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Councillor Gail Casey, chairperson of West Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership, with ladies from Dalreoch Day Centre and Dalreoch House (from left) Margaret McInally, Lorna Dennett (front), Betty Wilson, Cllr Gail Casey (front), Ann Jennings, and Jenny Campbell (front) Four West Dunbar

Margaret Burgess The number of new homes built in Scotland has risen by nine per cent in the last year, according to official figures.

Aberdeen city centre Housing and better connectivity have been unveiled as two of the main priorities set out in proposals for an Aberdeen City Region Deal.

Olga Clayton Wheatley Group has pledged £5000 to kick-start an aid mission for families fleeing the war in Syria, though it has ruled out using Glasgow’s Red Road flats to house any families.

Care and Repair Edinburgh has continued to ramp up its activities by extending the services it provides to enable older people and the disabled in the Edinburgh area to continue to live independently and safely in their own homes. The charity has secured a new agreement to carry out free gas safety

Bellway’s Scotland land team (from left) David Leaf, land manager; Donald Gunn, land manager; Amanda Fleming, assistant land manager; Willie McDermott, land director and Paul Macari, land manager Bellway has unveiled its ambitions for Scotland for the next twelve months which will include the acqu

Alison Watson By Alison Watson at Shelter Scotland

Margaret Lynch The chief executive at Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has been suspended from her job, according to reports.

Energy specialist Lynda Stevenson (left) and resident Elaine Johnston A new scheme has been launched to help North Lanarkshire residents save on their gas and electricity bills by switching energy providers.

The sheltered housing warden service provided by East Renfrewshire Council has been given a top-class report from inspectors. The service won praise and a rating of ‘very good’ in all categories assessed.

Staff from Blackwood Housing and Care are licking their wounds after being put through their sporting paces by two of Scotland’s top wheelchair basketball teams. The housing and care provider representatives were trained by Lothian Phoenix – for whom they are the official sponsor - and Dundee Dr

Bryony Willett Maryhill Housing Association chief executive Lynn Wassell has announced two new senior appointments at the Association.

An emergency meeting is being held in Glasgow tomorrow for Scottish housing associations to agree a practical and immediate response to the refugee crisis in Europe. The meeting is being hosted by Positive Action in Housing, the homelessness refugee and migrant charity, which has been providing shel

Kingdom Housing Association is to showcase detailed plans of its proposed development of 49 affordable houses at Pitscottie Road in Cupar, as part of a further consultation exercise with the local community. Planning was approved in principle in April after Kingdom consulted with the community and s

The Shetland Islands may have to resort to using barges and ships as homes unless measures are taken to address a serious shortfall in workers’ accommodation, an official report has warned. A new report commissioned by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) forecasts that recent pressures on worke