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Easthall Park Housing Co-operative has been selected as a finalist for Platinum Employer of the Year 2017 (2 – 49 staff category) meaning it is viewed as one of the top ten organisations in the UK to have achieved the Investors in People (IIP) Platinum Award. To identify Easthall Park’s position

Housing & communities committee vice convener, Cllr Harry Coates, and committee convener, Cllr Peter Barrett Around 450 blocks of flats owned by Perth & Kinross Council have been fitted with new secure door entry systems under an improvement programme.

Homeless people in Oxford who keep possessions in doorways have been warned they face fines of up to £2,500. Legal notices have been attached to the belongings of rough sleepers outside a city centre shop warning that prosecution could follow if the items were not removed.

Standing Stone on Ulva (Image: Rob Farrow) The sale of an island in the Inner Hebrides that was put on the market this month with a price tag of £4.25 million has been halted after last ditch plans for a community buyout emerged.

A Glenrothes care home has celebrated the opening of its dementia friendly garden with a traditional summer fete. Bield’s Finavon Court has worked on its outdoor space to provide a welcoming, relaxing and safe environment for service users and their families to enjoy free of stress.

Housing minister Kevin Stewart (right) with Kingdom Housing Association CEO Bill Banks at the Kincardine housing development in Fife where Kingdom is developing new affordable homes thanks to a development loan made through Allia's bond programme The Scottish Government has awarded a new contract to

View looking south from Harewood Road through north/south linear park Architects have submitted plans for the construction of 194 new homes at Craigmillar town centre on behalf of the City of Edinburgh Council’s 21st Century Homes house building programme.

(from left) Kevin Stewart MSP; Matt Stevenson, managing director, Carbon Dynamic; Lucy Fraser, head of innovation, Albyn Housing Society and Professor Angus JM Watson, director of research, development at NHS Highland Modular housing pioneer Carbon Dynamic welcomed minister for local government and

Planning decision times for major housing developments in Scotland are more than four weeks slower than a year ago, though improvements have been made for smaller developments. Newly published planning performance figures for 2016/17 revealed that the average decision time for major housing developm

Perth & Kinross Council has been awarded over £1,350,000 by the Scottish Government to continue its programme of external wall insulation on local homes. The programme is aimed at homes with walls that are unsuitable to be fitted with cavity wall insulation. More than 1,100 privately owned hous

A new initiative launched by River Clyde Homes to help people set up home in Inverclyde is already making a difference. Open to those looking for their first home with the housing association, the pilot project offers a helping hand by providing a choice of white goods or floor coverings in selected

Organisations across Scotland supporting hundreds of community-led projects are to receive £8.6 million funding for the year 2017/18, housing minister Kevin Stewart announced yesterday. The money from the People and Communities Fund aims to help provide a positive impact on thousands of lives in Sc

Rona Anderson Queens Cross Housing Association has appointed a new director of property, enterprise and regeneration.

Joy Dunlop Gowrie Care, the registered charity of Hillcrest Group which offers varying levels of support to people in different settings, has announced the appointment of Joy Dunlop as its new managing director.

A decision by East Dunbartonshire Council to reject a new housing development in Milton of Campsie has been overturned by Scottish Ministers. An application by CALA Management/Ashfield Land to build 57 new homes on a greenbelt site near Birdston Road was refused planning permission in January on gro