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Almost £8 million is to be allocated for the repair of the private sector housing stock and adaptation works for disabled people in Glasgow for the financial year 2018/19. Approved by a Glasgow City Council committee yesterday, the funding from the council's Private Sector Housing Grant (PSHG)

A contractor has been appointed to deliver a flood protection scheme for Stonehaven which will offer comfort and security to local residents and businesses. McLaughlin and Harvey Ltd will carry out the work on behalf of Aberdeenshire Council following the agreement of an ‘NEC option C target c

The landmark Erskine Bridge has been listed as a Category A structure. The crossing, one of only three bridges in Scotland with a main span exceeding 300 metres, was awarded the status by Historic Environment Scotland (HES) after it was recognised as being of special architectural interest.

Scottish Enterprise will lead work to transform the future of the Michelin Dundee site under a new plan agreed by the Scottish Government, working group partners and Michelin management. The tyre manufacturer confirmed earlier this month that it is to cease tyre production at the site in 2020 due to

Port of Leith Housing Association and Persevere Developments are celebrating the official opening of 43 homes for mid market rent at the Ten Brunswick Road development built by CALA Homes (East). The site, which was previously home to the Royal Mail Sorting Office, has been transformed to create a t

Plans have been drawn up to shape the future of Academy Street in Inverness and complement a planned major upgrade of the railway station and revamp of the Victorian Market. HITRANS, the regional transport partnership for the Highlands and Islands, is launching a period of consultation over its

Barratt Homes has won a prestigious award for enhancing biodiversity at its Riverside Quarter development in Aberdeen. The developer received the RSPB Scotland ‘Business Award’ at its annual Nature of Scotland awards in Edinburgh for reconnecting historically divided habitat corridors an

Over the past month the team at Redpath Construction have been gathering pre-loved toys to donate to two local children’s groups. The Jimmy Dunnachie Family Learning Centre and the Carnwadric baby and toddler group in Kennishead support local families, many of which face extreme poverty which

Scottish Canals is undertaking vital winter engineering works in Linlithgow, which will safeguard the rich heritage of this stretch of the Union Canal. As part of a Scotland-wide programme of winter maintenance, the canal custodians are carrying out embankment improvements along the 200-year-old wat

The iconic Scottish-built Széchenyi Chain Bridge that reaches across the Danube river in Budapest, Hungary, will be turned blue today and tomorrow in celebration of St Andrew’s Day. The engineer in charge of the bridge’s construction was Edinburgh-born Adam Clark.

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Knight Property Group

Kier has launched a £264 million rights issue to help accelerate its debt reduction programme. The firm has seen its debt levels rise in the past few years, with its net debt standing at £624m as of 31 October.

Glasgow construction and manufacturing group CCG (Scotland) Ltd has reported an excellent financial year with turnover exceeding £144 million – up 6.2% on 2017’s figures. Profit before taxation also significantly increased on the previous year to over £9.1m.

The responsibility for maintaining Edinburgh’s tram infrastructure is set to be transferred to the service operator. A new operating agreement containing the long-planned transfer from the City of Edinburgh Council to Edinburgh Trams Ltd is set to be confirmed by councillors this week. 

Plans to invest more than £150 million to continue the development of affordable housing across Aberdeenshire over the next five years have been agreed. The Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) outlines opportunities across the area from 2019-2024.