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Councillor Shona Haslam is stepping down as leader of Scottish Borders Council. Councillor Haslam, who represents the Scottish Conservatives, was elected to serve the Tweeddale East Ward and appointed as Leader in May 2017.

Centrica, which invited communities and entrepreneurs in Scotland to apply for a grant of up to £100,000 from its Energy for Tomorrow social impact fund for initiatives that can deliver affordable, accessible and sustainable energy solutions to help tackle climate change, has unveiled that fou

Aberdeen City Council officers are to investigate and provide a business case to see if defibrillators can be provided in all schools and sheltered care homes. Councillors on yesterday’s city growth and resources committee unanimously agreed to the move and a report will be provided for the Bu

Glasgow City Mission is to deliver the Overnight Welcome Centre (OWC) again this winter.

Today's instalment in our COP26SHN feature highlights the pioneering retrofit of a pre-1919 tenement to Passivhaus enerPHit standards being undertaken on behalf of Southside Housing Association in Glasgow. Glasgow has around 73,000 iconic pre-1919 sandstone tenements. Their age, built form, conditio

Fuel advisors at Wheatley Group have been helping struggling customers with their gas and electricity bills.

Miller Homes has secured the purchase of land at multiple locations across the east of Scotland, bringing 526 much-needed new homes to popular towns and communities.

Councillors have approved plans for 49 new homes in a north east village. Aberdeenshire Council's Garioch Area Committee cleared the way for Kirkwood Homes to build the third and final phase of its Cluny Meadows development.

A report assessing West Dunbartonshire Council’s housing service has highlighted a number of positive improvements in the past year. The Scottish Social Housing Charter Performance report shows the service continues to perform well in a number areas, despite facing significant resource and log

CCG Asset Management has completed the first phase of a multi-million-pound planned maintenance project on behalf of Whiteinch and Scotstoun Housing Association.

Homelessness charity Crisis has criticised the UK Government for failing to provide effective support for renters following the end of a coronavirus-linked eviction ban in England after new figures revealed that the number of landlord possessions has soared by 207%.

A riverfront project to build 49 new flats in Edinburgh on the banks of the Water of Leith has been completed as a result of full civil and structural services from the engineering consultancy Will Rudd Davidson.

A bold and ambitious strategy to transform Inverness into the place to live, work, enjoy and do business in Scotland will be presented to the City of Inverness Area Committee next week.

West Dunbartonshire Council's Working4U service has been praised nationally for the high standard of welfare rights and money advice it provides residents. The service successfully gained accreditation in the Scottish National Standards for the Information and Advice Providers (SNSIAP).

The Edinburgh Tenants Federation (ETF) has released its annual report for 2020/2021 showcasing its work to represent tenants throughout the city and ensuring tenant influence in housing policy and service decisions. The primary objective of the umbrella organisation of tenants’ and residents&r