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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

Common sense suggests that building houses in factories and screwing them together on site is the most efficient way of creating homes. But generally, that’s not the way we do it. So we brought two pioneers of modular construction together to explain it all on the Scottish Housing News Po

Hillcrest Homes has been awarded £85,000 from the Communities Recovery Fund, with the cash helping support a wide range of people, charities and community groups in the city of Dundee. Hillcrest Homes is managing the distribution of the funding through their extensive network of partner organi

A range of solid silver jewellery has been donated to a Broughty Ferry charity shop by jeweller Richard Henderson in a bid to raise money to support local communities. The items, which include over 70 necklaces, bracelets and rings, were gifted to Past Present Futures, located in Gray Street.

Hillcrest Futures has secured a donation of £200 from housing management software provider Aareon to provide clothing for homeless people across Edinburgh.

Hillcrest Futures has won a donation of £10,000 from internet provider Hyperoptic as part of the company’s tenth anniversary celebrations marking a decade of gigabit broadband delivery. Hyperoptic received hundreds of applications in the prize draw and Hillcrest Futures was drawn as the

Hillcrest Futures has delivered training to staff and stewards at Brechin City Football Club in the use of Naloxone, a medication used to temporarily reverse the effects of an accidental opioid overdose. The life saving training was given at the club’s Glebe Park stadium and aims to reduce the