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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
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J3 Advisory, the structural defects insurance and structured property finance specialist, has compiled a property developers' checklist for what to look for in a 10-year structural warranty. The changes we have seen in the 10-year structural warranty market have been quite significant.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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J3 Advisory has launched an online calculator that provides indicative costs of building warranties for new build and conversion schemes. The online tool is available for property developers and main contractors, as well as cost consultants.
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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.
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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
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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
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UK plant hire firm Thomas Plant Hire has acquired Scottish specialist Mulholland Plant Services Ltd. The move will see Mulholland absorbed into the Thomas Plant Hire family and become its number one leading depot north of the border in Polbeth, West Calder.
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