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Margaret Davidson The Highland Council is to review developer contributions for schools in the Inverness area to help the local authority cope with increasing rolls at city schools.

Gordon MacDonald Complaints over poor quality housing for soldiers in Scotland increased by 43% in one year, according to new statistics.

Retirement home builder McCarthy & Stone is seeking planning permission for a 69-apartment extra care accommodation block in Prestwick. Under the plans, former children’s cancer home Malcolm Sargent House will be demolished to make way for the development.

There is stiff competition for places on Ayrshire Housing’s Board as members get prepared to vote. Two tenants are competing for one vacancy in the Board’s five strong tenant section whilst in the community category, community members have eight candidates to choose from for the four vacancies.

Over 60 representatives from local businesses visited Hillcrest Group’s HQ in Dundee last week for an evening of food, fact finding and thoroughly good conversation. Delivered in partnership with Dundee and Angus Chamber of Commerce (DACC), the Summer Social at Hillcrest HQ event provided networki

The CleverCogs system produced by Blackwood A Health & Social Care Partnership is asking the citizens of Dundee to think about how technology can be used to enhance care and healthcare in the city.

John Gray A man who has a lifetime of public service to Queens Cross, Maryhill and the adjoining areas has been recognised as a Community Champion by Partick Thistle Football Club.

A Local Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategy (LHEES) is to be developed on the Isle of Yell. Shetland Islands Council has secured a £133,000 Scottish Energy Efficiency Programme (SEEP) grant to examine how energy is used on the islands in all domestic and commercial properties.

Brenda Higgins The statutory appointment of a manager and five governing body members at Wishaw & District Housing Association is to continue despite improvements being made to its governance, risk management and financial planning.

Angela Constance The group overseeing a review of building and fire safety regulatory frameworks following the tragic Grenfell Tower fire in London held its fourth meeting yesterday to discuss the latest evidence on automatic fire suppression systems.

The prototype of a home which will be built in a new Social Bite village for the homeless in Edinburgh is on show in St Andrews Square during the Edinburgh Festival. The home was designed by architect Jonathan Avery from Tiny House Scotland, which builds environmentally friendly micro-houses designe

Kingdom Housing Association held its second Annual Tenant Gathering at Craigtoun Park, St Andrews. Thirty six tenants with their children attended the event to hear more about opportunities for customers to become more involved with the association.

Court of Session A housing association tenant who challenged his landlord’s proposal to increase his rent has successfully appealed against a Private Rented Housing Panel (PRHP) decision as to what was a “fair rent” for the property.

Paul Wheelhouse Homes, businesses, public buildings and community projects across Scotland are to receive an energy efficiency upgrade thanks to £4.4 million of new funding from the Scottish Government.

(from left) Cllr Marie McGurk, Roddy Macdonald from AS Homes and Gillian Lavety from Sanctuary Housing provider Sanctuary has started building work on the old home of St Mirren Football Club.