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A survey of Police Scotland’s estate has found that dozens of buildings belonging to the force are in urgent need of repair. Details obtained by The Scotsman show a total of 69 buildings across the country were rated “poor” or “bad” when handed to Police Scotland by legacy forces in 2013.
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North Lanarkshire Council has unveiled plans to build a further 1,000 new councils homes to help tackle its housing waiting list. The local authority is set to approve the £160 million development project which will add to the 800 new properties to which the authority has already committed over the
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Billions of pounds worth of engineering contracts are available to Scottish businesses on the High Speed 2 (HS2) project, according to the UK government minister overseeing the project. Speaking at the HS2 Scottish supply chain conference in Aberdeen on Tuesday, UK transport minister Andrew Jones sa
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Investment in onshore wind projects could benefit Scotland’s island economies by up to £725 million over the next 25 years, civils contractors have said. The UK government announced last week that it intends to allow wind projects on the remote islands of Scotland to compete in the next competiti
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An artist's impression of HS2 A high-speed rail link between Glasgow and Carstairs, as well as the potential for a new interchange station at Eurocentral, are being considered as part of a feasibility study to be carried out by Transport Scotland.
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The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) is submitting plans to Fife Council to build a two-court complex to hear sheriff and jury cases and custodies in Kirkcaldy. The proposal is for two new criminal courtrooms and a court custody unit to be located within the existing Kirkcaldy police sta
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An artist's impression of HS2 A Dundee company is playing a crucial role in keeping construction of Britain’s next generation of railway on track.
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McAleer & Rushe has secured planning permission to develop a 12-storey hotel in Glasgow city centre. The 300-bed 4 star hotel on Renfrew Street will be the first Maldron Hotel for hotel operator Dalata Hotel Group in Scotland.
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Hart Builders MD Andy Mallice on the approach the housebuilder is taking regarding the growing market for private flats. With the political and economic uncertainty around Brexit, you could forgive the construction industry for being apprehensive about committing to investing in growth areas over th
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Aberdeen based property developer Cater Group has this week announced a new £20.4 million project in Hastings. The former Westerleigh School Site in Hollington Park is set to be the location of 68 residential units.
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Councillors have approved a development programme for a new residential quarter in the heart of Aberdeen.
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A new development of up to 99 homes and retail space could be created at Milltimber under plans submitted to Aberdeen City Council.
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Houses built in Burdiehouse on the outskirts of Edinburgh have been classed as ‘accessible rural’ under the Scottish Government Affordable Housing Supply Programme, according to data supplied to Rural Housing Scotland (RHS).
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The number of affordable housing approvals and starts in Scotland has increased compared to a year ago while affordable home completions have fallen, new figures have shown. There have been substantial increases in annual Affordable Housing Supply Programme approvals, starts and completions since 20
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