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Councillors have agreed to designate Restalrig as Edinburgh’s 50th conservation area to protect its historical and architectural significance. Approval was given today after a report was considered by the City of Edinburgh Council’s planning committee, following a public consultation in the loca

A new group is to be established by Stirling Council to ensure residents on Universal Credit continue to be supported. Universal Credit was piloted in Stirling in May 2015 for a small percentage of residents, and fully implemented in June this year for anyone of working age on a low income in or out

A range of options which would save West Dunbartonshire Council up to £4 million in financial year 2018/19 and close a predicted budget shortfall is set to be presented to councillors. A report to the full council meeting on December 20 will outline proposals to address the difference between the f

Scottish Borders Council and Waverley Housing are launching a joint ‘masterplanning’ project in Upper Langlee in Galashiels this month. Particularly focusing on Beech Avenue, Hawthorn Road, Larch Grove and Laurel Grove, the aim of the project is to guide the preparation of a comprehensive and fu

A bespoke retirement village which will house self-contained apartments as well as a range of one and two-storey cottages is to be developed in Aberdeenshire following a site acquisition deal. The Scotland Real Estate team at international law firm DAC Beachcroft has advised Liberty Retirement Livin

Sir Bob Geldof addressed the crowd during the event Two of Scotland largest housing providers have committed 475 homes to be allocated to homeless people across the central belt in the wake of the world biggest sleepout, which raised a minimum of £3.6 million to help end homelessness in the country

The Scottish Housing Regulator has suspended a member of the management committee at Dalmuir Park Housing Association and made statutory appointments to the Association after serious risks were identified in its governance and management. An independent investigation commissioned by the Association

A Build to Rent scheme currently being delivered in Fountainbridge, Edinburgh Investors into Scotland’s Build to Rent (BTR) sector have been urged to ensure that schemes have operational management factored in from the earliest stages of development.

Communities cabinet secretary Angela Constance with staff and volunteers at The Green Room in Kirknewton, who benefited from Community Ownership Support Service funding last year Communities in Scotland own more than 500,000 acres of land, according to new statistics released by the Scottish Governm

An employability course aimed at young people between the ages of 16 and 25 has been named ‘Youth Employability Project of the Year 2017’ at the SURF Awards. LinkLiving’s Step On project received its award from Kevin Stewart, minister for local government and housing.

Greenock-based arts charity RIG Arts has scooped a major national award for its Broomhill Project with housing association River Clyde Homes. The cultural activities to support a three-year £26 million regeneration project to transform a Greenock community comprising more than 600 homes won the Cre

(from left) Back row: Claire Anderson, Charlotte Forrest, Mark Cummings, Andrew Kaye, Bills Banks and Norah Smith. Front row: Laura Cowan, Kevin O’Neill, Jacqueline Bell, Frances Howie, Jennifer Kennedy and Susan Briggs The latest group of Kingdom Support & Care staff have successfully gained

Monday afternoons at 2pm are proving to be a special time for the 3 and 4-year-old children at First Nursery in Peebles. Their routine for the last few months has been to don their hats and coats, and head across with their teachers in a crocodile formation to visit the tenants at Eildon-owned Dovec

Over 200 people in Dundee supported by Gowrie Care got into the festive spirit at the Apex Hotel with their biggest disco to date. Gowrie Care manages a number of services throughout the city which support people to live their lives. Gowrie currently supports people who have a learning disability, m

Customers at a Greenock care home have become the latest group to showcase the healthy benefits of pet therapy. Bunny & Co mobile petting zoo visited Blackwood’s MacLehose Court in Inverclyde with a broad range of animals for the customers to hold and experience.