A builder has claimed that he was ordered to give up his seat for another commuter because they had a better job than him. Jamie Loveday, 19, said he was on a Victoria line train at around 7.20pm on Wednesday when a man got into the carriage at Green Park station.
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Engineers have the happiest job in the world, closely followed by teachers and nurses with construction workers not far behind, according to analysis carried out by the Guardian. The newspaper looked at nine different surveys conducted to find the occupations that make us happiest, and then did its
Plans have been submitted to encase the Inverness Museum and Art Gallery with aluminium cladding to improve the environment in front of the castle in advance of the long term proposals for the castle and surrounding areas. The Highland Council, working in partnership with High Life Highland, said th
Global construction consultancy Turner & Townsend is to play a key role in programme managing a masterplan development which includes building of the £333 million new Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC). The 105,000sqm complex, due to be completed in time for the Offshore Euro
Plans have been unveiled to transform Hamilton International Technology Park (HITP) into a state of the art, modern campus for University of the West of Scotland (UWS) after a move to a business park in North Lanarkshire was rejected. UWS was considering moving its facility in Hamilton to the Maxim
Redundant public sector site redeveloped into affordable homes for Perth A former UK government building in Perth is being transformed with 62 new homes in a bid to tackle the local affordable housing shortage.
Plans have submitted to Glasgow City Council for the renovation and expansion of Citizens Theatre. The application from Bennetts Associates details plans which would see a complete overhaul of the historic building inside and out.
Kier Group has unveiled a number of boardroom changes with the news that one of its senior members was to retire. Senior independent director Richard Bailey has indicated his wish to retire and will do so on 31 January 2016.
Plans to transform one of East Dunbartonshire's most iconic buildings into a centre for heritage, arts, culture and community use have been handed a double boost. The Kirkintilloch Town Hall project secured the final piece of its required funding package following a grant of £666,600 from the Herit
Permission has been granted to remove a condition that restricts the building of mezzanine floors in five new units at Strathkelvin Retail Park in East Dunbartonshire. Caledonian Property Investments Ltd lodged the planning application via agent GVA Barr.
Engineering support services company Babcock is set to develop a new multi-million pound state-of-the-art engineering centre at its Rosyth facilities as part of an ongoing programme of investment on the Fife site. The flagship development will have the capacity to accommodate more than 450 staff acr
A worker at a scaffolding firm who was injured when a manager threw a claw hammer which accidently struck him on the head has had a claim for damages dismissed after a court ruled that his employers were not “vicariously liable”. A sheriff principal upheld a sheriff’s decision that the employe
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Scotland should set an ambitious new target of generating the equivalent of 50 per cent of its total electricity, heat and transport demand from renewables by 2030, according to industry body Scottish Renewables. Meeting the new goal would require a threefold increase in green energy generation, wit
Construction work on a new leisure development for Girvan and South Carrick is due to start at the end of this month after the project reached formal financial last week. Situated on Girvan Harbour, the new facility will be operated by South Carrick Community Leisure (SCCL) through a service level a