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The CIH Futures group is organising a bumper rounders tournament to support president Alison Inman’s 2018 chosen charity. The contest will see four heats take place across the UK In May and June before a grand final in July.

Kay Blair The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has named its new Boardroom in tribute to Kay Blair, its former chair who passed away in February.

Emily Wang and Sophie Rowan unveiling their winning design A unique creative partnership between The Glasgow School of Art (the GSA) and Shelter Scotland was officially launched yesterday to mark the charity's 50th anniversary in Scotland.

Headliners ‘MacBlondie’ starring Alasdair McKee Lintel Trust’s Great Big Lintel 70s and 80s Extravaganza event recently raised more than £2,000 for housing-related community projects across Scotland.

Image by Brandon Leon – Flickr: Day 25: Fire Sprinkler, CC BY-SA 2.0 All homes in Scotland will be required to have a minimum number of smoke alarms under changes being made in the wake of the Grenfell Tower blaze.

(from left) Billy Simpson & Danny McKibdens from Clark Contracts; pupils of St Martin’s and Renton primary schools; Barry Johnstone, Caledonia Housing Association area director; Cordale Housing Association Board members Martin Walker & Margaret McCallion; Mark Smith from Grant Murray Archi

Secretary of state for work and pensions Esther McVey MP is to appear before the Scottish Parliament’s social security committee to discuss the ongoing problems with the roll out of Universal Credit and the devolution of welfare powers to Scotland. The committee’s meeting on April 16, which will

Arc-Tech (Scotland) Ltd has embarked on its first major district heating contract for a new residential development located in Craigmillar, Edinburgh. Greendykes, located just south of Niddrie Mains Road, is being delivered on behalf of the City of Edinburgh Council and will consist of 75 mixed-tenu

(from left) General manager at West Lothian Drug & Alcohol Service, Brian Pringle; project worker at Open Door, Malcolm Aien; director of Open Door, Claire Neill; Almond Enterprises’ manager, Vicky Wilson; head coach at West Lothian Rhythmic Gymnastics Club, Liz McNeill and all staying at the

Glasgow-based construction company CCG (Scotland) Ltd has been given planning approval to build 156 contemporary, energy-efficient homes in Glasgow’s south side. To be delivered by CCG Homes, Riverford Gardens will offer a range of exclusive properties in a highly desirable location on Riverford R

Homeowners in Scotland pay a fifth (20%) of their disposable income towards their mortgage each month, according to new Bank of Scotland research, almost half of the proportion paid out in 2007. Disposable income spent on mortgage payments in Scotland is 9% less than the rest of the UK (29%) making

More than £15 million is being awarded towards community projects that help cut carbon emissions and tackle climate change. A total of £15.3m from the Climate Challenge Fund (CCF) will be shared among 110 recipients across Scotland.

Scottish housebuilder Springfield Properties has submitted a detailed planning application for a new 42-home development in Gartcosh. The developer submitted plans to North Lanarkshire Council to transform the 1.98-hectare site, which neighbours Mount Ellen Golf Club, into a new crescent development

A community hoping to stage a buyout of a small island has been awarded up to £4.4 million funding to help them make an offer.

North Ayrshire Council is the second Scottish local authority to announce proposals to pull down all its high rise tower blocks. Unveiling its new vision for housing in the region, the council said it could replace five ageing tower blocks in Irvine and two in Saltcoats with modern, state-of-the-art