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Progress is being made across all areas of Falkirk’s Local Housing Strategy (2023-2028), with all 82 actions either complete or on track for completion during the lifespan of the five-year strategy. A report to councillors, due to be presented at the council’s executive on 9 October, hig

A Scottish charity that helps rough sleepers is set to benefit from a Kilimanjaro fundraising climb aiming to raise £30,000 for specialist weatherproof coats. John Keogh, founder of social enterprise Ootsider, will climb Africa’s highest peak this October to fund the production of 300 sl

The UK government has confirmed it will progress work on the next generation of new towns across England, following the publication of an independent report that recommends 12 locations as potential new towns.

On Friday 26 September, the Tweedbank Care Village project celebrated a major milestone with a public engagement session and stakeholder event, bringing together residents, families, community members, local school children and project partners to mark the journey towards the construction phase. Att

Cloch Housing Association has secured £2.5 million in matched funding from the Scottish Government’s Social Housing Net Zero Heat Fund. 

Plans to transform Loirston House in Aberdeen into specialist housing have been given the green light, following a successful appeal that rescued the building from last-minute demolition.

The UK Government’s new mantra to “build, baby, build” must be matched with a national effort to “skill, baby, skill,” the National House Building Council’s (NHBC) chief operating officer David Campbell warned in a speech to the Labour Party Conference on Sunday,

CIH Scotland has today launched its manifesto ahead of the 2026 Scottish Parliamentary elections.

The Homebuilding & Renovating Show is at Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh, this weekend (4 – 5 October 2025), but it’s not too late to snap up two free tickets (worth £24) - click here.

Working-age households in Inverclyde facing fuel poverty this winter can apply for financial support from a new fund. The Heating Support Fund will give one-off grants of up to £200 to help people with their heating bills during the colder months.

The Strategic Housing Investment Plan, which could see plans for nearly 1,000 new affordable homes put in motion, will be discussed at an executive meeting of Falkirk Council on 9 October.

Plans to redevelop the site of the former high flats in Irvine are to be unveiled to members of the public.

A local community art project celebrating the history of the Upper Dens area of Dundee has selected local artist Abi Baikie to create a striking new public artwork at Weavers Yard. Three tin panels (triptych) were installed at Weaver’s Yard in the 1980s, featuring art which told the story of t

Paisley has been shortlisted for the prestigious Scotland Loves Local Town of the Year Award, recognising the town’s ambitious regeneration and community-led transformation.

Argyll & Bute has become the fifth Scottish council to stop developing plans for a local Visitor Levy amid concerns about the potential impact on the tourist economy. Councillors voted against developing its plans at this stage after the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) highlighted worries t