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An official sod cutting ceremony has been carried out in Earlston to mark the start of a £12.5 million new affordable housing development. Cruden Building, part of the Cruden Group, is building 64 energy-efficient new homes on behalf of Eildon Housing Association. This development contributes

Ahead of a BiteSize Briefing on the Future of High Rise Housing to be held later this month, Jimmy Black and Kieran Findlay lead a roundtable discussion on the topic with SHARE's learning & development officer Debra Campbell, who is organising the event, Stephen Llewellyn, head of housing soluti

Councillors will be asked to decide on future management arrangements for 18 new flats for affordable social rent on the site of the former Fairfield Community Centre in Perth. A meeting of the Housing and Social Wellbeing Committee will be given an update on the development, which is due to be

Ancho, a housing association in North Ayrshire, held its first family fun day since before the pandemic.

More than 200 low-income households have received essential support to get online thanks to Wheatley Group. The group – including Wheatley Homes Glasgow, DGHP, Dunedin Canmore, Loretto and West Lothian Housing Partnership – distributed iPads, Chromebooks and WiFi units to tenants in grea

Guild Homes has submitted revised plans for a £50 million expansion of its Forfar housing development after it lost an appeal into the proposal just last month. The local firm hopes to double the size of its 245-home development at Strathmore Fields between Turfbeg and Kirriemuir Road.

A bid to expand the Aberdeen village of Peterculter with 250 new homes has failed to gain the support of Aberdeen City Council. First Endeavour LLP had sought to build the new properties in the north of the community. The houses were designed by Halliday Fraser Munro to border Bucklerburn

Aberdeen City Council has agreed a £3.3 million deal to upgrade the Travelling Persons Site located at Clinterty. The plans involve demolishing existing plots to build 21 new ones for Travellers.

Recovery and renewal from the COVID-19 pandemic, reducing poverty and inequality and responding to the Climate Emergency are the three over-arching objectives of the new East Lothian Council Plan. Approved by elected members at last week's full meeting, the 2022-27 Council Plan sets out the high lev

Preparation work to deliver new homes to the Isle of Eigg is one of 11 projects to receive a share of £4.45 million to assist critical island projects on climate change, population retention and tourism. Six island local authorities, with projects spread across 31 islands, have received f

A Community Led Local Development (CLLD) Fund of over £300,000, financed by the Scottish Government, has opened in the Scottish Borders. Level 1 Grants (up to £20,000) and Level 2 Grants (£20,001-£50,000) are available.

The Three Towns Locality Partnership has successfully worked with the Ardrossan Community Association to secure £48,586 Community Investment Funding from North Ayrshire Council. It supports the Three Towns’ priorities of tackling food poverty, regenerating community facilities, increasin

Highland construction company WGC (Scotland) Ltd will be known as Capstone Construction going forward after a major rebranding at the firm. Founded in 2001, the business grew to become one of the largest privately owned construction companies in the Highlands. Inverness-based investment group GEG Ca

Perth & Kinross Council’s housing service is set to publish its Annual Assurance Statement, confirming to tenants that it is meeting all national regulations and requirements. The Housing Service is responsible for delivering good outcomes and services for all tenants and service users. Th

A £1 million fuel support programme will be rolled out to hard-pressed Glasgow households from next month. The Glasgow Fuel Support Project will help individuals and families with top-up payments, and advice and assistance, as well as some debt support.