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Perth & Kinross Council has completed an £800,000 streetscape improvement project in Perth, in response to concerns from residents. People living in Pullar Terrace contacted the council about a number of issues that were affecting the street. The land is owned by the Council’s Housin

Scottish Labour has criticised the current state of Scotland’s planning system, calling it “over-stretched and under-resourced” as new figures show the country has the fewest planners per capita in the UK.

The final private home has been sold at a major Fife development that has seen more than £6 million invested back into the local area and local trades prioritised throughout the process.

A major milestone has been reached in the construction of Burnet Point, a new £59 million purpose-built student accommodation development at Abbey Lane, Edinburgh. The topping-out ceremony was recently attended by representatives from developer Unite Students and construction contractor GRAHAM

Whiteinch & Scotstoun Housing Association (WSHA) is set to launch an ambitious training and development programme in partnership with Socialudo, a social enterprise specialising in serious games that inspire real-world change. This year-long initiative, beginning in 2025, will support the delive

The Scottish Government’s revised Heat in Buildings Bill will fail to address the core challenge of how decarbonisation will be delivered as it fails to mention workforce skills, installer training or targeted support for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs), the Plumbing and Heating Feder

Scottish Ministers have confirmed they will not be ‘calling-in’ the Grangemouth Flood Protection Scheme for consideration. Falkirk Council is now required to hold a hearing to consider the issues raised in objections.

Senior business leaders across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire have signed up with homelessness charity CEO Sleepout UK to participate in its first ever event taking place in Scotland. This initiative to raise awareness and funding towards making homelessness rare, brief, and non-recurring in Aberdeen ta

Riverside has appointed Liz Fairburn as chief customer officer. She will take up her new role on Tuesday 22 April 2025, following the retirement of former executive director Patrick New.

Ayrshire Housing is set to invest more than £11 million in its homes across urban and rural communities. The social housing provider outlined its investment plans at the launch of its new Business Plan 2030, outlining detailed plans of what the housing association will deliver over the next fi

Trafalgar Housing Association is deeply saddened to announce the death of its director Paul McShane on Wednesday 2nd April 2025 following a short illness. Paying tribute to Paul, Trafalgar’s chairperson Willie Croft said: “The staff and committee of Trafalgar and all our tenants are deva

Fife Council has approved a planning application for a new community at Old Perth Road, Crossgates. The development will deliver a diverse mix of 191 high-quality, energy-efficient homes, suitable for first-time buyers, growing families, and downsizers. Ten of the homes will also be transferred

Riverside Scotland is to expand its Housing First for Families support service into Dumfries & Galloway. Last year, the service received outstanding results from the Care Inspectorate, earning a "5 - very good" rating across all evaluated areas. This recognition highlights Riverside Scotland's c

Communities across Glasgow received a spring clean thanks to volunteers with some of the UK’s biggest businesses.

Two brand-new murals have been unveiled in the Southside of Glasgow.  Positioned along key commuter routes near the Clyde Tunnel, the works were created by internationally acclaimed artists Jay Kaes and Gera1, and selected by a panel of local Govan residents, who chose the final artworks and he