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Gas network company SGN has received approval to build a world-first 100% green hydrogen-to-homes demonstration network in Fife.

Springfield Properties has been granted planning consent for 64 new homes in Heathhall, Dumfries. 

Kingdom Housing Association and its contractor Campion Homes have made a joint donation of £1,000 to Alloa charity The Gate for the purchase of foodbank supplies to support local families in need this Christmas. Kingdom is working in partnership with Clackmannanshire Council and Camp

Blochairn Housing Association has announced that every tenant will receive its £75 Christmas bonus.  In 2001, the Association became the first housing organisation in Glasgow to provide a tenant bonus, which is designed to acknowledge the contribution made by tenants who pay their rent, l

Funding to help people pay for food, heating, warm clothing and shelter during the winter is part of a new £100 million support package. The fund will help those on low incomes, children and people at risk of homelessness or social isolation cope with winter weather and the economic impact of

Plans to purchase a 55-acre site in Lochinver for the provision of affordable housing is among a number of projects across Scotland have received £3.6 million of funding in the latest round of grants from the Scottish Land Fund. The money will allow groups from both urban and rural areas

A new state-of-the-art training college is set to be constructed by City Building to meet the future demands of its craft apprenticeship programme and continuous upskilling of its workforce.

Councillors on the City of Edinburgh Council's planning committee are being asked to consider a revised timetable for a radical plan to build a more sustainable future as the capital grows in the coming years.

Members of the Highland Council's Isle of Skye and Raasay Committee have approved the next phase in the local authority’s approach to engagement on the Skye and Raasay Investment Plan. The preparation of this place-based investment plan for the area seeks to ensure that public sector agencies,

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced a one-off payment for Scotland’s lifesavers and care-givers on the frontline throughout the coronavirus pandemic. A pro-rated payment of £500 will be made as soon as is practicable to all NHS and social care workers employed since 17 March 202

North-East charity Aberdeen Cyrenians has launched its Christmas giving campaign, A Safe Place to Call Home, to recognise the important role that “home” has had in keeping people safe during 2020. The charity is asking the public to support those affected by homelessness and crisis

Construction and infrastructure-focused partnership hub South West is leading a financial support package for The Trussell Trust to help bring some Christmas cheer to disadvantaged households in Lanarkshire, Ayrshire, and Dumfries & Galloway.

Three Highland communities are to benefit from the decisions of the Highland Council’s communities and place committee as community asset transfers have been approved for Corpach and Spean Bridge in Lochaber and Lochinver in Sutherland. In Lochaber, the transfers agreed are for the sale of Com

The Scottish Government has increased its funding commitment for affordable homes by an additional £200 million. The announcement will see the interim funding available for the Affordable Housing Supply Programme in 2021-22, which helps to deliver homes for social rent, mid-market rent an

Irvine Housing Association has revealed plans to build 300 new homes over the next three years. The charitable housing association – part of Riverside Group – announced in its new Corporate Plan that proposals to deliver major new social housing developments across Ayrshire.