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A blind 93-year-old Bield Housing Association resident has teamed up with her 87-year-old DJ neighbour to help get fellow pensioners in Anniesland moving.

Williamsburgh Housing Association teamed up with Renfrewshire Leisure, Rig Arts, Young Enterprise Scotland and SUGaR last month to hold a festive-themed evening at Mckerrell Street Play Park.

Nearly 150 asylum seekers facing imminent homelessness in Glasgow will be given urgent, intensive advocacy support from local organisations, supported by a further funding package from the Scottish Government. Ministers have announced a £252,000 funding package to organisations to help ensure

The number of foodbank parcels handed out in Scotland rose by almost 80% in five years, according to shocking new statistics provided by the Trussell Trust.

Shoppers in-the-know descended upon Shelter Scotland's Stockbridge shop on Friday in what has become an annual ‘must-attend’ event for bargain-hunters. Customers were given the chance to pick up designer bargains and collectables including famous brands such as Liberty, Mulberry and Jimm

Councillors in Aberdeen are due to discuss plans for the creation of a £110 million housing development in Bridge of Don.

West Lothian Council has agreed to sell a 0.72-acre piece of land in Blackridge for £150,000. The site at Allison Gardens will be acquired by Southvale Homes (Lanark) Limited, an adjoining landowner who approached the council to buy the land.

Bovis Homes has completed the acquisition of Galliford Try’s housebuilding arm, creating one of the UK’s top five home building groups. The sale of Linden Homes and Galliford Try Partnerships was achieved in a transaction valued at approximately £1.1 billion, including shares, debt

Scottish social landlords are facing calls for the removal of a potentially dangerous type of cladding from high-rise buildings after a government test which approved the use of the material in some circumstances was labelled "fundamentally flawed". Falkirk Council, Dundee City Council, Fife Council

Care provider Blackwood is harnessing technology to enable its rural tenants with disabilities to take part in key discussion sessions to help improve their service.

Barnardo's Scotland director Martin Crewe talks about the charity’s Gap Homes development for young people leaving care. 

Several local groups have received a “Christmas Bonus” courtesy of the generosity of Ochil View Housing Association staff who have taken time off from their busy workload to deliver some festive cheer to various local organisations during the past week. As part of the Association's

A tenant at a Bield retirement development in Inverclyde has knitted over 100 gifts for a local school band who are performing in the lead up to Christmas. For the past three years, Margaret Sneddon has been making festive themed covers for Terry’s Chocolate Oranges to give to students an

Ardenglen Housing Association has served up a Christmas dinner with a difference. The Association brought the community together once again for a second “murder mystery” Lunch which meant diners tucked into some festive fare and had to solve a whodunnit.

Bellway Homes has launched a bid to overturn a rejection of its plans to provide 165 homes in Thornliebank.