Hillcrest

Dave Boyle was elected as chair of Hillcrest at its recent AGM, formally beginning within the role last week. Mr Boyle’s appointment saw former chair Alan Russell stepping down after five years in the role, who has now been elected to a position on Hillcrest Futures’ board.

Hillcrest has cemented its social, environmental and corporate pledges in a special inaugural report that lays bare its responsibilities and commitments.

A new housing development with 163 homes allocated for affordable homes has been approved, subject to conditions, by councillors on the City of Edinburgh Council’s development management sub-committee.

Hillcrest has scooped an award for its Upper Dens Mill development and a commendation for its Ellengowan regeneration at the highly regarded Dundee Civic Trust's 50th Anniversary Awards - the first to take place since 2019 after being halted by Covid.

The Hillcrest Foundation has given a valuable boost to local charities and community groups in Scotland, awarding £92,713 to 23 organisations working to improve communities and the lives of people experiencing various hardships or disadvantages. Just some of the beneficiaries included Feeling

Robyn Rae, the customer complaints officer from Hillcrest Homes, has taken over as the chair of the Scottish Complaint Handlers Network. The network is made up of housing association staff who are responsible for complaint performance for their organisation. The network meets each quarter and is an

Scottish housing minister Paul McLennan visited Hillcrest’s Cove development on Tuesday to mark the official opening of another phase of affordable homes. The Cove development, constructed by Stewart Milne Homes and situated with picturesque views overlooking the sea at Falkland Avenue, repres

A full planning application for plans to deliver five blocks of affordable flats on the site of a former Perth hospital has now been submitted.

More than 300 people supported by and working for Hillcrest Futures experienced Dundee’s first all accessible music festival.

Scotland's Housing Minister, Paul McLennan, has attended an event to celebrate the return of tenants to the rejuvenated Hillcrest development in Ellengowan yesterday. The £13.6 million refurbishment, undertaken by Campion Homes for Hillcrest, replaced 128 old terraced homes with modern, energy

After distributing over £354,000 to local community groups and organisations in Dundee, Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow in 2022, the Hillcrest Foundation’s funding pot has now open for 2023, to support invaluable and much-needed community projects.

A group of young people met with local councillors and senior staff from Hillcrest Homes to celebrate a community art project at Dundonald Street, Dundee.

Work is well underway on 31 modern affordable apartments being constructed on the site of the former Xmas Shop in Dundee which was devastated by fire in 2014.

Affordable housing specialists Cullross Ltd has submitted detailed planning for its Newcraighall East development in Musselburgh.

Dundee graffiti artist Symon Mathieson, better known as Syke, has teamed up with young people from the Maryfield area of the city to produce an eye-catching mural on Dundonald St.