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Places for People Scotland has appointed Pamela Scott as the new chair of its non-executive board of directors. Ms Scott replaces Graham Waddell on the board of Places for People Scotland.

Plans have been submitted for 17 new affordable homes on a brownfield site in Westquarter, Falkirk. Developer C&S Group and SB Architects have come forward with designs for 2 & 3-storey housing and 3-storey apartment blocks which they say "sympathetically infills a wasteland s

Hillhead Housing Association has been awarded the Cyber Essentials Plus accreditation as part of a two-year investment programme in its ICT systems. Measured by an external assessor,  Hillhead met the requirements of the standard which applies across all of the Association’s ICT syst

A Highland care home operator has resubmitted plans for new affordable housing for key workers in Inverness. The project forms part of a multi-million-pound care hub in the city which comprises a 58-bed care home, currently under construction, which will then be followed by a later living village on

Link Group has donated 80 used laptops and tablets to award-winning environmental social enterprise The Edinburgh Remakery. All the devices had been previously used in Link’s Device Loan Scheme or in other digital inclusion projects.

On World Homeless Day (10 October 2022), people who play a role in their local community are being urged to ‘think global - act local’ to make sure everyone in Scotland has a safe place to call home. The call coincides with the launch of findings from a test-of-change programme exploring

The first free Angus cost of living roadshow was held on Wednesday 5 October to give advice to people concerned about the rising cost of living. Over 200 Angus residents attended to get professional advice on dealing with rising fuel and food costs, money savings and benefits as well as information

People and communities across Caithness are set to benefit from a new £3.75 million community fund created by ScottishPower Renewables’ Halsary windfarm. The 30MW, 15 turbine Halsary windfarm – which came into operation in July 2021 – generates enough clean energy for the equ

A third attempt to bring a former independent school in Glasgow into residential use has won the favour of councillors. Designs by Wellwood Leslie Architects, submitted last winter, will see the former villas at the Craigholme campus on Hamilton Avenue at St Andrews Drive, Pollokshields co

A new development of up to 1,200 new homes, a neighbourhood centre and a primary school is being proposed at Hatton Mains in Edinburgh. Urban design consultancy Pegasus has filed a proposal of application notice for the plan on behalf of Inverdunning (Hatton Mains) Ltd and landowner W&S Crawford

Glasgow City Council has approved the beginning of compulsory purchase orders (CPOs) for three flats and a mid-terrace house in three different areas in the city which have been long-term empty homes, which would then be transferred to housing associations for use as affordable housing. The homes -

The work carried out by the Scottish Housing Regulator over the past year has been outlined in a new report published today. The annual report and accounts for 2021/22 highlights the work the Regulator did during the past 12 months to safeguard and promote the interests of tenants, people who a

The community-led development of 15 affordable homes, flats and self-build plots was granted full planning permission at the end of September. The project above Kirkton Gardens was initiated by Lochcarron Community Development Company (LCDC) based on strong local need, and is being taken forward by

A veterans support fund is now open to help improve the lives of former service personnel and their families. A key priority for this year’s Scottish Veterans Fund is to make sure veterans and their families are supported in response to the ongoing cost of living crisis.

The Ofgem Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme has awarded £12.7 million in grants to 36 organisations across England, Scotland and Wales in its latest funding round. These are for projects which are supporting vulnerable households at risk from cold homes and high energy bills to reduce t