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Alex Rowley Scottish Labour's deputy leader Alex Rowley has detailed a series of steps he believes the Scottish Government should take “sooner rather than later” to address the housing shortage.

Planning officials have advised councillors to approve plans for 164 new homes in Perth, at least 41 of which will be classed as affordable. The Bellway Homes development will be situated on land to the west of Cherrybank Gardens and next to the Broxden services.

John Alexander Dundee City Council has announced plans to invest almost £4 million into improvements to multi-storey properties across the city.

Kingdom Housing Association has passed recent inspections of its Support and Care services with flying colours. The inspections carried out by the Care Inspectorate show that Kingdom continues to provide excellent services with four out of the six standards examined resulting in the top Grade 6 –

The Dundee-based Hillcrest Group of Companies took home the Local Matters Dundee award at The Courier Business Awards last week. Receiving the award for the work they do to drive forward the local economy Hillcrest saw off stiff competition from the other shortlisted organisations, Showcase the Stre

Significant risks must be addressed if a major reform of health and social care is to fundamentally change how services are delivered, and improve outcomes for the people who use them, Audit Scotland has warned. Integrating health and social care services is a key Scottish Government policy, focusse

A pioneering new smart care system has been trialled successfully at a Blackwood care home in Stirling. Clever Cogs technology, which can be installed in various compatible touch screen devices, influences everything from the ability to open curtains and switch on TVs, to ordering shopping and ensur

Over 350 customers enjoyed one of the two winter parties organised at the end of November by River Clyde Homes. The afternoon events in Port Glasgow and Greenock were aimed at customers aged over 75, or who lived in one of the housing association’s eight sheltered housing complexes.

Lesley Laird A Fife Council-led survey has revealed wide-spread support for an overhaul of the Scottish planning system to aid development planning and future housing delivery among local people, communities and businesses.

An English local authority has come under fire for blaring bagpipe music during the night in a bid to deter homeless people from sleeping rough at a railway and bus station. The BBC reports that almost 4,000 people have signed a petition against the measure, which was introduced last month by Bourne

National homelessness charity Crisis will be holding its annual carol service in Edinburgh on Tuesday 8 December at Canongate Kirk. The service, led by Rev Neil Gardner, will feature a festive mixture of carols, readings and personal stories from Crisis clients and staff, as well as an address by Jo

Margaret Burgess The Scottish Government has surpassed its target of delivering 30,000 affordable homes in this parliamentary term thanks to a 10 per cent increase in the number of social sector homes completed in the past year, new figures have revealed.

Patrick Harvie Patrick Harvie, MSP and co-convenor of the Scottish Greens, has called on the Scottish Government and local authorities to use all their powers to ease Scotland's housing and homelessness crises by putting empty properties back in use.

Councillor Joan Sturgeon, North Ayrshire Council Provost (who opened the development) and Councillor Anthea Dickson, chair of North Ayrshire Integration Joint Board North Ayrshire Council has completed the construction of a new sheltered housing complex in the heart of Irvine.

Perth & Kinross Council has this week officially launched its Empty Property Loan Fund - a new interest-free loan designed to help owners of long-term empty buildings to repair or convert them for use as affordable housing. Funding can be used for any property from a country cottage or a city ce