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A consultation has been launched to seek the public’s views ahead of the creation of a National Care Service, which will ensure everyone who needs it can expect the same standards of care, wherever they live in Scotland. The National Care Service will deliver person-centred care that supports

Hub Energy, a gas and electricity supplier with around 6,000 domestic customers, and 9,000 non-domestic customers, has ceased to trade. Under Ofgem’s safety net, the energy supply of Hub Energy’s customers will continue and outstanding credit balances of domestic customers will be protec

Members of Highland Council's Badenoch and Strathspey area committee have agreed to prioritise local housing need for the place-based fund set up to mitigate the harms caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The fund was set up to enable a flexible local response to address the four harms of COVID-19, whic

The second round of applications for the Sustainable Communities Fund is now open. The fund is designed to support local regeneration and sustainable development around Scotland’s coast and is administered in partnership with Crown Estate Scotland.

Glasgow City Council has approved a list of new projects after the local authority was granted £537 million funding from the Scottish Government to deliver affordable housing over the next five years. Included in the budget is a record £120m for affordable housing in 2021/22, targets for

Retrofitting 450,000 homes for energy efficiency and address Glasgow’s underlying problems with poverty and inequality are included in “revolutionary” multi-billion-pound proposals to transform the city, according to council leader Susan Aitken. Speaking to The

Osprey Housing Group has built on the unexpected positives that have flowed from the Covid-19 pandemic to create a new role of tenancy sustainment officer. Like all Scottish social landlords, Osprey has had to rethink how to stay in touch with tenants and address the complex issues created by t

Edinbane Community Company (ECC) is to help provide six much-needed affordable homes in the centre of Edinbane village with the purchase of three serviced sites at Coishletter with support from the Scottish Land Fund. The sites are to be purchased from Skye Luxury Lodges, whose adjoining privat

Detailed plans have been submitted for the development of 31 new flats in Cathcart.

Fife Council has given the green light for the second phase of a residential development of the Halbeath Interchange project near Dunfermline.

Bellshill-headquartered central heating company Saltire Facilities Management has secured a large boiler replacement and central heating upgrade contract with Almond Housing Association. The contract, which will see Saltire work with the Livingston-based association for the first time, wil

SHARE’s AGM will take place remotely on 19th August from 5pm - 6pm. We’d love you join us!!

A consultation on East Lothian Council's Draft Poverty Plan 2021-2023 has opened online following the approval of the document in June. The draft Plan has been drawn up by a multi-agency group including representatives from key council services, NHS Lothian and community and voluntary groups. It is

Mears Group’s Maggie Burns has been nominated for an award by Police Scotland in recognition for her and her team’s support of vulnerable people living in North Lanarkshire communities. Maggie has spearheaded Mears’ Safer Homes initiative - a community service that helps householde

Energy regulator Ofgem has confirmed the energy price cap is set to increase by at least £139 as gas price increases reach a record high.