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Glasgow City Region has approved plans for a new road access junction and active travel facilities on the A8/M8 between Mossend and Newhouse. The plans were developed as part of a strategy to improve access to jobs at Eurocentral, Newhouse and Mossend and encourage investment in key economic sites n

Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL) has appointed engineering firm Mott MacDonald to complete detailed design work for the redevelopment of Gourock Ferry Terminal. The work will establish design requirements to be included in tender documents, which will be issued to those interested in bidding fo

West Lothian Council has approved the sale of land in Livingston to Workflo Solutions (Scotland) Limited for £100,000. The site at Allen Road is approximately 1,860 square metres and is one of six neighbouring plots which have been marketed for sale.

A man was forced to rake his way into his home due to a massive pile of tumbleweeds. Ian Barnes from Colorado said his neighbourhood, located south of the Colorado Springs Airport, is no stranger to wind damage but he never expected the mess in his garden the morning after winds of more than 60

The Highland Council, working in partnership with Inverness City Heritage Trust, has created a free to download guide to help promote essential, regular inspection and maintenance of all traditional buildings. Throughout the Highlands there are many examples of commercial, retail, business, public a

Swedish furniture giant IKEA is building a case against a video game developer whose new horror game is set in a furniture store. One-man indie game studio Ziggy recently raised almost £57,000 to fund the development of its new survival horror game, The Store Is Closed.

The Association for Project Management (APM), the only chartered membership organisation for the project profession, has unveiled a new brand identity, logo and tagline, having undergone a complete brand refresh to reflect how the organisation has evolved over since its launch 50 years ago. APM

Cruden Homes has launched a pre-application consultation over plans to develop Shettleston Juniors FC’s base on Old Shettleston Road. Cruden Homes said it is keen to gain the views of the community and local stakeholders about the site at 401 Old Shettleston Road.

Stirling Council planners have conditionally approved plans submitted by Plean Precast Ltd for a steel frame extension to an existing brickwork shed. A 1424m² extension to the existing casting shed will now begin construction. This will accommodate the additional production of precast units fol

Security forces in Lebanon have seized more than five million captagon pills hidden inside construction material. Interior minister Bassam Mawlawi said officers seized “a large quantity of captagon” during a raid on a warehouse in the southern Lebanese city of Ghazieh.

Councillor Jim Logue, leader of North Lanarkshire Council, has written to the Scottish Government to ask them to back funding applications for two school estate improvement programmes. In a letter to the cabinet secretary for education & skills, Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP, Councillor Logue has

A construction firm has been fined £10,000 after an employee was crushed to death by an industrial drill in Glasgow. Core Cut Limited employee Derek McLean, 43, was crushed after attempting to manoeuvre a 3.5-tonne BROKK machine up a set of stairs in Glasgow's St Enoch shopping

An Australian mining company boss has pleaded to 20 of his staff to return to work after they won a portion of a $160 million (£90m) lottery jackpot. The group of 20 employees won a third of the jackpot, splitting it with two other winners. Their $53m (£29.8m) win came out to $2.6m (&pou

Glasgow-based building services contractor Arc-Tech (Scotland) has appointed Andrew Halliday as a commercial director. Founded in 2016, Arc-Tech specialises in the delivery of mechanical, electrical, and renewable service installations to support residential and commercial construction.

CCG (Scotland) has completed the supply and installation of high-performance fire doors at a multi-storey tower block in the town centre of Cambuslang. Undertaken on behalf of South Lanarkshire Council, residents of Kyle Court, located on Main Street, have each received new 60-minute fire resistant