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Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) is delighted to be shortlisted in two categories in the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) Scotland Housing Awards 2024. ACHA has been shortlisted in the “Working in Partnership” category and the “Excellence in Regeneration and Sustaina

Kingdom Housing Association held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) last week at the Carnegie Conference Centre in Dunfermline bringing together members, board members and staff to celebrate the year's accomplishments and milestones. Kingdom Housing Association chair Linda Leslie opened the event by h

Jim Cargill has been elected by the board as the new chair of Grampian Housing Association (GHA), while Ritchie Johnson takes over as vice chair, following the Association's 50th annual general meeting. During the event, members welcomed hearing that it had been another successful year as achie

Clyde Valley Housing Association (CVHA) welcomed four new members to its board during its Annual General Meeting last week as the Association prepares to launch its new five-year corporate strategy in 2025. CVHA said the new members bring a diverse range of skills and expertise, further strengthenin

Lesley Janes has been appointed as finance director at the Kingdom Group, taking up her new post on 11 November. A qualified chartered accountant with 15 years experience in a variety of sectors and roles, Lesley joins the Kingdom Group from Caledonia Housing Association where she is currently the i

Capital residents, businesses and visitors are being invited to have their say on the final plans to raise over £100 million by 2030 from tourism to support the city of Edinburgh. Launching immediately after the Visitor Levy (Scotland) Act 2024 came into force – which grants Scottish cou

Families across Aberdeen are to benefit from an additional winter clothing payment.   Anyone already receiving the school clothing grant in 2024/25 will automatically receive an additional £30 payment by the end of the month. 

Scotland's housing minister has admitted that newly released annual homelessness statistics showing a record-breaking 10,110 children are living in homeless accommodation and an increase in the number of homeless applications as "deeply concerning".

Stevenston Community Council has created its own development plan for their local area. Local Place Plans provide communities with an opportunity to feed into the planning system with their own ideas and proposals for the development and use of land.

A group of staff have been recognised for more than two decades of working in the care sector in Scotland.

Fife Council's Independent Living Advice Hub (ILAH) officially opened its doors on Friday, 20 September, in Kirkcaldy's High Street. The hub is designed to give people in Fife a single place to go for advice and support on how to live independently, with a range of services all working together to m

There’s just six weeks to go until Share’s ever popular Corporate Governance and HR Conference will take place.

Councillors in Falkirk are to consider a new financial strategy on 3rd October as the organisation aims to address the significant five-year budget gap.

Conservation charity the National Trust for Scotland is in discussions with Perth and Kinross Council about new arrangements for the management of 20 homes that it owns in Dunkeld. The National Trust for Scotland, the conservation charity which cares for and shares Scotland’s heritage, has bee

Glasgow Health and Social Care Partnership has appointed Pat Togher as its new chief officer. Pat is currently chief officer for the Edinburgh Integration Joint Board (EIJB) and Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP).  Prior to that, he was assistant chief officer at Glasgow's HSCP.