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Wheatley Group Winter Ready Campaign  Tenant Peter Sutherland, 75, and wife Jemima, from Provanmill, Glasgow, have already signed up for a home check.

Mhairi Black Helping the homeless people on our streets and helping those who are suffering unimaginable tragedies in their home countries are not mutually exclusive. It is not a choice between one or the other.

100 year old, Chrissy Miller from Glasgow took her first ever hot air balloon ride Chrisy with her helper, Jacqui Mallarkey, from Beild housing  Service Users at Bield’s care services across Scotland are being encouraged to follow their dreams thanks to a heart-warming Wishing Tree initiativ

The way ng homes works with and involves a variety of people in hard to reach community groups has been recognised by a Good Practice Award at TPAS Scotland’s recent Annual Conference.

Cllr Judy Hamilton with tenant Mrs Doreen Davis

Dessian Products day shift team  

Rhona McLeod Trust Housing Association has achieved the prestigious Gold Status from Investors in People. Across the UK, only 7 per cent of organisations hold this level.

CIH Scotland Excellence Awards at the Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh. Compered by Radio Forth’s Arlene Stuart, the awards celebrated achievements across the housing world and particularly focused on young people.

Sir Harry Burns Wheatley Group, Scotland’s leading housing, care and property-management organisation, has appointed Sir Harry Burns as Chairman of its new charitable foundation.

Greenspace scotland and Groundwork are encouraging community groups across urban and rural Scotland to submit their applications for a grant of up to £12,000 to improve local greenspaces. The current funding round closes for applications at 12 noon on Friday 27 November 2015, with the next opportun

Councillor David McBride West Dunbartonshire Council has voted to proceed with the £1.2 million demolition of three multi-storey blocks – Newshot, Edmonstone and Howcraigs Courts – and four maisonette blocks – Clydeholm, Hamilton and Yokerbu rn Terraces – at Clydebank East.

Ian Mackenzie with Alex Clark, vice-chairperson of Sanctuary Cumbernauld. Sanctuary’s regeneration of Cumbernauld’s high-rise blocks is helping neighbouring woodland.

Food bank use in Scotland has increased to record levels, with more than 60,000 referrals over a six-month period, according to the Trussell Trust which said on average people needed 1.7 referrals, suggesting 35,000 individuals received help.

Alex Neil The Scottish Government has today announced it has exceeded its five-year target of delivering 30,000 affordable homes by March 2016, funded by £1.7 billion.