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A trio of community asset transfers in Aberlour, Lossiemouth and Findochty have been given the go-ahead from Moray Council. Two competing requests were received for the Alice Littler Park in Aberlour, from Play Aberlour and the Aberlour Community Association.

Developer Swan Group and construction firm The JR Group have worked in partnership to complete a new social housing development of 105 homes at Law Place in East Kilbride – one of the largest projects of its kind in the area. (from left) Phil McGinlay, Swan Group’s managing dir

Bield’s board of management chair Dr Lesley Holdsworth, who is a key figure in advancing the digital capability of health professionals in Scotland, has been recognised in the Queen’s 2020 Birthday Honours list. Dr Holdsworth, who trained as a physiotherapist and is now the Scottish

Neil McKay, the managing director of regeneration firm Urban Union Ltd, has been appointed to serve on the board of social landlord Abbeyfield Scotland Ltd. Mr McKay, who has been at the helm of Urban Union since 2016, has been elected onto Abbeyfield’s board due to his experien

CIH Scotland has raised concerns about the increased risk of eviction and homelessness as the UK Government’s job retention scheme comes to a close at the end of October.  Responding to the Scottish Parliament's social security committee’s call for evidence on the impact of COVID-19

Glasgow West Housing Association has announced the very sad passing of Jim Michael, one of its founding members. A message on the Association's website reads: "It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we report the recent passing of our management committee member, and secretary, Jim Mich

New legislative proposals to give social landlords more powers to protect victims of domestic abuse have been commended by CIH Scotland. Under the Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Bill, which was published last week, social landlords will be allowed to end or transfer the tenancy of a per

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has completed the voluntary deregistration of Arklet Housing Association.

The Social Housing Resilience Group (SHRG) met last week to review the remit of the group and its alignment with other groups working on COVID-related issues in order to maintain the efficiency of its activities. There was a discussion around the Scottish Government’s recent publication o

Kingdom Housing Association is showing support for NHS Scotland’s Test & Protect programme by installing the Protect Scotland app on all business mobile devices. The app alerts users if they have been in close contact with another app user who tests positive for coronavirus.

Almond Housing Association and West Lothian Youth Action Project (WLYAP) have come together to deliver a brand new initiative, Growing Together. Growing Together is a community-based project that will provide residents of Craigshill with the opportunity to grow fresh produce, cook new recipes and ea

A trio of staff from Hanover Scotland have raised almost £1400 after completing a 7.6-mile walk last month. The staff walked from Peebles to Innerleithen on September 26 to raise money for charity after their normal coffee fundraiser was cancelled due to COVID-19.

CALA Homes (West) has secured planning consent for a residential-led development on the grounds of the former Killearn Hospital in Stirlingshire.

Proposals from Angus Council of how to spend a £26.5 million capital investment fund have now been agreed by the UK Government. The Angus Fund is part of the Tay Cities Deal, which comprises the local authority areas of Angus, Dundee City, Perth & Kinross and the north east part

A new welcome centre in Edinburgh has opened its doors for the winter season, providing warm food and sleeping facilities, immediate housing advice and wellbeing support to anyone facing rough sleeping.