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Citizens Advice Scotland has backed a new report which calls for consumers to be protected from the costs of de-carbonising heating.

WSP associate Ewan Jures on the importance of district heating networks. Scotland has been at the forefront of the climate change debate for many years and even more so in the last few months - having agreed to an ambitious target of net zero emission by 2045, five years ahead of the rest of the UK.

Moray’s economy is set to be transformed as the region celebrates securing £65 million for its Growth Deal.

A new home for bees, as well as people is on offer from Lovell as the developer prepares to give away a free bee nesting block to anyone who reserves a new home at one of its developments in Fife next week.

An annual nationwide survey has revealed the Highlands and Islands region as the happiest place to live in the whole of Scotland.

West Dunbartonshire Council is investing £500,000 to change the lives of young people across the area.

As part of Aico’s new Carbon Monoxide campaign ‘Why would you risk it?’, the company is bringing Virtual Reality to its new stand at large exhibitions throughout 2019.

Housing associations have responded to calls for them to take action against the private housing contractors providing accommodation for asylum seekers in Glasgow.

Staff members at River Clyde Homes who had threatened to take industrial action over a dispute regarding working conditions have called off the action after an agreement was reached with management.

A £25 million Rural Housing Fund established to provide 500 new homes by 2021 has resulted in only 80 approvals and 23 completions to date, according to reports.

New legislation to remove the duty on local authorities to test if someone's homelessness application was ‘intentional’ will come into effect from November, the Scottish Government has confirmed. Last year the Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Action Group recommended changes to homelessne

LAR Housing Trust has signed up the first tenants for its latest development in East Lothian as the waiting list for the area hits record numbers. The housing charity, which specialises in providing mid-market rental homes, has let the first two properties at its Dolphinstone development with a furt

Govan Housing Association’s community inclusion officer Ryan Davidson was named Tenant Participation Champion at the Tenant Information Service’s National Excellence Awards this month.

Housing associations in the Borders region are among a number of organisations to lend support for a local Men’s Shed. The growing Men’s Shed movement in the Borders offers men (and women) the opportunity to come together, pursue hobbies and share skills and experience.

The energy advice team at Hillcrest have found themselves doing battle with more than just fuel poverty – they’ve also been fending off the icy antics of their arch-nemesis Coldemorte, who is out to bring cold to the world. While fuel poverty is very much real, fortunately Coldemorte is