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Homelessness charity Cyrenians is to partner with the Women in Safe Homes fund to buy and refurbish properties to create safe homes for women who have experienced domestic abuse. The pioneering Women in Safe Homes fund was created in response to the need for safe, decent housing for women who are mo

After a year of fundraising, Fife Housing Group was delighted to visit Andy’s Man Club’s Dunfermline North branch to present them with a big cheque and chat about the group’s activities throughout the kingdom. Andy’s Man Club is a men’s suicide prevention and mental hea

Scottish social housing landlords have shown improved performances in many areas though landlords continue to face many challenges across the sector, according to Scotland’s Housing Network. Scotland’s Housing Network is the largest benchmarking network for social housing landlords in Sc

Developer Artisan Real Estate’s pioneering drive for zero carbon low-cost living has taken a major step forward with the installation of 126 individual air source heat pumps (ASHPs) at its Rowanbank Gardens development in Corstorphine, Edinburgh. Described as a "spectacular blueprint for low c

Fife Council Planning Service has become the first local government service in Scotland to receive Gold Carbon Literate Organisation (CLO) accreditation. This achievement is the result of a collaborative effort with Climate Action Fife to provide climate literacy training to over 120 staff and elect

Prince William is to unveil his vision to end the plight of hidden homelessness, pledging “a really big project” from his and the Princess of Wales’s Royal Foundation.

ng homes staff were among the latest cohort of graduates from Glasgow University's Activate programme, a foundation course centred on community development in partnership with local community organisations. Along with family and friends, students and tutors gathered at the Humanity Lecture Theatre t

A former Aberdeen hotel is to be developed into student accommodation following the completion of a £9.7 million development loan facility. The site was formerly a Hilton Hotel that ceased trading in early 2020. As such, only minimal work is necessary to achieve the conversion to stu

Argyll and Bute Council’s £15 million Flood Protection Scheme in Campbeltown is continuing to make good progress, with the project on course to be complete by February 2024.

A Fife father is asking the Scottish Government to reverse a funding decision that is "penalising" charities supporting families with disabled children. Lawrence Cowan, whose four-year-old daughter Eilish attends The Yard in Edinburgh, has delivered a card made by children who attend the service, as

Lar Housing Trust has said it faced unprecedented demand for its latest East Lothian development.

A total of 50 new homes will help local people in housing need following the completion of a project involving Persimmon West Scotland and Riverside Scotland in Monkton. The much-needed affordable homes have been built on Persimmon’s Fairfields development in Monkton and include a variety of t

It was a victory for Team Fire at the annual Battle of the Badges football tournament, where a total of £32,436 was raised for the Archie Foundation, the official charity of the Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital.

After distributing over £354,000 to local community groups and organisations in Dundee, Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow in 2022, the Hillcrest Foundation’s funding pot has now open for 2023, to support invaluable and much-needed community projects.

After the Scottish Government published rules for all new properties applying for a building warrant from April 2024 having to utilise zero direct emissions heating systems, we wanted to focus on what it could mean in practice. Kieran Findlay and Jimmy Black are joined by Richard Orr, the head of as