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This Campbeltown renovation won last year's Outstanding Project Award Nominations are being sought to recognise the people working to bring Scotland’s 34,000 privately-owned long-term empty homes back into use.

Graeme Brown and Councillor Dickie with Futures client Jack Bromly Councillor Alison Dickie met with the people benefiting from the support on at offer the Futures community hub when she visited the facility in Edinburgh’s Southside.

Neil Findlay The Scottish Parliament’s health and sport committee has criticised health and social care Integration Authorities (IAs) for having a ‘tick box’ approach to engaging with the public and stakeholders.

An innovative community solution to address falling numbers at a small island school has resulted in two new homes for affordable rent being built nearby. New pupils Leo and Chayce Wright, both five, increased the school roll of Ulva Primary School, in the remote North West of Mull, from five to sev

Bob Doris Overgrown hedges remain an issue in Scotland because legislation is not always being used as effectively as it could be, according to a Holyrood committee.

Homelessness charity Glasgow City Mission is calling for people who have had links with the charity to come forward and share their stories as part of Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival. The charity has been faithfully serving those most in need in Glasgow since 1826 – indeed, it is the world’s ol

East Dunbartonshire is the best place to live in the UK if you are a woman, according to research for BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour. The Scottish local authority, which borders Glasgow, came out top when a number of factors, include some gender-specific measures, were analysed.

The Scottish Parliament has launched a call for written views as part of its scrutiny of a Bill which aims to reverse the autumn 2016 reclassification of housing associations as public bodies. The Housing (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill was introduced last week and now the local government and communiti

Craig Sanderson, Link Group chief executive of Link Group and Councillor Gavin Barrie, the City of Edinburgh Council's housing and economy convener Link Group Ltd has officially opened a development of 15 homes for mid market rent at Annandale Street in Edinburgh.

Sandy Adam Housebuilder Springfield Properties has announced plans to float on the stock market in a deal which could see it raise funds for the construction of five new ‘village’ ­housing developments.

Enabling work has started for the construction of 316 new homes in North Sighthill after Keepmoat Regeneration finalised contracts with the City of Edinburgh Council. The development of the derelict site at Calder Road / Broomhouse Road in the south west of the city will see 96 new affordable homes

Affordable homes manufacturer Clyde Homes Ltd and National Farmers Union Scotland (NFUS) have entered into an exclusive agreement which aims to diversify Scottish farmers’ incomes and boost the provision of housing in rural areas. The deal will see the Glasgow-based developer deliver its affordabl

Kevin Stewart Communities across Scotland can bid to take part in a new £325,000 scheme to regenerate their neighbourhood.

Sheltered housing support services across South Lanarkshire have received glowing reports from the Care Inspectorate. The local authority’s services were graded ‘Very Good’ across all three themes:

Drygate Glasgow is holding a special event this month to raise money for homeless charities in our city. Musicians Against Homelessness will play a special gig at the venue on September 16 to provide funds for Crisis UK, as well as local homeless charity Simon Community Scotland.