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CBI Scotland has called for a national housing target to be set and more funding to be allocated to planning departments to improve the speed of decision-making.

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks Transmission (SSEN Transmission) has resubmitted its investment case for the proposed transmission link to Shetland. Energy regulator Ofgem said revised proposals were welcome when it rejected £700 million plans for the 600MW subsea electricity transm

Plans to pedestrianise part of George Square were considered by a Glasgow City Council committee yesterday following recent public engagement on the future use and design of the city's civic centre and principal urban space.

Hebridean Housing Partnership (HHP) has lodged plans to develop 74 new affordable homes on the Isle of Lewis. The social landlord wants to expand the existing Blackwater development on the edge of Newmarket.

A digger on a building site in Worcestershire has found a collection of gold-encrusted wine bottles dating back to the 17th century worth £20,000 each.

Energy and services group ENGIE has partnered with North Lanarkshire Council to host a series of zero carbon transition events ahead of the United Nations Conference of Parties (COP26) event in Glasgow in November. The partnership has launched the ‘ACT 2020 – Action on Climate Toget

An Edinburgh project manager has won a top industry accolade at a prestigious national awards ceremony in London. Mark Foley of CALA Homes (East) took home the esteemed ‘Multi-Storey Building’ award after representing Scotland at the National House Building Council (NHBC) Pride in the Jo

A group of heritage bodies will gather in Glasgow this month to “kick-start productive discussions” on the future of Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson’s Egyptian Halls.

Jon Pickstone, deputy director of regional economic development at the Scottish Government, has been elected to the board of the Institute of Economic Development (IED). The EID is the UK’s leading independent professional body for economic development and regeneration practitioners working fo

Work is being undertaken to remove asbestos from 160 council-owned homes in Aberdeenshire. The substance was found as Aberdeenshire Council initiated a modernisation programme for the homes.

Sculptures by the artist Eduardo Paolozzi were returned to their home on Edinburgh’s Picardy Place yesterday after more than two years in a temporary location.

Abertay Housing Association has completed work to extend the property of a tenant with severe developmental delay. (from left) Dean - Abertay HA maintenance manager, Steve Ward - QAPM director, Margaret (Claire’s gran), Claire, Karen, Jodie Taylor – QAPM office manager, Paul –

David Hamilton says his work on the Edinburgh Biomes programme proves that skills are transferable when it comes to project management. I have been on the programme board of a £70 million construction programme since 2018. As a project professional, it has been fascinating to discover the comm

Kirkwood Homes has reignited plans for a £100 million hotel and residential development near Banchory. The developer has submitted a proposal of application notice (POAN) to Aberdeenshire Council for a tourism and leisure hotel development and up to 100 homes in Inchmarlo.

BAM Construction has started work on a new £19 million health care centre in Clydebank.