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Glasgow City Council has approved plans to create a pedestrian arch path linking the Laurieston and Gorbals communities. The designs will see a railway arch opened up between Laurieston Road and Cleland Lane as part of a phased project aimed at improving pedestrian connections and public realm in th

Eligible residents across the Highlands could benefit from up to 100% Scottish Government grant funding available for First Time Central Heating. This would be delivered by the Highland Council through the installation of an air source heat pump, new radiators and new controls.

Home builder McTaggart Construction has secured a robust future with a management buyout of the company. The business has over 1,500 new homes currently on site, and a pipeline of projects across the central belt with some of Scotland’s largest housing associations and social landlords.

A temporary £20 uplift to Universal Credit announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak said in his Budget speech yesterday must be made permanent, campaigners have urged.

The Scottish Government's decision to opt for a six month notice period for social sector arrears cases will not protect the people it is intended to, argues Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF) director David Bookbinder. So we now know that there is to be a continu

A framework to help Scottish councils and housing associations quickly source furniture and furnishings for tenants facing crisis has been launched.

Berwickshire Housing Association (BHA) has trailed a Social Value Toolkit method to help measure the impact of the Supporting Communities Fund (SCF) support it has received throughout its communities. Established by the Scottish Government with an initial £20 million investment, the

Robertson Partnership Homes has started work at Rothes Drive in Glasgow to deliver 22 new homes for Maryhill Housing Association.

GHA, part of Wheatley Group, is transforming two derelict sites in the southside of Glasgow - bringing 48 new affordable homes to the city. The new homes in Carnwadric and Pollok will all be for social rent.

Eildon has been successful in securing two lots of funding from the Peeblesshire Charitable Trust worth £1,500 each to give extra support to tenants living at local developments Riverside House and Dovecot Court. Teresa Dunlop, co-ordinator at Riverside House, confirmed they had made

The executive leadership team (ELT) at RCH Group will be taking part in The Spinal Circuit Challenge this month to raise vital funds for Back Up, a national charity that transforms the lives of those affected by spinal cord injuries. The Spinal Circuit sees individuals encouraged to walk, run or pus

Cordale Housing Association has presented West Dunbartonshire Community Foodshare with a donation of £400 to support the organisation’s gallant efforts to provide food and support for those in need throughout the region. Throughout lockdown West Dunbartonshire Community Foodshare has had

A new standard for 'zero carbon' social housing, a quarter of a million-pound investment in electric vehicles and the restoration of peatlands are to be among the first projects launched as part of Renfrewshire Council's £1 million investment to tackle climate change.

A group of veterans have moved into brand new properties specially created for Armed Forces personnel at Osborne Terrace in Cockenzie, East Lothian. The site is the former East Lothian Council Groundcare depot, which now provides a two-storey flatted block, with six two-bedroom flats including three

Moray Council has agreed a multi-million-pound investment plan for the upcoming year and freeze Council Tax at 2020/21 rates in a budget worth over £215 million.