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Urgent mitigation measures are to be taken by East Lothian Council to address the deteriorating financial position affecting local government. The council, along with other local authorities, is currently dealing with very significant external pressures such as rising utility and energy costs as wel

Stirling Council is facing its biggest ever financial challenge with a £17 million funding gap on the horizon for next year’s budget-setting process. As a result, the council has launched its annual public budget engagement, seeking opinions and feedback from residents through the Budget

North-east charity Aberdeen Cyrenians is asking people to take part in The Big Give, Christmas Challenge 2022, which will match and multiply donations for the week of the 29th November - 6th December. Aberdeen Cyrenians supports people affected by crisis and poverty such as homelessness, abuse, addi

The Iona Heat Network has been unveiled as the winner of the Social Innovation Challenge 2022. Using an existing technology - ground source heat network – in an innovative way will allow residents of this remote Hebridean island to move away from a reliance on fossil fuels and address the prob

A raft of measures have been introduced aimed at tackling and alleviating poverty and inequality across Aberdeen, a committee heard yesterday.

A significant milestone at the flagship Blar Mor development in Fort William has been achieved as residents move into their new homes.

Kingdom Housing Association has announced the re-election of Linda Leslie as chair of the Association and of Freya Lees and Laurie Naumann as joint vice chairs. First elected as chair in 2021, Linda has been a board member of the Association since 2015 and also serves on Kingdom’s Policy Commi

An estimated 250 people died while experiencing homelessness in Scotland in 2021, according to new figures published by National Records of Scotland. The figure is at a similar level to last year.

Barratt West Scotland and East Ayrshire Council have partnered on its first affordable housing project to bring 21 affordable housing units within the grounds of a new housing development at The Scholars in Kilmarnock. The affordable houses were delivered as part of a larger private housing developm

The Scottish Housing Regulator has established two groups to act as standing forums of senior people from Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) to discuss regularly with it important issues in social housing in Scotland. The Regulator invited senior officers of all RSLs to express an interest in joinin

Improvements to health, tackling child poverty and reaching climate goals are at the heart of a toolkit to support local economies to be fairer, greener, healthier and more resilient. The Wellbeing Economy Toolkit: Supporting place-based economic strategy and policy development enables local authori

John Gilbert Architects has picked up the Glasgow Institute of Architects Sustainability Award 2022 on behalf of the Niddrie Road project team delivering a pioneering retrofit of a pre-1919 tenement. The Glasgow Institute of Architects (GIA) Design Awards celebrates the very best architecture being

A recent Care Inspectorate report on Waverley residential care home in Galashiels, operated by Scottish Borders Council, has highlighted several important strengths which Inspectors acknowledge are having a significant positive impact on the experiences and outcomes of residents. A full unannounced

The last of Link Group's series of free workshops offering money management and well-being advice is to take place in Falkirk. Link tenants and the wider community are invited to attend.

Argyll Community Housing Association’s sheltered housing complex at Caledonia Court in Ardrishaig has reached its 40th anniversary. To help celebrate the occasion, a party was held with tenants, ACHA’s staff and invited guests.