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A motion to change the leadership arrangements of Dumfries & Galloway Council's administration was agreed by elected members during a special meeting of the full council last week. With immediate effect, Cllr Stephen Thompson becomes leader of Dumfries and Galloway Council wh

Projects supporting people most at risk of social isolation and loneliness will receive a share of almost £1 million in support funding, the Scottish Government has announced. The money will help to provide warm spaces, hot meals, group activities and fuel payments to people most at risk of is

New homes near Carnoustie’s famous Championship links have been given the go-ahead by Angus planners. The 14-house development will be built on a former lorry park in Victoria Street by DJ Laing.

Plans to build new homes on the site of former flats in Beith and Kilbirnie are moving forward.

Fife housebuilder Lomond Homes has been granted planning consent to build 20 new homes, as well as commercial premises, on the former police station site on Napier Road, Glenrothes. Marking a significant element of Fife Council’s ongoing regeneration plans for Glenrothes town centre, the propo

Lorraine McMillan is to retire as the chief executive of East Renfrewshire Council after 15 years in the post. Ms McMillan, who will step down in the summer, was appointed the council's chief executive in 2008 after holding a number of senior roles in Scottish Enterprise.

Rosehill Housing Co-operative is to build 44 new homes in Pollok after Glasgow City Council approved the disposal of the site of the former Gowanbank Primary School. The co-operative will build a mixture of flats and houses for social rent on the 2.14 hectares site which is close to Silverburn

The Scottish Housing Regulator has published updated recommended practice to support social landlords to review, develop and improve their approach to integrated asset management. The recommended practice is intended primarily for decision makers in RSLs and local authority housing services. However

Workers at social housing landlord Magenta Living are to take extensive strike action over fears that new working practices will expose them to asbestos. The 100-plus workers, who are members of the Unite union, are employed in repairs and maintenance roles for Magenta Living, which manages 13,000 p

Energy regulator Ofgem is to investigate claims that Centrica, the owner of British Gas, has been forcing the installation of prepayment meters on vulnerable consumers.

West Lothian Council has been considering ways to deliver additional housing rapidly to meet local demand for homes for rent. Council officers have been looking at quick-build housing solutions to provide more homes for rent and reduce reliance on hotels and B&Bs, to see if they could work in We

Parents and guardians who get qualifying benefits or tax credits and who have a child born between 1 March 2017 and 28 February 2018 are being urged to check whether they should apply for Best Start Grant School Age Payment as this year’s deadline approaches. Applications for the one-off payme

The Scottish Empty Homes Partnership has announced finalists for the Finders International Scottish Empty Home Awards next month. The awards celebrate the impactful and transformative empty homes work undertaken across Scotland, recent statistics revealed almost 43,000 homes are lying empty and brin

Cala Homes (West) has submitted a planning application for the development of land in Cardross which, if approved, will deliver a variety of homes ranging from one-bedroom cottage flats to five-bedroom family homes. The planning application, lodged with Argyll and Bute Council, proposes to build 130

The Highland Council has endorsed a major step in completing an updated planning strategy for the Inner Moray Firth.