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Council leaders have issued a stark warning about the growing crisis in social care, urging the need for funding to be a clear and focused national priority.

A longstanding community hub in Coatbridge has received a £10,000 funding boost to grow its services as well as create vital social opportunities for residents. Kirkshaws Neighbourhood Centre has secured £10,000 through the Scottish Procurement Alliance’s (SPA) Community Benefit Fu

An Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions (AMSC) planning application has been submitted to Renfrewshire Council for Taylor Wimpey West Scotland's final development of new homes, located off Arrocher Drive within the Dargavel Village masterplan in Bishopton.

The Scottish Borders Antisocial Behaviour Partnership, comprising Scottish Borders Council, Police Scotland, NHS Borders, Scottish Borders Housing Association, Waverley Housing, Eildon Housing, Berwickshire Housing, and Link Group, has formally adopted the council’s Antisocial Behaviour Strate

Work is progressing rapidly on a major affordable housing development in Newcraighall, Edinburgh, with 163 new homes taking shape on the site of a former coal mine.

Blue Triangle, SCVO Scottish Charity of the Year, has today launched a Fresh Start Christmas campaign to provide the people they support with essential items. 

Around £240 million of unclaimed credit balances in closed accounts are waiting to be returned to consumers, according to data from energy regulator Ofgem.

The latest round of Falkirk Council’s Community Choices programme is live, giving local groups the opportunity to apply for Small Grants of up to £5,000.  Community Choices is the council’s participatory budgeting programme, which puts decision-making directly into the hands o

Angus Council is set to begin a programme of energy efficiency works to homes in Montrose Street and Poets Place, Brechin.

Services that support people struggling with debt on their energy bills have been expanded after receiving almost £1 million of additional funding. This will help organisations to provide money and debt advice to customers, increase capacity through additional training for staff, and enhance e

The eco-renovation of affordable homes on the Isle of Eigg is one of 23 community-led projects to benefit from dedicated islands funding in 2025-26. The projects, spanning 22 islands across Argyll and Bute, Highland, Na h-Eileanan Siar, North Ayrshire, Orkney, and Shetland, include four islands

Borrowing by Scotland’s social housing providers has surged over the last year, with total available debt facilities exceeding £7 billion for the first time, the Scottish Housing Regulator has revealed. A new report from the regulator reveals a significant rise in lending, signalling gro

South Ayrshire Council has said its plans to transform Ayr’s former Hourstons building and the Arran Mall into a ‘Living Well Village’ are no longer viable due to a lack of funding. Last year, LMA Architects sought listed building consent to partially demolish the building in

Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) has unveiled ambitious plans for the redevelopment of Glasgow’s Buchanan Bus Station and the surrounding urban block, including new homes, offices, shops, and public spaces.

A new awards night organised by Harbour Homes to celebrate what makes Leith and north Edinburgh an amazing place to live took place for the first time last week.