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Falkirk West MSP Michael Matheson visited the historic Arnotdale House in Dollar Park to see first-hand how social enterprises are transforming Scotland’s local economies. Cyrenians, a charity which works to tackle the causes and consequences of homelessness, worked in partnership with the loc

Three years after a trio of fuel-poverty fighting superheroes first battled big bills and the villainous Coldemort, the Heroes have returned once again – in Hillcrest’s HEAT Heroes Vol. 2 comic activity book. Following the success of the first comic book, and in the face of spiralling en

The construction of homes at a new sustainable community in St Andrews is set to commence in September following the granting of planning consent by Fife Council. St Andrews West (STAW) has evolved over many years and aims to provide an exemplar new urban development, boasting a long-term commi

CR Smith Manufacturing Ltd, the commercial arm of the home improvements company, has signed an £8 million contract with Link Group’s commercial partner C~urb to supply replacement windows over the next four years. C~urb launched in April 2022 to provide property development, maintenance

Hillhead Housing Association has successfully gained National Standards reaccreditation for the provision of Information and Advice for its welfare rights service and income maximisation services. The initial accreditation was awarded in December 2018.

Jack Rillie is the man charged with leading a new Alliance which aims to eradicate homelessness by 2030. According to Jack, if the same service providers are delivering the same services in 8 years time as they do at the moment then he'll have "monumentally failed" in his job. Only a few days into h

MAST Architects has submitted plans to North Ayrshire Council for 20 new homes in Stevenson on behalf of Cunninghame Housing Association.

The Church of Scotland has revealed plans to convert abandoned Aberdeen buildings into homes. The church hopes to knock down Northfield Parish Church to make space for 16 flats while plans have also been submitted to demolish Summerhill Parish Church and build 14 homes.

Forfar builder Guild Homes has lost a bid for a £50 million expansion of its 245-home development at Strathmore Fields near Forfar Community Campus. Guild Homes challenged Angus Council's non-determination of its application for the development. However, a Scottish Government reporter has dism

Pam Gosal MSP has today started the process at Holyrood to create a domestic abuse register in Scotland. The Scottish Conservative MSP has brought the bill proposal forward after Scottish Government statistics showed cases of domestic abuse increasing in Scotland for five years in a row.

The Adult Disability Payment has opened for new applications across Scotland. The national rollout follows successful pilots in 13 local authority areas, which began in March.

More than £83,000 has been invested in West Dunbartonshire communities as part of West Dunbartonshire Council’s More Homes initiative. Contracts for every new housing development require developers to commit to delivering social, economic and environmental benefits for communities includ

Around 1.1 million claimant families receiving tax credits will get their first Cost of Living Payment from Friday 2 September 2022, HMRC has confirmed.

Nominees for the Pride of Queens Cross Awards have now been shortlisted.

With soaring energy bills and the cost of living crisis severely affecting social housing tenants across Scotland, financial support has been announced for housing associations and co-operatives to help tenants who are in, or at risk of, fuel poverty. Cabinet secretary for net zero, energy and trans