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Councillors have given the go-ahead for a development of 53 new social housing homes for Hamilton. The proposal is made up of 37 houses and 16 flats and located on Meikle Earnock Road, the Daily Record reports.

A director of three property management companies based in Glasgow has been disqualified as a director for 12 years after using his companies to take out Bounce Back Loans totalling £135,000 that the companies were not eligible for. Brendan Michael Gaughan, 40, was director of Gaughan Group Lt

The construction sector has breathed a sigh of relief at the end of Liz Truss's troubled premiership — but has urged a "decisive and swift" transition to a new government. Mrs Truss yesterday announced her resignation after just a month and a half as prime minister, having lost political autho

In an un-bee-leviable story, a woman has denied releasing a swarm of bees upon police as they tried to serve an eviction notice on her. Rorie S Woods, 55, from Massachusetts, faces charges of assault and battery and pleaded not guilty before being released on bail.

A proposed solar farm on the grounds of an A-listed building in Kippen, nine miles west of Stirling, has been approved by councillors. The 315 sq m development, consisting of 78 solar panels, will be installed on a field at Dun Eaglais on Station Road, the Stirling Observer reports.

A new hydroelectric development on Raasay is set to generate enough power for 144 homes. The project — funded by £650,000 raised by Raasay Community Renewables (RCR) through a community share offer and a further £300,000 grant from SSE Renewables — consists of two run-of-rive

Architectural practice Rio Architects has appointed Shirley Hamill as associate director (Scotland lead) as part of a series of promotions and leadership appointments across its Edinburgh and Cardiff studios. Ms Hamill will drive the growth of Rio's Scotland office. From her base in Edinburgh, she i

Public events will take place from this week as part of pre-planning consultations on proposals for 70 new homes in Dunfermline. Campion Homes is behind the affordable housing development which is set to be located on the site of a former council depot on Elgin Street, next to the Army Reserve base.

A row has broken out over plans to build a new, bog-standard public toilet in San Francisco at a cost of $1.7 million (around £1.5 million). City councillors last week called a press conference to announce that Noe Valley, currently served only by a temporary portable toilet, would get a singl

The latest impacts on the Highland Council's Capital Programme are to be considered by councillors this week with a number of reports setting out the context of the ongoing financial crisis across the UK. A range of factors, including the pandemic, Brexit, the war in Ukraine, and related impact

People are being encouraged to participate in a nationwide survey to help inform a public body on how engagement in decisions about land in Scotland can be improved. The Scottish Land Commission’s online surveys have officially launched giving people in Scotland an opportunity to make a meanin

Campion Homes is to make annual donations to the Lighthouse Club after becoming a Company Supporter of the charity. The Lighthouse Club is a charity which has been set up to ensure that no construction worker or their family are alone in a crisis. The charity works to improve the welfare and we

A podcast for the construction industry has been launched this week by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Supporting the Work Right Construction: Your Health. Your Future campaign, this new episode discusses the impact and the prevention of the serious aches, pains and strains that can affect ev

For the last quarter Aberdeen house prices have risen 3.4%, according to the latest Aberdeen Housing Market report from Aberdeen Solicitors’ Property Centre Limited (ASPC) and the University of Aberdeen, Business School, Centre for Real Estate Research. With published statistics for the third

A woman in the New Town in Edinburgh who painted her door pink has incurred the wrath of locals. Miranda Dickson, 48, departed from the mandated black to paint the front door of her Drummond Place property a shade of Champagne pink, leading to the council threatening her with a £20,000 fine.