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A welcome new feature has delivered a gardening boost to a popular park in the heart of Glasgow’s Calton. Elcho Gardens is a haven of peace and tranquillity and is highly valued by local residents.

A fund to trial new ways of combating child poverty has opened for a second round of applications. The Child Poverty Practice Accelerator Fund (CPAF) will provide up to £80,000 per grant towards local projects that test and evaluate new approaches which target at least one of the three drivers

CIH Scotland has told the Scottish Parliament that it welcomes domestic abuse and homelessness prevention contained in the proposed new Housing (Scotland) Bill but that serious questions remain over the implementation of the measures. The Scottish Parliament's Local Government, Housing and

The 1960s Bungalow in East Dunbartonshire – a quirky one-of-a-kind family home with a unique personal style – has been crowned the winner of 2024’s Scotland’s Home of the Year in the finale of the popular BBC Scotland series, filmed at Glasgow’s House For An Art Lover.

Harbour Homes has partnered with Edinburgh Women’s Aid to provide emergency accommodation for families experiencing domestic abuse. Since January this year, there has been a 38% increase on the previous year of women seeking help from Edinburgh Women’s Aid due to experiencing domestic ab

Scotland’s Towns Partnership (STP) is joining forces with Perth & Kinross Council to host a major event to help drive a better future for Scotland’s communities. Delegates from across the country will gather at Perth Concert Hall for the 2024 Scotland’s Towns Conference (STC24)

The City of Edinburgh Council’s plans for a “transformational redevelopment project” of the area surrounding the Meadowbank Sports Centre look set to be given the green light this week. The local authority is working in collaboration with the Edinburgh-Meadowbank (EDMB) Consortium

Perth and Kinross Council have approved plans for ten short-term let units above a Kinross High Street supermarket.

Plans to demolish a 1960s office building in Edinburgh to allow for a student residential development have been recommended for approval.

The Scottish Housing Connections (SHC) website consortium has launched its upgraded and redesigned websites.

Laura Sneddon, who works for the Garrion Peoples Housing Co-operative, has won the Tell Organisation’s Modern Apprenticeship Rising Star of the Year Award 2023. She achieved her modern apprenticeship in Business & Administration SCQF Level 3 with the Tell Organisation.

A railway yard in the Yorkhill area of Glasgow can be developed for apartments, planners have agreed. Network Rail applied to the local authority for planning permission in principle for an apartment development at the corner of Kelvinhaugh Street and Sandyford Street.

Northern Ireland's Department for Communities (DfC) has introduced new requirements for smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarms for private rental properties.

Work has started this month on 71 new mid-market homes on the site of the former Shawbridge Arcade.

River Clyde Homes has successfully retained its Customer Service Excellence Accreditation Award for the third year in a row. The achievement underscores the group's unwavering commitment to delivering the highest quality service to its customers.