News

Organisations across Scotland will share £21 million of funding from the Scottish Government over three years to advance human rights, promote equality and tackle discrimination. A total of 48 organisations – including five specialist human rights organisations – will benefit from

Proposals to deliver four new villages of around 1,200 homes on the north eastern edge of Glasgow have reached the planning stage. The plans by Capper Farm Enterprises is for land between Easterhouse and the M73 motorway, which has been designated as part of a Community Growth Area in the Glasgow Ci

Pentland Housing Association tenants are to be formally consulted on a proposed transfer of engagements to Cairn Housing Association.

Eildon Housing Association has been announced as a finalist at the prestigious Scottish Home Awards 2021 for the Social Housing Developer of the Year category. The Borders charity was declared a finalist after the judging panel assessed more than 130 entries in 18 categories received from 70 organis

A ten-year high in workload levels for builders in Scotland is being matched by steep increases in material prices and a growing struggle to secure labour causing a "perfect storm" for future building work, according to a trade body's survey. The latest State of Trade Survey from the Federation

CALA Homes (North) has received approval from Aberdeen City Council for the principal planning application for the third phase of its Craibstone Estate development.

A survey to determine the structure of a community buyout bid for a village once impacted by the Highland Clearances is a perfect indication of how far the Highlands and Islands have moved on since the time of Patrick Sellar more than 200 years ago, according to a local historian. Rosal in Stra

Mary Nelson, the former chairperson of Moray Fresh Start, has received her British Empire Medal for services to homeless people in Moray. Her award was announced in this year’s New Year’s Honours List. Moray’s Lord-Lieutenant, Major General Seymour Monro, conducted the investiture

An Edinburgh housing development operated by Bield has been awarded iPads to keep elderly customers connected with loved ones throughout the pandemic, thanks to a Scottish Government initiative. Castlebrae Glebe received 12 iPads from Connecting Scotland which is a project established in response to

A consultation seeking the views of people from across Scotland on the proposed Islands Bond has been published by the Scottish Government. The Islands Bond aims to tackle population decline across the Scottish islands and provide funding to help people stay on or move to the islands.

A new community process is soon to launch which will give local people the chance to see how money can be spent on environmental improvements across a number of fixed locations in West Lothian. The new process will expand on existing work from West Lothian Council's Housing Service to engage residen

Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has repeated its call for the abolition of the five-week wait and the introduction of a non-repayable assessment period grant for everyone claiming Universal Credit to stop people from being swept into serious debt. The recommendations come in a new report from the cha

The Scottish Government has announced that Best Start Foods payments will increase this month. The payment supports low-income families to buy healthy food for children under the age of three, and forms part of the Scottish Government’s national mission of eradicating child poverty.

Planning has been submitted for a residential development at Telford Drive, Edinburgh on behalf of Port of Leith Housing Association.

Swan Group has submitted revised plans to build more homes on a brownfield site in the Royston area of Glasgow. Having been previously granted permission for 100 houses at the site bounded by Darnick Street, Royston Road and the adjacent railway, the developer has now applied to build 136