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There was a fantastic buzz of excitement around an Eildon extra care housing development last week when Cycling Without Age Scotland launched its first Trishaw ‘Galavanter’ for Galashiels. The new partnership with Energise Galashiels Trust was marked with a ribbon cutting ceremony a

On Tuesday 26th April 2022 both John Kelly, chairperson of Cunninghame Housing Association (CHA) and Frank Sweeney, group chief executive of CHA presented a cheque for £1,000 to Christine Powell, company secretary and vice chair of Ardrossan Community Development Trust (ACDT). ACDT was formed

Pupils from St Bernard’s Primary School in Glasgow celebrate the special edition of The Big Issue in partnership with Social Enterprise Academy, with Big Issue vendor, Anabel. (Photo: Jeff Holmes) The Big Issue magazine will be sold by pupils from the participating schools across May and June

New funding to help public bodies unlock and realise further investment in measures to improve energy efficiency and install low and zero-carbon heat systems in buildings has been launched by the Scottish Government. The Scottish Central Government Energy Efficiency Grant scheme will make £100

Fife Council is asking local community bodies to start to develop Local Place Plans, giving people an opportunity to develop proposals for the development and use of land in the place where they live. Local Place Plans are a new type of plan designed to stimulate and encourage debate about the futur

Wheatley Group has unveiled a new-look executive team, featuring several new appointments and roles. Hazel Young has been appointed group director of housing and property management, while Laura Pluck takes up the new position of group director of communities. They join Frank McCafferty, who became

Sector body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has announced Jane Wood as its new chief executive with effect from June 1. Jane joins HFS from BT where she was group UK nations and regions director and a member of the BT Scotland board, responsible for managing relationships with public bodies, politicians an

West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA) welcomed minister for zero carbon buildings, active travel and tenants’ rights Patrick Harvie MSP to its landmark Passivhaus social housing development in Glasgow’s East End. The development, the largest of its kind in Glasgow, is at an ad

Energy regulator Ofgem is looking to update the price cap on energy bills every three months instead of twice a year to help households see the benefit of price falls much sooner. The watchdog will publish a ‘minded-to’ consultation into the proposal.

Cruden Building has completed the construction of 24 dementia-friendly homes on the site of the former St Stephen’s High School in Port Glasgow, the first homes of their kind in Inverclyde.

A Victorian industrial building near Speirs Wharf could be demolished to make way for build-to-rent flats, under newly lodged plans.

Dundas Estates has launched a new £5,000 community fund to support organisations in and around Musselburgh. The funding will be distributed in £1,000 segments to five businesses, charities or community initiatives local to Musselburgh.

The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has committed to fighting for the Building Research Establishment (BRE) to be renationalised. The commitment came in the form of a motion passed at the union’s annual conference, the first in-person conference since the pandemic. In the union’s view, BRE&rsq

Blackwood has appointed Marie McQuade to help drive as many entries as possible to its design competition - the Blackwood Design Awards. Highly experienced Marie McQuade will now devote herself to raising awareness of the Blackwood Design Awards, which aim to transform the lives of those who need su

The use of the term ‘affordable’ has been helpful to those who deliver homes in Scotland, but for others, it has become vague and redundant.