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Fife Council’s Cabinet Committee has agreed to purchase nine new build houses from Persimmon Homes as part of the ongoing efforts to tackle the housing emergency and provide more affordable homes for local families. The properties, four in Kirkcaldy and five in Markinch, will be added to the c

North Ayrshire Provost Anthea Dickson has officially opened 19 new, energy-efficient council homes on the site of the former James McFarlane School on Dalry Road, Ardrossan.

A much-loved community hub in one of Glasgow’s most treasured communities has taken a step towards a more sustainable future. Three proposals have been lodged by community groups to become the long-term operator of The Reidvale Neighbourhood Centre in Dennistoun, currently owned by Reidvale Ho

Link has won the Good Practice in Communicating with Tenants and Residents – Landlord Award at the TPAS National Good Practice Awards. Presented at an event on Friday 20 June at the Golden Jubilee Conference Hotel in Clydebank, the award recognises social landlords who effectively communicate

Bothwell Futures has received a £50,000 donation from the Persimmon Charitable Foundation to help transform the lives of young people across South Lanarkshire. The funding was announced at the Bothwell Community Hub, with local MSP Stephanie Callaghan and South Lanarkshire councillor Maureen D

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has donated £1,000 to support Woodmill High School’s allotment project. The allotment provides valuable learning opportunities for students while fostering connections with the wider community – offering a green space for collaboration, education, and we

Staff and tenants setting up for the festival – (from left) Martin, Manuel, Margaret, and Kim Tenants at Jameson Place in Leith are gearing up for ‘Glastoldbury’ this weekend. The festival line-up includes Edinburgh Festival Fringe singer Sean Mearns and Leona Corio.

Living Rent is celebrating the rejection of an appeal by property developer Stephen G Dalton & Son over proposals to develop a Leith scrapyard site into luxury purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) and build-to-rent (BTR) flats.

Maggie Brünjes, chief executive of Homeless Network Scotland, has been awarded an Honorary Doctor of Letters by Heriot-Watt University at a ceremony on its Edinburgh campus. The degree recognises her leadership in advancing evidence-based, collaborative solutions to homelessness in Scotland.

Whiteinch & Scotstoun Housing Association (WSHA), along with The Whiteinch Centre (TWC), has been formally recognised as Scotland’s first Disability Friendly Organisation, thanks to a transformative collaboration with the national charity I Am Me Scotland. This achievement marks a signific

Plans to build new affordable housing in Twechar have taken a major step forward, with construction due to begin this August. East Dunbartonshire Council will create 15 energy-efficient homes on derelict land next to the Forth and Clyde Canal, at the northern entrance to the village.

A Glasgow-born social care organisation supporting people facing homelessness has been awarded Scottish Charity of the Year at the SCVO Scottish Charity Awards. The ceremony, which was held on Thursday 19 June at Radisson Blu, was hosted by BBC journalist Sally Magnusson.

First Minister John Swinney has issued a formal apology on behalf of the Scottish Government for a decades-long social experiment that inflicted profound and lasting harm on the country's Gypsy Traveller community. In a statement to the Scottish Parliament, Mr Swinney expressed remorse for the "inju

Five Scottish SME businesses have been awarded a place on a national furniture and furnishings contract, that’s expected to be worth around £180 million over four years. Scotland Excel’s fourth generation Domestic Furniture and Furnishings (DFF) Framework went live in June to help

Link Group’s Dunbeg Phase 3 development in Oban has secured another major housing award – winning Social Housing Development of the Year (over 100 units) at the 2025 Scottish Home Awards.