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Midlothian Council is to spend a total of £66,000 on extending Cost of Living support, including Warm and Well Hubs, into June 2024 The decision by the council’s Cost of Living Taskforce will also help anchor organisations and trusted partners to continue their holistic support provision

An event is being held in Stromness this week which will kick-start the Orkney Local Development Plan review process.

A tax on developers to raise funds to help fix building safety issues will be considered in Scotland under powers secured from the UK Government. The proposed Scottish Building Safety Levy would apply to the construction of new residential buildings, mirroring measures being introduced in England th

More than one million faster broadband connections have been delivered to homes and businesses across Scotland, backed by £1 billion of publicly-driven investment.

A wide range of businesses have secured a place on a major framework aimed at safeguarding social housing and public buildings and their occupiers.

The CCG Group has successfully concluded a major fire door replacement programme in South Lanarkshire.

Tenants of Elderpark Housing are in line for a jobs and skills boost thanks to a new employment link-up. Elderpark and Jobs & Business Glasgow have teamed up to bring a helping hand to residents keen to find work or get assistance on learning new skills.

Govan Housing Group’s newest subsidiary, the Water Row Company, has welcomed more than 800 new customers as responsibilities for factoring and property management services transition to its newly established social enterprise from Govan Housing Association.

A new guide outlining how the concept of a 20-minute neighbourhood can be applied in practice has been created by an urban design expert at the University of Dundee.

Urban regeneration specialist Vita Group has submitted a planning application for the 20 India Street regeneration site in central Glasgow following a series of public consultations.

The Scottish Government has dropped its flagship target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 75% by 2030 after accepting that the interim step is now "out of reach".

The Scottish Parliament's Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee and Social Justice and Social Security Committee have today jointly launched a new public consultation on the Scottish Government’s Housing (Scotland) Bill with a focus on homelessness and tenants' rights. The Bill cont

Architecture Meets Art (AmeetsA), a charitable event created by DoubleS Events in partnership with Collective Architecture, has been launched for 2024. Set for the evening of 7 November 2024, the event, which will again be hosted by BBC presenter and antiques expert Natasha Raskin Sharp, brings arch

Glasgow City Council’s planning committee has approved plans to turn a Shawlands hotel and restaurant site into flats.

The Highland Council's Community Regeneration Fund Strategic Group met recently and awarded £1,033,354 from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) to support 21 community-led projects across Highland. This funding is made up from the 2024/25 capital and revenue allocations contained with the UK