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Dundee's plans for a National Performance Centre for Sport were rejected in favour of a facility in Edinburgh A new £17 million regional sports facility in Dundee could come a step closer next week if a tender for preparatory works gets the go-ahead.

Nicola Barclay The Scottish Government has unveiled more than £160 million of new funding to targeted in 2016/17 on home ownership schemes to support 5000 households to buy their own home.

Breedon Aggregates has won a deal to supply drystone, ready-mixed concrete and asphalt to the £35 million first stage of the A9 dualling project. The contract from Wills Bros John Paul JV Limited is valued at up to £10 million.

Tony Fry Work to redevelop part of the Inshes Retail Park in Inverness will start early this year, with Robertson Group set to take on the £3 million project.

Dr David Kelly, group director BRE Innovation Park Networks (left) and Ken Macintosh MSP Ken Macintosh MSP, Scottish Labour’s shadow cabinet secretary for communities, became the latest in a series of politicians to undertake a fact finding tour at the award winning BRE Ravenscraig Innovation Park

Tens of thousands of pounds in compensation will be paid out to workers who lost their jobs when a Highland construction firm went bust last year, according to reports. More than 30 people had their employment terminated on the day that Grantown-based McLeod Building went into voluntary liquidation

Contractors are due to begin developing a new biomass pipeline in Fife.

A £2.5 million refurbishment of the historic Picture House in Campbeltown has begun following the appointment of a contractor to the project. Corramore Construction will now begin the process of restoring the art nouveau landmark to include a 192 seat main auditorium, a 53 seat new second auditoriu

Over £76 million of financing has been secured for the construction of two onshore wind farms after renewable energy developer Velocita received planning permission for both sites. Construction has already started Airies wind farm in Dumfries and Galloway, and the Sorbie wind farm in North Ayrshire

Proposals to relocate Highland Council’s administrative offices to a regenerated conversion of a B-listed former Fort William secondary school have been approved by the local authority. The move is part of a £6 million office rationalisation programme which will also include the demolition of a c

A major programme of enhanced maintenance works costing around £140,000 is due to start next Monday on the A82 route between Tarbet and Inverarnan. The work, which will include a programme of tree and drainage clearance and the removal of loose rocks, meets a pledge that transport minister Derek Ma

The new facility will run adjacent to the Caird park golf course The start of preparatory work at the site of the £17 million Regional Performance Centre for Sport in Dundee was marked yesterday by city council administration leader Councillor Ken Guild.

Lovell regional director Alan Taylor and Lovell project administrator Sandra Kerr with the IIP Gold award Lovell has been awarded the leading Investors in People (IIP) Gold standard award for its excellent people management and staff development in Scotland.

Willie Burns, managing director for Taylor Wimpey West Scotland (back row, right) with members of his team that have secured the Investors in People Gold Award Taylor Wimpey West Scotland has achieved the prestigious Investors in People Gold Accreditation - edging it into the exclusive position of b

James Wates CITB chairman, James Wates, on improving the image of construction.