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Work on a new £24 million Passivhaus primary school for Irvine has officially commenced. North Ayrshire provost Anthea Dickson carried out the official ground-breaking duties to signal the start of construction of the new facility at Montgomerie Park.
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A government official in India has drained a reservoir to retrieve a phone he dropped at the site while he was taking a selfie.
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Construction works are officially underway at a new care home in Livingston.
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A weekly series of webinars is being launched by a new website, seeking to crowdsource content to make our places in Scotland better. placedesignscotland.com has just launched - with a huge amount of pre-launch archive - and comprises news, comment and features on place-related issues in the country
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Planning permission in principle is being sought for a new development in Levenmouth which includes around 1,850 homes, a new school and the scope for retail and leisure facilities.
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A primary one class from Shortlees Primary School in Kilmarnock has won a health and safety design competition organised by Connect Modular, part of the Wee House Group, who are working with Cunninghame Housing Association to deliver 101 modular affordable homes to the Shortlees area. The winning de
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The final phase of a development project in Goathill reached a significant milestone recently with the completion of the care home and housing with extra care facilities, both constructed by McLaughlin & Harvey.
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Work is underway on a new access road, car park and landscaping as part of Midlothian Council’s ambitious Destination Hillend project.
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Renfrewshire construction company CGC has made a huge cash donation that will help to light up the lives of impoverished African villagers. CGC, which is based in Linwood, handed over a cheque for £3,000 that will be used by intrepid charity volunteer Elaine Scott to help women in Malawi set u
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UK and Ireland specialist paving and building products company AG has welcomed three new recruits to its growing workforce including a new head of sales for Scotland. James Jack brings with him over 25 years’ experience in the construction industry, working across both the manufacturing a
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The house where Adolf Hitler was born is to be repurposed as a human rights training centre for Austrian police officers. The redevelopment of the 17th century house in Braunau am Inn at a cost of €20 million will begin later this year after an expert committee rejected alternative proposals to
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Moray Council has published a long-term expansion plan for Mosstodloch which includes proposals for up to 500 houses.
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The commercial real estate market in Scotland started 2023 on a sluggish note, with only £250 million worth of transactions, a sharp drop from the five-year quarterly average of £550m, according to a recent report by Colliers.
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A council has been criticised for chopping down a number of "stunning" palm trees to discourage people from having sex underneath them. Plymouth City Council left a row of stumps along the famous Hoe because council officials were "regularly having to clean up sex and drug paraphernalia" in the area
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The construction of a debris flow shelter has been announced as the preferred option for the long-term solution to address the challenges at the A83 Rest and Be Thankful.
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