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The Highland Council has written to parents and carers of pupils at two Inverness schools to inform them of emergency works to the buildings that have been reported as having reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) structures. Charleston Academy in Inverness and Nairn Academy were recentl

Work on the long-awaited completion of Denny Eastern Access Road (DEAR) began this week with contractors RJ McLeod setting up on-site ahead of the 12-month project. This main phase of work will cost approximately £7.25 million with the wider investment for the project being approximately &poun

The Crown Estate is launching two pilot housing projects to test different approaches to building net zero homes. The projects have been identified to explore the opportunities and challenges of delivering industry-leading net zero housing developments. Both will draw on best practice in sustainable

Elon Musk is set to sell Twitter building signs and other items from the company at auction after the social media site rebranded as X. Items within the lots are coffee tables, outsized bird cages, and oil paintings of images that went viral.

Plans for a new McDonald's drive-through restaurant in East Kilbride have been lodged with South Lanarkshire Council. The fast food restaurant is proposed for a brownfield site at the corner of the Morrisons car park on Lindsayfield Road, STV reports.

Edinburgh locals have been left baffled by a newly-painted stretch of double yellow lines measuring just 30 centimetres long. The road markings mean vehicles cannot park in the tiny area on Melville Street between designated parking spots and a new cycle path, Edinburgh Live reports.

The Highland Council has made a formal request to the Scottish Government for an extension to the operational date for the new Nairn Academy building. One of the conditions of Phase 2 of the Scottish Government’s Learning Estate Investment Programme (LEIP) funding award is that the buildi

Tender prices for social housing in Scotland fell 4.4% in 1Q 2023, compared with 4Q 2022 but were still well above the price levels in the same quarter a year earlier (up 3.4%, compared with 1Q 2022), according to the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS). This reflects a fall in demand – h

Two gold coins, spanning 1,500 years in their origin, have been unearthed within 400 metres of each other in a farmer's field. The ancient treasures include a Celtic gold stater from around 65 BC and a 14th-century Edward III quarter noble.

A proposal to dispose of land for housing development will be considered by a meeting of Falkirk Council’s Executive next week. It has been put forward that a site north of Glasgow Road in Dennyloanhead will be sold to MacTaggart & Mickel Group for a purchase price of £1.552 mil

Aberdeenshire Council is seeking community feedback on a proposed new active travel route linking Ellon, Foveran and Newburgh. The aim of the project is to provide a safe route which will help increase accessibility between nearby settlements in the Formartine area and encourage a shift in travel ch

Fusion21 has appointed Clark Contracts to its £500 million Refurbishment, Construction, New Build and Modular Buildings Framework. The Paisley-based company has been appointed to Lot 1 and 2 for works in Scotland, the West and East Midlands and North East and North West of England. The framewo

A pair of American tourists were left stranded at the top of the Eiffel Tower overnight after drinking too much. The men had tickets to visit the tower on Sunday evening but were found to still be there on Monday morning when staff arrived to open one of the world's most popular tourist attractions.

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has announced the shortlist for its expanded programme of National Awards. The 2023 Awards are sponsored by Mitsubishi Electric and will be presented on October 12 at a gala dinner in the Novotel London West hotel. The event, which was attended by

Members of Highland Council’s Economy & Infrastructure Committee have agreed two reports that relate to developer contributions and the next steps for the preparation of a new style Development Plan for the region. One of the reports confirmed how a new Development Plan aims to represent a