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Former graduate research trainee Marcia Rae at one of the SUD sites around Inverness A delegation from Iceland is set to visit Inverness this week to view work being carried out on Sustainable Urban Drainage systems (SUDS) in the city.

The UK's first major conference on hoarding disorder is to be held in Edinburgh this autumn. One of Scotland’s least understood mental health issues, compulsive hoarding happens when acquiring and saving items takes over a person’s life and it is a growing issue in the country.

The Scottish Government’s Home Energy Efficiency Programme Scotland (HEEPS) loans scheme for Registered Social Landlords 2018/2019 is now open for applications. Loans of between £30,000 and £1 million are available to housing associations and housing co-operatives to install energy savings impro

Work is now underway to improve housing 173 family homes on London Road in Glasgow, which will enhance the quality of life for tenants. Thenue Housing Association has appointed the Regeneration division of ENGIE (formerly Keepmoat Regeneration) to deliver £1.6 million worth of improvement works, wh

(from left) Sharon McLean (Baillie Court’s development manager), Scott Crawford (Braidhurst High School), Melissa Rodger (Braidhurst High School), Mrs Cathy Ferrier (longest Baillie Court resident), Samantha Keenan (Braidhurst High School and granddaughter of Cathy) and Mrs Betty Wallace (Baillie

The final participants at Learning Works with Tracy Lennon (far left), college principal Alan Sherry (second left) and Thenue chief executive Charles Turner (centre) A hugely-successful initiative to help the long-term unemployed in Glasgow’s East End has come to an end after a six year run.

Jeremy Corbyn A future Labour government would rip up the current definition of affordable housing and instead bring in a measure linked to people’s incomes, Jeremy Corbyn has said.

Kenneth Lawrie Falkirk Council has appointed current Midlothian Council chief executive Kenneth Lawrie as its own chief executive.

A right to independent advocacy services is to be extended to more people under Scotland’s new social security service. Ahead of the final vote on the Social Security (Scotland) Bill, the Scottish Government has put forward an amendment that would see services provided to anyone who, because of a

Scotland’s population has continued to increase for the eighth year in a row to stand at a record high of 5.42 million. Statistics published by the National Records of Scotland (NRS) figures relate to Scotland’s population as at 30 June 2017 and show the population continuing to age, with just u

Around 400,000 people in Great Britain have been left without gas or electricity because they didn’t have enough money to top up their prepayment meter (PPM), according to new research from Citizens Advice. The charity found that the vast majority of these households (120,000) have people living t

2017 winner Montrose Playhouse Community groups in Scotland can now apply for a share of £250,000, available through Jewson Building Better Communities.

The latest £1.7 million phase of an external wall insulation (EWI) programme in Dundee is to provide warmer, more energy efficient homes at another 232 properties, councillors will hear on Monday. Nearly £40 million has been spent across the city since 2016 to ensure homes are easier to heat and m

Friday 08 – Sunday 10 June, Westerwood Hotel & Resort, Glasgow The closing date to secure your place at the TIS Annual Conference 2018 is now fast approaching.

A Scottish-based social enterprise which was set up to streamline the complex renting process has been provided with funding to boost its use of technology which allows people to access housing. HomePointr provides people with homes by linking referral agencies to social housing providers across Sco