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Conservative retailer Keep and Bear has launched a Lego-style kit which encourages children to construct a toy border wall.

A charity is calling for action after many households in Scotland were left with huge debts after signing up to a government-backed energy scheme only to be scammed by a rogue company. Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) is today calling for the UK Government to help customers who have been let down by H

Midlothian Council has approved a strategic investment plan which identifies locations for 2,202 affordable homes to be built in the region over the next five years. The new homes are being developed by Midlothian Council and local housing associations.

Two Aberdeenshire companies are celebrating after their collaboration was named the Best Self Build Home under £250k at the UK-wide BuildIt awards in London. Scotframe and Cairnrowan Custom Homes picked up the accolade for their partnership on ‘Glencommon’, near Banchory, Aberdeens

A City Building joiner, who carries out essential maintenance work at the Emirates Arena, will return to the sports stadium later this month, but this time he’ll be laying down his tools to get into the boxing ring. Scottish Bantamweight Champion, Joe Ham will appear at the arena on November 3

Planning permission to convert a 1970s office building within the West Coates area of Edinburgh into a hotel has been rejected for failing to meet council planning policies. Designs submitted by Comprehensive Design Architects (CDA) on behalf of Yorkshire-based developer S Harrison would have seen a

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Westkirk Limited

Cosmos Projects has expanded its roofing division with the appointment of Alistair Timms as roofing contracts manager. Alistair is a certified advanced roof slater and tiler with more than 11 years of experience of all types of slating, tiling, liquid systems and lead work including accreditation fr

Shepherd Chartered Surveyors has promoted two residential surveyors who rose through the ranks of its graduate recruitment programme to office management roles. Luke Doyle takes over the management of the firm’s Kilmarnock branch while Michael McDade assumes the same position in its Greenock o

Ryden has appointed Greg Limb to join forces with existing partner David Fraser for the launch of the firm’s new residential investment & development department. Previously responsible for establishing and jointly heading the Scottish operations at Gladman Developments Ltd, Greg has 30 yea

Clydebank Community Sport Hub officially opened its doors this week after a £3.8 million investment. The old playing fields at Dean Street in Whitecrook have been transformed into world-class sporting facility for rugby, Gaelic football, football and a range of other sports and activities.

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: West Craigs Ltd.

The Craibstone to Stonehaven and Charleston section of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) will open early on the morning of Wednesday 12 December. This significant new section of road, which includes the A90 between Stonehaven and Craibstone and the A956 between Cleanhill and Charleston, w

A Chinese company has been criticised for allegedly fining employees who don’t walk 180,000 steps per month. The unnamed real estate firm in Guangzhou fines employees 0.01 yuan (around 0.1p) for every step short of the target.

Springfield Properties, which made its initial public offering on AIM just over a year ago, has been successful at the prestigious ProShare Awards. The builder picked up the award for Best New Share Plan, which recognises newly-launched employee share plans that are designed to link clearly with bus