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The Campaign for Freedom of Information in Scotland (CFoIS) is next week hosting the next meeting of the Scottish Public Information Forum (SPIF) that will focus on strengthening access to information rights. CFoIS has published a draft Bill to amend the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 20

Women in Planning is launching a new Central Scotland Branch in direct response to growing interest in the network within Edinburgh.

Fife councillors have approved a budget for 2022-23 which will see council tax will rise by 3% on Band D, to help avoid any cuts to services and allow additional one-off investment of £3.691 million in a range of areas. The council said its budget reinforces its commitment to investing in Fife

The Scottish Government has announced that temporary changes to notice periods, introduced at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, will return to pre-pandemic terms - but Daryl Mcintosh, policy manager at Propertymark, has criticised the continuation of discretionary grounds for possession. The recen

Council tax in Dundee has been increased by 2.9% for the 2022/23 financial year, putting the band D rate at £1,419.03.

Emergency equipment to help during adverse weather conditions has been made available to local community groups across North Lanarkshire. The resilience packs will be available for community groups and organisations to distribute whenever required during wintery or adverse weather, thanks to funding

Taylor Wimpey West Scotland has started pre-construction work for its development of 227 new homes off Jackton Road, on the western edge of East Kilbride.

Former Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale has been named as the next chair of Shelter Scotland, with two new members also added to the committee. An existing member of the charity's committee, Ms Dugdale will replace the outgoing Rob Hayward as the committee's chair next month.

The ExtraCare Charitable Trust, a not-for-profit developer for the over-55s, has teamed up with Centaur Robotics in a bid to revolutionise the mobility market.

Midlothian Council is on track to meet its five-year target of having 1,000 council homes either built or under construction by the end of March 2022. The council has signed contracts with Dandara and Barratt, who are already on-site delivering 18 council homes in Shawfair and 53 council homes in Ro

The Highland Council is proposing a below-inflation council tax increase of 3% for 2022-23. The increase together with a range of efficiency and management savings will be required to close the budget gap of £34 million.

Miller Homes is to bring 187 new homes, plus 63 affordable homes, to East Lothian with the launch of its brand-new Carberry Grange development in Whitecraig.

Construction work at two sites in Prestonpans has started that will help deliver over 40 much needed affordable homes in East Lothian. The developments by Lar Housing Trust, which has an extensive waiting list in the area, are at Northfields and Jim Bush Drive and will bring the total number of deve

Revised proposals for a residential development on an old industrial site between the Gorbals and Govanhill have been given planning permission.

Plans to convert Aberdeen’s historic Monkey House into new apartments have failed to gain planning permission.