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Plans for phase one of the wider Dallas Dhu Masterplan have been approved by Moray Council’s Planning and Regulatory Services Committee.

A phased approach has been agreed for the demolition of council and private homes affected by RAAC (Reinforced Autoclaved Concrete) in Aberdeen.

The Salvation Army is calling for an increase in specialist support to tackle drug and alcohol use in Scotland after new statistics revealed that more than 1000 people are suspected to have died from drug use in 2024. According to the latest figures, 232 of those suspected deaths were recorded durin

The first tenants have moved into ‘net zero ready’ affordable homes delivered by the City of Edinburgh Council at Western Villages in Granton Waterfront. Once fully occupied, the site will deliver 388 affordable homes, a mixture of social rent and mid-market rent.

Glasgow-based technology innovator Archangel has been appointed by the Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI) as development partner for a pioneering Technology Enabled Care (TEC) project in Moray.

Muir Timber Systems has completed the delivery of timber kits for 24 affordable homes in the village of Plean, including two wheelchair-accessible bungalows, on behalf of Stirling Council. 

The Clyde Valley Group (CVG) has appointed two highly experienced professionals to key leadership roles within the organisation. Sinclair Young has been appointed as the new director of property & development. Sinclair joins CVG from The City of Edinburgh Council, where he has led significant pr

A project to help combat fuel poverty through solar power has been shortlisted as a finalist for the UK Roofing Awards 2025.

Wheatley Homes Glasgow is urging tenants in the south of the city to sign up to a new garden maintenance pilot programme.

The Scottish Government will invest nearly £2.2 million to enable the Wise Group to provide wrap-around support to individuals and families on low incomes in six local authority areas. The investment, from the Tackling Child Poverty Fund, was announced by social justice secretary Shirley-Anne

Councillors have narrowly voted in favour of conducting a site visit before determining the future of a £48 million housing proposal on the outskirts of Ayr. Last June, South Ayrshire Council stated it was ‘minded to grant’ the application to approve, in principle, a residential de

The Marie Trust, a Glasgow charity for people who are homeless, has scooped one of this year’s GSK IMPACT Awards, a much sought-after accolade for health care charities in the UK. 

Almost 19,000 people have now joined Dogs Trust in calling on the UK Government to extend the same pet ownership rights to social housing tenants as those planned to be granted to renters in the private sector.

Zoe Ross, 43, and her five children have been trapped in temporary accommodation in the north of Edinburgh for five years.   She admitted to Shelter Scotland that as each year goes by, she is losing hope of ever having somewhere to truly call home and her children.  

Ayrshire-based Green Home Systems has reported a 208% increase in turnover, rising from £6 million to £17m for the year ending 30 June 2024. The company, specialising in domestic energy efficiency retrofits, attributes its growth to a strategic expansion of its services and partnerships.