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Aberdeenshire Council has announced it intends to develop an active travel route between Montgarrie and Alford. A feasibility study has been developed and identified a preferred route which would allow for walking, running, cycling and wheeling.

Karen Boswell OBE is to leave Baxi Heating UK & Ireland at the end of November, after three years as the company’s managing director. Ms Boswell has led Baxi through considerable UK & Ireland reorganisation and consolidation, the pandemic and major supply chain challenges in 2022, and

Members of the Highland Council's Sutherland Committee have agreed the investment priorities in the Sutherland Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Capital Programme with £5.2 million spent on projects to improve Sutherland Council homes for 2023-27. The HRA Capital Programme 2023-27 has been de

Consultants are ready to start design work for a multi-million-pound replacement of the Den Burn Bridge in Cardenden after Fife Council confirmed that funding is now in place for the project. In January, the local authority missed out on levelling up cash to tackle flooding in Cardenden bu

A time capsule that was buried in a Liverpool police station in 1971 has been unearthed during building work. Bricklayers calling themselves Swooper, Smiler and Boss planted a newspaper covering the UK's entry in the European Economic Community in the container.

Drum Property Group has announced pre-tax profits of £9 million as the firm hailed another year of strong growth. The developer said it continued to deliver “transformational” developments across the residential, leisure and business space sectors in Scotland and beyond in its last

A luxury California home complete with a "meth lab" and meth "contamination" has been listed for sale. According to the $1.55 million listing, the six-bedroom house in San Jose offers a "great location" with more than 2,700 square feet of living space.

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has conducted a comprehensive analysis of the planning profession in the United Kingdom. With a focus on understanding the needs of its members and facilitating an informed dialogue with the government and the general public, the report sheds light on the cha

A planned extension at Park Mains High School in Erskine should be in place by June 2027, councillors have been told. The expansion, which will boost capacity at the facility in Barrhill Road from approximately 1,600 to 2,000, was approved by councillors earlier this year.

An Aberdeen construction worker scooped an incredible £54,000 casino jackpot on a blackjack side bet worth just £1. Father-of-two Deivis Karklins was playing Ace King Progressive at Aberdeen's Grosvenor Casino where each player has the chance to add a side bet to each blackjack game

The JR Group is inviting local businesses and SMEs to a Meet the Buyer event in Hawick, ahead of the business starting its inaugural project with Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) in January 2024. Taking place on Thursday 23rd November at Burnfoot Community Hub, 89 Burnfoot Road, Hawick, T

The family of Captain Sir Tom Moore has been given a three-month deadline to demolish an unauthorised spa pool block at their home. Central Bedfordshire Council issued an enforcement notice in July requiring the demolition of the “unauthorised building” in the grounds of the propert

The Highland Council has awarded a contract to a firm which will carry out vital repair work to the road bridge on the A939 at Dava, near Grantown on Spey. The bridge was badly damaged after a vehicle struck the upstream parapet during an incident on Friday 15 September 2023, which forced the closur

An Aberdeen joinery and manufacturing company has been fined £9,400 after one of its workers suffered horrific injuries while cleaning a machine. Brian Strachan was working for Hall & Tawse Joinery Limited, a manufacturer of timber windows and doors, at their premises on Granitehill Road o

An Aberdeenshire Self-Build Register has just been launched. It asks people to provide their basic information and what type of plot they are looking for.