A former resident of Dundee's Ellengowan Drive, which is currently undergoing a £20.5 million redevelopment, set foot again in the neighbourhood he grew up in 70 years ago to reminisce and see the site progress as it opens a new chapter in its illustrious history. As well as seeing how El
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Staff from across Hillcrest Maintenance received training last week to learn how to administer naloxone, which temporarily reverses the effects of an opioid overdose, as part of a campaign to reduce drug deaths. The sessions, facilitated by staff from Hillcrest Futures’ harm reduction service,
Ryan Fletcher, managing director at Cullross Ltd and senior director at jmarchitects, looks at developing new homes for the future and the important role that modern methods of construction, including off-site units, are playing. I have been in and around building sites since I was a boy and ha
Hillcrest Futures has launched a new type of contract for Flexible Support Workers across Scotland.
Children’s charity Aberlour will receive a grant of more than £5.5 million over this parliamentary term to develop two Mother and Child Residential Recovery Houses, including one developed in partnership with Hillcrest. The houses will be designed to enable children of women with problem
Shona Robison, cabinet secretary for social justice, housing and local government, visited Scotland’s largest modular development of affordable homes, located at Victoria Dock in the heart of Dundee’s Waterfront redevelopment, to view progress and find out about the cutting-edge construc
The latest significant milestone in the regeneration of Sunnyside Estate has been achieved with the transfer of the first affordable units to Hillcrest Homes. Representatives from Sunnyside Estate and Hillcrest were joined by the Scottish Government to mark the occasion of the handover of the first
Staff from across Scottish social organisation Hillcrest recently took part in a pilot session of a unique virtual reality (VR) dementia design workshop.
Councillors in Dundee have approved plans for two developments that will provide 121 new homes. A former industrial site on Ballindean Road in Douglas will host 43 houses and 24 flats, six fewer than initially intended during a public consultation last year to accommodate a SUDS
Cater Group has unveiled that a contract for 49 units with Hillcrest Homes within a Dundee city centre development is now agreed and signed by both parties.
Hillcrest Homes’ HEAT Heroes have lived up to their name once again, after being named ‘Team of the Year’ at the prestigious Energy Action Scotland Fuel Poverty Heroes Awards 2022, for their tireless work in combating fuel poverty. The honour, which was announced during the annual
Dundee-based trades company Hillcrest Maintenance has teamed up with Future Skills College to offer local young people the opportunity to receive hands-on experience in a trade of their choice.
A man who has been tirelessly raising funds to purchase a defibrillator for the community has had a welcome boost in his efforts, teaming up with Hillcrest Enterprises to have the life-saving device installed. Dougie Harrold, who is local to Kirkliston, set out on his fundraising mission after his o
Scottish charity Hillcrest Futures has successfully secured £26,250 from the Scottish Government’s Winter Support Fund to help financially insecure households throughout Angus. The grant, which is distributed by Angus Council, is set to help approximately 350 low-income households to ove
For the latest episode of the Scottish Housing News Podcast, Jennifer Higgins, the managing director of Connect Modular, part of the Wee House Group, and Andy Kennedy, the project manager for the £13 million Hillcrest development at Dundee’s Victoria Dock, join Jimmy Black and Kieran Fi