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Housing will be given its own ministerial office after new first minister Humza Yousaf completed the appointment of his ministerial team. Consisting of 10 cabinet secretaries, including the first minister, the Scottish cabinet will be supported by 18 junior ministers, with Paul McLennan aw

A man who has a large rock at the end of his driveway to stop people using his drive to turn their cars around has defended his actions. Motorists who have used Mark Coultous’ driveway to turn around lately have bashed into a big rock with ‘NHS’ written on it in paint.

Argyll and Bute Council has announced the shortlisted entries for the 2023 Built Environment Design Awards. The awards recognise, promote and celebrate examples of exceptional design and sustainability across the whole of the Argyll and Bute Council planning area.

Designs for the new Peterhead Community Campus have been released by Aberdeenshire Council with a public consultation launching last week. The design has been developed over the past 10 months and the authority is set to appoint a building contractor to work with the design team during the final des

Harbour Homes and Harbour Lettings have welcomed the first tenants to brand new social and mid market rent homes at Ramage Square in Leith. Harbour Homes is providing 41 social rent properties: 10 one-bedroom, 29 two-bedroom and two three-bedroom flats. There are a further 41 Harbour Lettings mid ma

New discretionary charges for East Lothian Council’s Planning Service have now come into force. Agreed by the council's cabinet last month, the new charges came into force on 1st April.

Midlothian Council is hosting a series of public consultation events in May and June where residents can give their views on the future use of land in the region and find out about the next Midlothian Local Development Plan (MLDP2). Attendees will also get the chance to talk about open spaces and pl

Angus Council officers recently met with Montrose Community Council to update them on plans to manage coastal erosion along the town’s coastline. The meeting, which was also attended by local councillors, gained insight to the short and longer-term plans to defend the sand dunes at&n

A Chinese couple staying at a Seoul Airbnb incurred over $1,570 (£1,262) in expenses, including a $116 (£93) water and electricity bill and a $730 (£587) gas bill, after leaving the heating on and taps running for 25 days in retaliation for the host's refusal to cancel their bookin

Burges Salmon has advised Rivington Solar Limited and European Energy UK Limited on the sale of two ‘shovel-ready’ co-located solar and battery storage projects based in Scotland – one at Strathruddie Farm and one at Montreathmont Moor. Renewable Connections, part of the Armstrong

A town has announced an unusual plan to reduce crime by planting 1,200 trees. Local officials in Alief, a suburb of Houston, Texas, will spend $2 million (around £1.6 million) to plant the trees along 17 miles of road by 2025.

A decline in the number of new build homes started in Scotland is worrying, property firm DJ Alexander Ltd has said. The latest statistics show 19,227 all sector new build starts in the year to the end of September 2022, a decrease of 12% (2,580 homes) on the previous year.

Multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy Harley Haddow has launched a new energy division off the back of burgeoning demand for net zero services as government targets loom. Following on from rapidly accelerating growth and a raft of high-profile net zero project wins, Harley Haddow has invested i

The family of a man who died of mesothelioma that alleged his condition was caused by asbestos exposure have lost an appeal in the Inner House of the Court of Session in Edinburgh against a decision that his former employer was not responsible for his condition. Nicola Watt and other pursuers averre

Contractors at a utility company earned an F grade after painting the word "shcool" outside of a school building. The word was painted outside Llangyfelach Primary School in Swansea after gas works by Wales and West Utilities, the BBC reports.