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Kris McAdam with two club members A boxing club which punches above its weight recently received two spin bikes from Sanctuary Scotland.

A dapper Oor Wullie was on hand to welcome the care and support teams and staff from across Scotland who attended a glamorous awards ceremony to Dundee last week. Now in its third year, the Gowrie Care Accolades brought together 50 members of staff from across all areas of Gowrie Care’s operation

Mary’s Kitchen at Whitehill Court Day Care Centre in Kirkintilloch is set for a £2,000 boost after Bield received a generous donation from The Eagle Lodge in Bishopbriggs. The Annual Sportsman’s dinner, which is held every year at The Eagle Lodge, raised an impressive £6500 in aid of three cho

Peter Lee, former CEO of Eildon Housing Association, with chairman Trevor Burrows Two affordable home developments in Denholm were officially opened last week bringing a total of 16 new homes to the Scottish Borders.

Lowther tenants Brian (left) and Alan Cowan were among the first to move into the new Ellerslie Path flats As new research shows working Scots are being priced out of the property market, Lowther Homes is providing an alternative option for people looking to rent an affordable home.

Around 60 delegates from across the house building industry came together for Fife’s 10th annual House Builders Forum last week to discuss a number of pertinent issues facing the sector. The event titled Breaking New Ground - Quality and Quantity was organised by Fife Council’s economy planning

A £320 million fund has been launched to help boost the development of the self-sustaining heat network sector throughout the UK.

An increase of housing and specialist support provision have been named by members of Highland Council’s Lochaber Committee among a set of strategic priorities to improve the health and wellbeing of local people. The Committee confirmed its commitment to working with partners to provide the mechan

CCG has completed upgrade works at over 100 homes in Glasgow. The company's Asset Management division installed new kitchens and bathrooms at 124 properties for Spire View Housing Association in Royston.

Maureen Richardson Housing and care provider Bield is taking full advantage of advances in technology to create services that enable service-users to lead fuller, more flexible lives, while at the same time reducing the workload of care providers.

A Joint Scrutiny Panel event for tenants and residents from Dunedin Canmore, East Lothian and Kingdom housing associations was so successful that another joint session is to be held in six months’ time. Tenants and residents who are involved in scrutiny activities met in the Slateford Green Commun

Families, staff, and the wider public are being given the chance to feedback on plans looking at South Ayrshire Council’s provision of residential care for older people. The South Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership, which brings together a wide range of health and social work services, is

Roxxy, the first kitten rescued, getting her paws massaged by her new owner Residents of a sheltered housing complex in Larbert have rescued an abandoned litter of kittens after a week-long drama to save the fluffy creatures when they were discovered hiding in the back garden of their Hanover (Scotl

Affordable homes at Parkgrove Terrace in Clermiston Planning and design consultancy Barton Willmore has submitted the next two planning applications for the City of Edinburgh Council’s Small Sites Affordable Housing Programme.

The Highland Council is anticipating it may have to make savings of up to £72 million over the next three years. The local authority said it faces a £26m gap in its budget next year and is struggling with an "unprecedented degree" of uncertainty over its finances.