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The 1,000-year-old body of a wealthy Mayan is believed to have been unearthed by construction works in Mexico. Archaeologists clearing the way for a hotel forming part of a multibillion dollar tourist rail project in southern Mexico discovered a tomb with the remains of a young man and various offer

Livingston Building Services, a specialist in bespoke mechanical and electrical (M&E) engineering solutions, has been appointed to the Pagabo Mechanical & Electrical Solutions Framework. The new M&E framework is valued at £545m over four years and provides a specific solutions-base

UK housebuilder Bellway has said it expects to complete a third fewer homes this year than last year as a result of falling customer demand amid mortgage affordability constraints. Bellway is targeting to deliver completions of around 7,500 homes in this financial year, down from 10,945 homes in the

Insch-based housebuilder Drumrossie Homes has agreed a player sponsorship deal with Aberdeen Football Club's Hannah Insch. Although originally from Kintore, the 18-year-old striker has lived most of her life in Perth, Australia. She was AFC Women’s first signing of the summer.

Kilmac has reached the Gold Status with the Supply Chain Sustainability School, demonstrating the company's unwavering commitment to sustainability and responsible practices. Achieving Gold Status signifies the Dundee-based company's dedication to fostering sustainability within its supply chain.

John Forster, chair and founder of Forster Group, Scotland's largest integrated solar roofing business, discusses the affordability challenge of the emerging era of electrification. Eighty per cent of homes in 2045 will be the homes we live in today and therein lies a dilemma: How do we achieve net

A national shortage of skilled tradespeople, such as plumbers and electricians, is set to cost the UK £98 billion in missed economic growth by 2030, according to new research by Kingfisher, owner of Screwfix, B&Q and TradePoint, in partnership with economics consultancy Cebr. The UK is cur

The City of Edinburgh has claimed the top spot of councils in Scotland on climate action, according to Climate Emergency UK. The Council Climate Action Scorecards cover seven sections, ask 91 questions, and were created in consultation with over 90 different organisations and key individuals.

Cruden Homes has lodged a planning application with Scottish Borders Council for the construction of 70 new homes in Jedburgh, specifically for social rent. These homes are set to occupy the previous location of Howdenburn Primary School on Lothian Road, a site left vacant since the school's closure

East Lothian Council has launched a new grant fund, the Regeneration Project Capital Fund, to support community groups and organisations with capital funding for regeneration projects. The fund has been developed and funded through the Scottish Government’s Place-based Investment Programme (PB

Residents of Russian villages with embarrassing names that mean the likes of slut, boozy and farty are to be granted a reprieve. New legislation proposed in Russia's State Duma would allow local authorities to unilaterally change the names of settlements that are "degrading to the dignity of residen

A homeowner is mulling the next step after a company mistakenly demolished a home she owned in Atlanta. Susan Hodgson said in an interview Saturday with The Associated Press that she found a pile of rubble in place of what used to be her longtime family property when she returned from vacation last

An Edinburgh-based agricultural company has been fined £60,000 for health and safety failings which led to the death of a man when he fell through an industrial shed roof. WNL Investments Limited, formerly known as WN Lindsay Limited, pled guilty to health and safety breaches at Dundee Sheriff

An environmental campaigner who was protesting against the construction of a new religious centre was tackled on the site by a nun. Members of the eco-group Les Amis de la Bourges, which means friends of the village in English, were protesting the building in Saint-Pierre-de-Colombier because t

Affordable, scalable retrofit can be achieved in a way that gives financial power to communities and transforms them for the better according to Rufus Grantham, co-founder at not-for-profit community interest corporation Living Places. Writing ahead of BE-ST Fest, a two-day industry summit taking pl