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Scottish Labour has called on the Scottish Human Rights Commission to launch an investigation into the Scottish Government's treatment of care home residents.  Richard Leonard has written to the commission asking them to ensure that the human rights of Scotland’s care home

Barmulloch Community Development Company (BCDC), a local community development charity, has received praise for their ongoing support to at-risk and vulnerable community members, and other community-focused businesses and groups during lockdown.

The Applecross community in Wester Ross has been working together to deliver essential services to residents during the coronavirus pandemic.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has signalled a return to construction work on sites in Scotland and a 12-month extension to the Help to Buy (Scotland) scheme.

The City of Edinburgh Council has begun the search for a development partner for the creation of a new mixed-use neighbourhood at Meadowbank.

Construction work on a development of 45 new affordable homes on the site of the former Lockerbie Academy is now under way.

Mast Architects and Ashleigh Scotland have submitted plans to build 28 sheltered accommodation flats in Largs.

As part of its ongoing work to support social landlords through the COVID-19 crisis, the Social Housing Resilience Group (SHRG) has launched an online platform to facilitate collaborative learning and problem solving.

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has updated its COVID-19 briefing for social landlords on service delivery. The update includes new information on phase one of the proposed route map, multi-storey and high-density flats, Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, and the Test and Prote

Parkhead Housing Association (PHA) has announced the retirement of its chief executive Jim Strang. Mr Strang left his position on June 5.

Scotland has some of the most progressive housing legislation in the world, but structural, political and financial failures have meant we've yet to change the reality for most homeless people, says Shelter Scotland director Alison Watson. If politics is the art of the possible, then the Scotti

Bonnybridge-based quilter Sheila Williams has raised £1,148 for vulnerable and isolated people living across central Scotland. To raise the funds Sheila organised a Quaffle (quilt raffle) to support LinkLiving, a charity which supports 2,000 of the most vulnerable, isolated, and often traumati

Scotland’s reliance on the speculative private development model will not help to achieve the level of new homes needed or help build more affordable homes and the whole system requires fundamental reform, according to the Scottish Land Commission.

Houses built in Burdiehouse on the outskirts of Edinburgh have been classed as ‘accessible rural’ under the Scottish Government Affordable Housing Supply Programme, according to data supplied to Rural Housing Scotland (RHS). 

The University of Dundee has withdrawn its planning request for the demolition of historic tenement buildings in a bid to address concerns from a heritage body and the local authority. Plans had been submitted to Dundee City Council in March to bulldoze the four-storey block at 16-18 Airlie Place to