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The creation of a £1.3 billion well-connected, sustainable new coastal town at Granton Waterfront in Edinburgh has reached its next major milestone as the City of Edinburgh Council appointed Cruden Group to take forward the first phase of redevelopment.

A men’s group set up in Ferguslie Park during lockdown are holding a football tournament to promote positive mental health and support those impacted by suicide thanks to support for Ferguslie Park Housing Association and Engage Renfrewshire’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund. The tourna

As the cost of living crisis deepens, Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) is urging people to check what social security benefits and other funds they are entitled to but not currently receiving. One Musselburgh pensioner, Helen Simpson, has revealed she didn’t know she was entitled to Pension

hub South West Scotland and Cruden Building have started work on a third affordable housing development in Avon Road in Larkhall on behalf of South Lanarkshire Council. The homes form part of a series of new developments that Cruden, as hub South West Scotland's construction partner, is building in

The Scottish Government’s approach to its new National Care Service has been declared “untenable” by Scotland’s largest trade union body. Launching its report ‘Profiting from care: why Scotland can’t afford privatised social care’, the Scottish TUC (STUC) ha

Persimmon Homes has submitted plans to Glasgow City Council for the remaining parcel of land at Darnley Mains.

Proposals to build 12 homes for private sale at a site in north east Glasgow have failed to gain planning permission.

The conversion of a former office building in Irvine into new homes has been approved by North Ayrshire Council.

The Coronavirus Recovery and Reform Bill will strengthen the rights of tenants and make it harder for landlords to evict tenants, according to the Scottish Greens.

New research by Changeworks has found that UK consumers still face barriers in trying to switch to a dynamic time of use tarrif. Changeworks found that many consumers would only switch to a dynamic time of use (ToU) tariff if it saved them money, with many seeing the transition to such a tariff as &

FW2040, the Masterplan and Delivery Programme for Fort William and Lochaber, has taken a significant step forward with the appointment of its first dedicated project manager. Martin Culbertson has been appointed and will co-ordinate its overall delivery, help support and develop individual projects,

H&H Properties has submitted a planning application to Dundee City Council seeking to build 40 new homes at the former site of Lochee Primary School. The school was demolished in 2018 following its closure in 2013.

Having only launched its first money and housing advice, community hub in Kilwinning in March, local charity CHAP has experienced more than triple the number of requests for information and assistance, against the same period in 2021. Debbie Alexander, CEO of CHAP said: “There are many reasons

Glasgow City Council has approved plans for the development of 31 flats in Cathcart. Last year the local authority agreed that the site at the junction of Newlands Road and Tankerland Road can be used as a residential development.

Bield Housing and Care has launched a new volunteer initiative to bring together its diverse community. Coinciding with Pride Day, Bield‘s ‘Rainbow Network’ initiative will see tenants invited to join a volunteer-led group focused on inclusivity and fostering a safe and social envi