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A judge in the Outer House of the Court of Session has ruled that an action seeking over £72 million in damages relating to defects in the construction of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Glasgow is competent in spite of a contractual provision requiring disputes to be referred to adjudication.
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A South Lanarkshire wind farm operated by Hamilton-based Banks Renewables has been described as a "perfect example" of how to ensure the local community benefits, by the Scottish Government’s cabinet secretary for net zero, energy and transport, Michael Matheson MSP. Speaking at the launch of
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The minister for public finance, planning and community wealth, Tom Arthur, and Scottish Government chief planner, Fiona Simpson, have written a letter to stakeholders to provide an update on some guidance and legislation which has been in place during the coronavirus pandemic.
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South Lanarkshire Council has received plans from Merchant Homes Partnerships Ltd to transform the site of a vacant sports centre in East Kilbride. The proposals would see the buildings associated with the former Greenhills Sports Centre on Stroud Road knocked down, with social housing built in its
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A church in Brechin is set to be put up for sale and could be purchased for just £70,000. The old Maison Dieu Church has lain empty for several decades but could now be given a new lease of life.
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North Lanarkshire Council's ambitious plans to regenerate its town centres continues to go from strength to strength, according to a recent report. Members of the council's Enterprise and Growth Committee approved the latest town centre initiatives, including major projects such as new housebuilding
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Tillicoultry Quarries has finalised the purchase of four new site locations from CEMEX following a period of negotiation.
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A new plant is to be developed in North Ayrshire that will facilitate the large-scale production of a methane-reducing feed additive for cattle.
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A petition has been launched in a bid to convince Angus Council and the Scottish Government to commission a bronze statue of Emperor Palpatine from Star Wars' Skywalker Saga and place it in his 'home town' of Carnoustie. Arguably responsible for manipulating Anakin Skywalker to j
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The Highland Council has delivered an update on plans to find a long-term solution for 80,000 tonnes of residual biodegradable waste each year that cannot be recycled nor landfilled in Scotland after 2025. The council's communities and place committee was briefed yesterday on a umber of projects aim
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Councillors have approved plans for 49 new homes in a north east village. Aberdeenshire Council's Garioch Area Committee cleared the way for Kirkwood Homes to build the third and final phase of its Cluny Meadows development.
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Two North East building companies are to combine this week when Alpha Projects (Scotland) Ltd are joined by MCK Construction. The merger is the latest in a series of successes for Alpha Projects, which recently announced a multi-million-pound turnover after just three and half years of trading.
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Jamie Hepburn MSP, the Scottish Government's minister for higher education and further education, youth employment and training, has hosted the first practical workshop of a pioneering green skills programme at Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC). Low Carbon Learning is Scotland’s f
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‘Great oaks from little acorns grow, as the saying goes’, and on a young tree in Glasgow during COP26 this week, a transformative technology was unveiled which could have a lasting impact on the future of all the trees on the planet. On the imposing concourse of the City of Glasgow Colle
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The blueprints to new or improved connections that could increase the number of active travel journeys to and from Dundee amenities and the Western Gateway community have been unveiled in a new study.
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