Greatest clicks: Top 30 stories of the year
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Schools and company troubles figure prominently in our first segment of the 30 most read stories of 2016. Here, in reverse order of number of times viewed, are numbers 30-21.
30. Renowned Scottish architect Gareth Hoskins dies aged just 48
29. Exclusive: Mixed use development planned near Murrayfield Stadium
28. Final phase of £1.8bn schools plan revealed
27. Single seized pin forced Forth Road Bridge closure, MSPs told
26. Balfour Beatty lands roads contract to kick start Perth’s western expansion
25. Galliford Try admits contractual liability for closed Edinburgh schools
24. Dumfries & Galloway hydro power station gets ministerial approval
23. Interserve issued with notice of termination on Glasgow EfW contract
22. Lakehouse founder Steve Rawlings dies
21. Accountants warn of domino effect for contractors after Dunne Group collapse
Our second segment of numbers 20-11 includes a £200m Glasgow Harbour masterplan and proposals for a £30m Flamingo Land resort at Loch Lomond.
20. Dunne Group enters administration with loss of 524 jobs
19. Trading of Taylor Wimpey shares halted as recession fears rock housebuilders
18. £25m Ayr Academy gets financial go-ahead
17. Three North Lanarkshire Council staff suspended amid corruption investigations
16. Robertson wins £3m Inverness retail park contract
15. Peel unveils plans for £200m Glasgow Harbour masterplan
14. Flamingo Land to develop £30m Loch Lomond resort
13. Work starts on £20m hotel in Edinburgh
12. Police to investigate ‘extremely serious procurement allegations’ at North Lanarkshire Council
11. Turner & Townsend strengthens Glasgow senior management team
Our top ten most read stories of 2016 features a TV and film studio facility in Cumbernauld, a planning guide to hutting and a video showing progress on one of the biggest projects undertaken in Britain in recent years.
10. Final phase of £60m Glasgow carriageway set for approval
9. Cumbernauld film studio extension plan approved
8. Green light for £40m retail-led Glasgow regeneration plan
7. Financial health warning given to Britain’s biggest contractors
6. Robertson Group director snaps up £10m house for just £2.5m
5. JR Group appoints former CCG Scotland MD
4. Four on shortlist for A737 Dalry Bypass contract
3. New planning guide generates hutting resurgence in Scotland
2. Edinburgh construction firm director jailed for £275,000 VAT fraud
1. New video showcases 12 months of progress with Queensferry Crossing
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