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Margaret Runcie, a 96-year-old World War II veteran, was the guest of honour at a tree-planting event marking the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee held at Edinburgh’s Whitefoord House, run by charity Scottish Veterans Residences (SVR). Margaret, who was born in Hertfordshire and now resides

A new Centre of Expertise in Equality and Human Rights is being established by the Scottish Government to put human rights and equality at the heart of economic policy development. The Centre, an action from Scotland’s National Strategy for Economic Transformation, will see the government work

Young people struggling to access employment will be supported by an additional £4 million through the Scottish Government's Young Person’s Guarantee. The funding will help young people impacted most by the pandemic, including those who are care-experienced and those experiencing mental

Port of Leith Housing Association (PoLHA) alongside Hackland + Dore Architects have been shortlisted in two categories in the Scottish Home Awards 2022.

A fund launched last year by the Scottish Government to tackle the social isolation, loneliness and mental health inequalities made worse by the pandemic, has been awarded a further £15 million. The Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund for adults was launched in October last year, and

Muir Homes has submitted a Proposal of Application Notice (PAN) to Angus Council which outlines its intention to submit a planning application for a residential development on land off Newtyle Road in Muirhead. The developer will now begin a comprehensive programme of community engagement, which wil

Steven Henderson is to be the new chief executive of Wheatley Group. Mr Henderson, currently the group director of finance, will take over from Martin Armstrong, who announced last year he had decided to step down after more than 11 years at the helm, plus two and a half years as CEO of Glasgow Hous

Cala Homes (North) has submitted a planning application to Aberdeenshire Council for 50 new homes on the western edge of Westhill at Burnland.

A planning application has been submitted to South Lanarkshire Council to convert a church hall into residential flats. The application hopes to convert the St Andrew’s Parish Church hall located on Avon Street in Hamilton into a residential facility and has been received by South Lanarkshire

The chief executive of ScottishPower has called for families to receive £1,000 to help with growing energy bills before families are affected by another increase in bills this winter. Keith Anderson said "urgent action" is required to help the poorest households with energy bills, wa

More than 18,000 affordable houses have been lost as a result of office-to-residential conversions under permitted development in England, the Local Government Association warned today.

Clan Gordon has been selected as one of the finalists for the Residential Letting Team of the Year, in the Scottish Home Awards. The Scottish Home Awards judging panel assessed more than 130 entries in 14 categories from organisations across Scotland and selected Edinburgh lettings agency Clan Gordo

Clydesdale Housing Association’s (CHA) work to support its tenants has resulted in over £342,000-worth of financial help being provided to help ease cost of living increases.

The Big Issue Group (TBIG) has hit a breakthrough of equipping 1,000 of its vendors with contactless technology via the Zettle by PayPal card reader, marking a 68% increase since this time last year. In addition, it is quickly fast-tracking to its goal of enabling all 1,500 vendors to become cashles

Plans have been launched to establish a £30 million community-owned district heating network throughout Inverurie, Kintore and Port Elphinstone. Garioch District Heat, a not-for-profit organisation, hopes hook up 10,000 homes, businesses and public buildings to the new system by 2025.