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The childhood home of The Beatles guitarist George Harrison is up for auction. George Harrison moved to 25 Upton Green in Speke, Liverpool in 1949 when he was just six years old.

South Lanarkshire Council has received plans from Merchant Homes Partnerships Ltd to transform the site of a vacant sports centre in East Kilbride. The proposals would see the buildings associated with the former Greenhills Sports Centre on Stroud Road knocked down, with social housing built in its

Outline plans for a new malt whisky distillery beside the Dornoch Firth have been lodged with Highland Council. The Midfearn Distillery Company Ltd. proposes to build its distillery on the Midfearn Estate at Easter Fearn, three miles south-east of the village of Ardgay on a site close to where whisk

New self-build properties could be delivered in Blairlogie under proposals lodged with Stirling Council planners. Calley Ltd wants to create eight houses at Gogar Mains, off Gogar Road.

A five-year plan backed by more than £100 million of funding to help build Scotland’s hydrogen economy has been published by the Scottish Government. The draft Hydrogen Action Plan sets out the strategic approach the Scottish Government will take with industry to help make Scotland becom

The Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) has today shared new figures revealing that while consultancies are making good progress towards unlocking a net-zero future, client demand remains patchy, with only around a fifth (19%) of large consultancy and around a quarter (24%) of SME clie

Councillors have approved plans for 49 new homes in a north east village. Aberdeenshire Council's Garioch Area Committee cleared the way for Kirkwood Homes to build the third and final phase of its Cluny Meadows development.

Fife-based housebuilder Muir Homes has made another new appointment to strengthen its team, making this the third appointment in the past month. JP Kerr, who joins as commercial manager, brings over 15 years commercial experience in the house building industry. He joins Muir Homes from a simila

Work-related stress and poor mental health risk becoming a health and safety crisis for Great Britain’s workplaces, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned today. While the full impact of the Covid-19 pandemic is yet to be fully understood, mental health issues are the number one reas

A £13 million investment from the Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB) is to accelerate the delivery of the Iona onshore wind pipeline in Scotland. The Iona wind partnership, managed by Asper Investment Management, is focused on building 800MW of onshore wind capacity by 2026.

An eight-foot-tall giraffe sculpture that will form part of an Edinburgh-wide art trail has been sponsored by CALA Homes (East). The housebuilder is among the first ten sculpture sponsors of Giraffe About Town, the campaign which is taking to the streets of Edinburgh in the summer in support of wild

SP Energy Networks is urging construction workers to ‘Plan Ahead, Look Around’ to reduce the number of reported electrical accidents on construction sites. Reports to date this year from the Energy Networks Association (ENA) reveal that there have been 477 safety incidents reported on co

Bancon Homes has announced its support for this year’s Northsound Mission Christmas Cash for Kids Appeal. The campaign aims to ensure that children who would not otherwise receive a present, get a gift on Christmas morning. Last year 5,110 toys and gifts were donated.

A man had to be rescued from inside a wall in a theatre after being stuck there for days. Firefighters responded to a report of a man stuck in a wall in the Landmark Theatre in Syracuse, New York, Syracuse fire deputy chief John Kane said.

A segregated 10km route for walking, cycling, wheeling and horse riding between the communities of Aviemore and Carrbridge has now been identified following further design work, assessment of the route options and public consultation.