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The Unite union is running a fair pay campaign over the next six weeks at Link Group in response to an ongoing pay dispute. Unite said a majority of its members, who include plumbers, joiners, electricians, labourers, cleaners, welfare rights officers, benefit advisors and assistants, and housi

Kingdom Housing Association has won a Gold Green Apple Environment Award in the Scottish campaign to find the greenest individuals, companies, councils and communities. Bill Banks, Kingdom's group chief executive and Calum Kippen, head of governance and organisational development

Alan Nairn reflects on a successful decade of work at Caledonia Housing Association with a focus on the importance of good governance. A 10-year anniversary for an organisation provides an ideal opportunity to reflect on its achievements but also to think about what lies ahead and how to prepare for

The huge scale of the effort by six housing associations to deliver pandemic relief to their communities has been highlighted in a new report.

The chair of Wellhouse Housing Association has been nominated for the prestigious Outstanding Contribution to Housing Award by the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH). Maureen Morris has been nominated for her tireless work in Easterhouse over the past 45 years which has helped to improve the

Public services at South Ayrshire Council perform well and residents are satisfied with the services they receive but the pace of change must improve in the future, a report published today by the Accounts Commission has concluded.

A community in Dumfries and Galloway is setting out to raise £2.2 million to double the size of a vast new nature reserve, in stage two of the South of Scotland’s biggest ever community land buyout. The Langholm Initiative charity aims to buy 5,300 acres of Langholm Moor and three reside

Scottish homelessness charity Bethany Christian Trust is asking festive shoppers to help people without a home this winter by purchasing a Caring Christmas Tree. Adding festive warmth to their home with a Caring Christmas Tree helps to bring much needed care and support to some of Scotland’s m

Where do you start in writing An Appreciation of John Kernahan? The words many have used in contacts with me since his passing have included Legend, Character, Pioneer and of course "Big Man". In Scotland, it's only very special people who get the moniker of "Big Man." JRK definitely met this standa

Andrew Saunders, one of Almond Housing Association’s (AHA’s) founding board members, is stepping down after 27 years of service to the organisation. Andrew has been a tremendous resource for the Association over the years and has played an instrumental role in guiding AHA’s journey

Briar Homes is to become one of the first UK housebuilders to be supported by a Regional Growth Initiative (RGI) from Housing Growth Partnership (HGP) which forms part of the social impact investor's newly created £300 million property fund. The RGI is a four-year commitment that will see HGP

Scottish Housing Associations Resources for Education (SHARE) has revealed that its director Mary McLuskey has been headhunted and will depart the organisation. The executive committee had recruited Mary in May this year and have been delighted with the work Mary has done in the short time she has b

Almost 90% of small to medium-sized (SME) construction firms in the UK have reported having to delay jobs due to a lack of materials or skilled tradespeople, according to the latest State of Trade Survey from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

The local Ayrshire community has benefited from more than just new affordable homes, thanks to the ‘added value’ aspect of the current development programme being progressed by Ayrshire Housing in partnership with Cruden Building West. Four new jobs have been created, including a four-ye

A site where lock-up garages once stood now provides much-needed high-quality accommodation for affordable rent for Angus Council tenants. Tenants have moved into 13 new highly energy efficient homes in the Muirton area of Arbroath, which were delivered by the council's strategic construction p