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Faster reform of Scotland’s public sector is needed to protect services in the long term and improve people’s lives, according to Audit Scotland. The public body has said that the Scottish Government is facing increased costs, including a higher public sector wage bill, while the cost-of

East Dunbartonshire Council is due to set its first Budget in February for the 2023/24 financial year. Balancing the Council Budget will be no mean feat, with council papers this month showing that current forecasts are suggesting there could be a funding gap in the region of £20 million.

Glasgow City Council’s Private Sector Housing Grant Programme provided £7.8 million funding to repair and maintain private homes over the course of the 2021/22 financial year.

Property company Ambassador Group has lodged a proposal of application notice with Glasgow City Council to develop student accommodation on a vacant site on Osborne Street in the city centre. Located on the corner of Osborne Street and Old Wynd, the proposals seek to create a contemporary developmen

Approximately 10,000 people fleeing war in Ukraine have been safely received through Edinburgh’s Welcome Hub – seven months since the centre opened to coordinate the city’s refugee support. As families settle and integrate into their new home, one place which has provided a social

Link Group is providing advice at a series of free pop-up events offering money management, health and well-being support, and advice about connecting digitally. The latest workshop is taking place in Bathgate in which Link tenants and the wider community are invited to attend.

Students moving into further education have been helped with the cost of studying thanks to a new scheme launched by a north west Glasgow charity. The John Gray bursary scheme was set up by Queens Cross Community Foundation, the charitable arm of Queens Cross Housing Association.

Foodbanks across South Lanarkshire are to get an additional £100,000 to help local residents this winter.

The Scottish Child Payment has been increased to £25 and been extended to include eligible children up to age 16.

A return to austerity would have significant consequences for people and public services, deputy first minister John Swinney has warned ahead of the UK Government’s Autumn Statement today. Mr Swinney has called for an alternative to austerity to avoid the UK Government “prolonging”

Homebuilder Cala Homes (East) hosted a pop-up art gallery at its Newington Residences development in Edinburgh on November 10 to showcase the work of some of Scotland’s leading up-and-coming artists.

Plans to deliver 242 student bedrooms over seven storeys at the site of a former Dundee nightclub have been granted planning permission. The purpose-built student accommodation on South Ward Road has been designed by 56Three Architects and will be delivered by KR Developments.

Coltart Earley Architects have submitted plans to build 71 apartments in place of the 1970s Shawbridge Arcade after concluding consultations.

The average price of a property in Scotland in September 2022 was £191,941, an increase of 7.3% on September 2021 but a 0.9% decrease compared with the previous month.

A fashion show organised by the Past Present Futures boutique charity shop has raised £2,618 for Scottish support charity Hillcrest Futures. The ‘Putting on the Glitz’ event was held in Woodlands Hotel in Broughty Ferry on November 13, with over 100 guests in attendance.