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West Lothian Council is to apply for funding that, if successful, would result in a new primary school and nursery being built in Craigshill, Livingston. The new facility would replace both the existing Letham and Riverside Primary schools which are both in poor condition.

Bancon Homes will once again be the headline sponsor for Banchory Bonfire and Fireworks Display to be held on Saturday 5 November at King George V Park. The event is organised by Banchory and District Round Table, which is a voluntary organisation whose main mission is to support local charities wit

Camphill School Aberdeen, a charity that provides day and residential support to children and young people with learning disabilities and complex additional support needs, is a step closer to achieving phase one of its £10 million capital appeal target after receiving a donation of £200,

Additional projects to deliver more new, affordable homes across North Lanarkshire have been agreed and have now been included in the next Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP), the local authority has revealed. North Lanarkshire Council's Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) aims to deliver

Glasgow City Council has approved plans for 32 homes for private rent to be built on the site of a former council grounds maintenance depot. John Wright Properties Ltd has been granted permission to develop the site at 1514 Barrhead Road in the Hurlet area of the city, close to the boundary wit

The procurator fiscal is to take no proceedings against three men linked to a corporate fraud investigation at Dundee City Council. It was revealed in 2019 that the local authority had launched an investigation following allegations about the award of an £8.3 million contract to provide safety

National property development and asset management firm Evergold has unveiled its vision for a £50 million 300-home regeneration scheme for The Postings Shopping Centre in Kirkcaldy. Tahir Ali from the company bought the strategic three-acre town centre gateway site for £320,00

A former hotel in Cowdenbeath is set to be converted into flats under new plans submitted by Dunfermline-based developer Rudy Tanner. The landmark Crown Hotel, at the foot of the High Street, was destroyed by a fire in 2009, leaving it with no roof and little interior. The building has laid derelict

A national public energy agency – Heat & Energy Efficiency Scotland – has been launched to scale up delivery of climate-friendly heating and improve energy efficiency across Scotland’s homes and buildings. The initial focus of the virtual Agency will be to build public understa

A planning application has been submitted for a new Scotch whisky distillery at Portavadie on the Cowal Peninsula in Argyll and Bute. The new whisky distillery will produce high quality single malt whisky, there will also be a visitors centre to take in the beauty of the surroundings. The distillery

Homebuilder Keepmoat has supported K.A.T.S (Kids and Adults Together in Sighthill) with a cash donation to ensure its much-needed services for the people of Sighthill remains. K.A.T.S has resided in the Sighthill Community Centre since 2008, providing nursery, after-school care and community facilit

A new stadium at Aberdeen beach is projected to inject at least £1billion into the local economy over the next 50 years and generate footfall of 38 million. The economic impact of a community sports stadium as the centrepiece in Aberdeen’s beach regeneration has been revealed in a report

Occupier and investor demand for commercial property in Scotland fell further, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Commercial Property Monitor. The survey points to a weakening in the market as the prospect of further interest rate rises weigh heavily on the outlo

Works on the first new-build distillery in the Cairngorms National Park have been completed and the project has been handed over to owners Gordon & MacPhail. Nestled on the bank of the river Spey, The Cairn distillery has been designed to reflect its environment. The design has been inspired by

Typically, the construction industry has been a male-dominated world with little to no provisions for women, people of certain faiths or those with disabilities, but times are changing, writes CIOB’s Mark Harrison. I was appointed the Chartered Institute of Building’s (CIOB) first Head o