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The Highland Council is taking the next step in its journey to net zero by exploring the development of city-wide heat networks in Inverness, as part of the council’s Local Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategy (LHEES).

At a recent special council meeting, councillors voted to re-elect Councillor Iain Campbell as Provost of South Ayrshire Council. Councillors voted in Councillor Brian Connolly as leader of the council and Councillor Alec Clark was elected as depute leader.

An innovative flooding project which saw free water butts and planters offered to residents in Prestwick has been completed.   The pilot Scottish Water scheme, aimed at mitigating the risk of flooding by capturing rainwater runoff from roofs before it enters the drainage system during extreme w

Clydebank Housing Association's (CHA) maintenance assistant, Raeann Rankine, was selected as the winner of the free place on Share’s Management Development Programme. Share offered this sought after opportunity to one person within its Young Housing Professionals Network, with the young profes

A major £3.3 million investment by North Lanarkshire Council will bring modern, reliable and accessible lift systems to five high-rise blocks in Motherwell, as the council awarded the final phase of its major lift replacement programme to ADL Lift Services Ltd.

Artisan Real Estate is to progress with the homes-led transformation of the former Caledonian Brewery in Shandon following planning approval by the City of Edinburgh Council. 

The customer service landscape is more challenging than ever; housing associations are often having to contend with lack of other support services in their communities, as well as overall rising customer expectations in terms of speed and accessibility – perhaps known as the next day delivery

The Ofgem Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme opened its twelfth funding round for applications this week.

A bold new £500 million vision to strengthen a major Scottish location for innovation, High Value Manufacturing, business space and green growth in Glasgow will be unveiled today with plans for business space, hotels and hundreds of homes delivering a coherent and cohesive proposition to &lsq

The budget for a programme that uses technology in housing to help older people remain independent for longer will more than double this year from £8.2 million to £20.9m, the Scottish Government said today.

A housing site at Manse Gardens in Strachur is being transformed through an ambitious £3.6 million regeneration project which will boost affordable housing options in rural Argyll & Bute.

A new all-digital tenancy resource is making it even easier for West Dunbartonshire Council tenants to get their homes set up.

An architecture student who completed her degree at the University of Dundee while also caring for her mother is calling for accessibility to be at the heart of design. Regina Franca, who graduates next month with an MA in Architecture from the University’s Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art

The renewal period for secondary short-term let licences in Edinburgh is being extended from one to three years.

Scotland has a clear opportunity to lead the way in decarbonising its economy and improving the lives of its people if it moves swiftly and decisively towards electric technologies, according to the Climate Change Committee (CCC), whose latest advice outlines new carbon budgets for Scotland through