecting social change. This year, the charity is working alongside Jamie Robson to highlight the social issues faced by those most excluded from soci

CALA Homes (North) has teamed up with Meldrum House Estate to submit plans for a new vision of homes at the prestigious Meldrum House Hotel & Golf Club in Oldmeldrum.

Highland Council is supporting this year's Challenge Poverty Week which runs from 7-13 October.

Argyll & Bute Council has announced that it will now be accepting applications for support through its Supporting Communities Fund 2020/21. Groups can apply for up to 100% of the total funding costs for their project or activity from the fund, with a maximum award of £2,500 available.

Fife Council has commissioned a study to discover how living in a rural area can have a significant impact on those living in poverty. The research has revealed that public transport costs in rural Fife are making it more difficult for unemployed people to access job opportunities, new research has

Jim McDevitt has been appointed as the new convener of the board of trustees at Berwickshire Housing Association (BHA). He takes over from Lorraine Tait who has decided to stand down after three years on the board and serving as convener from September 2017.

Just over 50% of the Scottish Government’s overall affordable housing target had been met by the end of 2018/19 with the figure rising to 61% in terms of approvals, according to the 2019 UK Housing Review Autumn Briefing Paper from the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH). The report, publishe

Kingdom Housing Association has been shortlisted in two categories in the Chartered Institute of Housing in Scotland’s prestigious Excellence Awards. An aerial view of the Fraser Avenue regeneration project showing the new building in the foreground, the recently demolished area in the middle

Thenue Housing has raised £208.50 for Macmillan Cancer Support by hosting a special afternoon tea. The Association used its usual staff gathering which is held every two months to bring people together with an important fundraising objective.

Plans for the first homes to be developed at Blindwells have been submitted to East Lothian Council. The first residential plots at Blindwells

The charity and membership body Homeless Network Scotland has today unveiled its new name and updated brand to reflect how it has evolved over the past decade.

Today, Shelter Scotland campaigners will be in Glasgow to invite locals to support their new campaign by signing a petition calling on the Scottish Government to have the right to a home enshrined in Scottish law. This is the first in a series of campaign days which will see the housing and homeless

The Scottish Government has taken the first steps to create the new Scottish Child Payment. The new £10 weekly payment has taken its first step to being introduced, with draft regulations being sent to the Scottish Commission on Social Security for scrutiny.

The Cruden Group has promoted Fraser Lynes to the role of managing director for Cruden Homes (West). The development and construction group said the move reinforces the company’s expansion plans to remain firmly at the forefront of Scotland’s residential market.