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Launch of the Scottish Ethnic Minority Older Peoples Forum in The Burns Room at the Scottish Parliament A new Forum has been created to engage with, encourage and support ethnic minority older people to become effective leaders and advocates for themselves, their families and their communities.

Fanchea Kelly The chief executive of Blackwood has paid tribute to staff who went ‘the extra mile’ to ensure that vital services continued during the ‘Beast from the East’.

The streets of Leith were transformed into outdoor art galleries this month as the Window Wanderland concept visited the area for the first time. The event was organised by Port of Leith Housing Association’s (PoLHA) subsidiary company Quay Community Improvements (Quay) which enabled community gro

Shiskine residents Babs Jackson (left) and Helen Donald with the new iPads Maryhill Housing has delivered a wi-fi boost to residents at a retirement housing complex in yet another helping hand for the community.

Homes NOT JUST houses was not only SHARE’s 32nd annual conference but also a celebration of 25 years at Peebles Hydro Hotel. The hotel has changed quite a bit over the years but some of their staff were actually in attendance for all 25 events. The hotel knows SHARE and their delegates well and th

Linthouse Housing Association is set to benefit from a suite of upgrades to its existing housing stock with two contracts now underway with CCG (Scotland) Ltd. The works include stock improvement which are being undertaken by CCG Asset Management and internal and external repairs and improvements by

CALA Homes (West) has commenced a new housing development at Birdston Road on the southern edge of Milton of Campsie. The Fin Glen development – which comprises 43 detached homes – will be constructed to complement the area’s existing features on a 3.2 hectare site to the north of Lillyburn Nu

Scots have raised over £15,000 for people affected by homelessness a Big Sleep Out for national homeless charity Bethany Christian Trust. The Big Sleep Out, which was held on Friday at two locations in Edinburgh (outside the City Chambers) and Glasgow (City Chambers in George Square), attracted doz

George Fraser, chief executive of Tulloch Homes outside a development in Inverness A "robust" residential property market has helped housebuilder Tulloch Homes to maintain its consistent progress.

People are putting their lives on hold as they struggle to save towards their ‘dream home’, new research from Nationwide has revealed. Almost nine in ten (86%) people living in their first home think it is harder now than a decade ago to make the jump to their second home, according to the build

Even through the bad weather the other week, Kingdom Housing Association still managed to hand over 10 new properties for mid market rent at Law View, Leven.

Housing minister Kevin Stewart during a previous visit to Kingdom Housing Association's project in Kincardine The Scottish Government has delivered more action to increase the delivery of affordable housing with the announcement of a £15 million increase to its charitable bond investment programme.

Councillor Richard Moore A councillor in Angus has launched a scathing attack on people who he believes present themselves as homeless to receive a council house and then leave to another local authority without paying rent.

Diane Cooper The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations’ head of business development, Diane Cooper, is to leave the SFHA after more than 10 years with the federation.

Councillor Jenny Laing outside the new council housing at Manor Walk The first homes in an 80 property development of new Aberdeen City Council houses at Manor Walk have been handed over to tenants.