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Glasgow City Council has paved the way for a rundown building in Trongate to be demolished and replaced by almost 100 studios for students. Permission has been granted for a facade retention scheme at the B-listed building from 137-143 Trongate, which is set to be extended upwards, while 151 Trongat

Winchburgh Marina will play host to accessible and affordable lessons in paddleboarding and kayaking for children and adults after organisations teamed together to subsidise active opportunities for the local community. Winchburgh Community Development Trust (WCDT) will deliver sessions in Scotland&

Persimmon Homes North Scotland has announced that Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS) will remain its Charity of the Year for a fourth consecutive year. Employees at the company’s Perth head office voted to continue supporting the children’s hospice charity, which provides v

Harper Macleod has announced the appointment of new partner Jacqueline Cook to its planning team. Ms Cook is one of only 10 planning law specialists accredited by the Law Society of Scotland, reflecting her 20 years of experience across contentious and non-contentious planning law in all UK jurisdic

Construction is at a crossroads and faces a significant workforce challenge, but also an opportunity to consciously widen the talent pool, argues Marion Forbes, director of performance and organisational change at AC Whyte and Female Leaders in Construction (FLIC) advisory board member. Constru

SSEN Transmission is to carry out a temporary programme of ground investigation works near the River Beauly as part of permitted development activity to inform plans for the proposed replacement of the Black Bridge. Scheduled to begin today, the works will be carried out in stages over approximately

Andrew Morrison, Aspire Bidding co-founder and APMP global thought leader, describes the steps you can take during periods of global instability to mitigate the commercial risks in your contract. Recent events in the Middle East are sending shock waves around the world. One of the reverberations is

As Scotland continues to grapple with housing supply challenges, much of the conversation has rightly focused on increasing the number of homes being delivered. While that is clearly essential, it is only part of the solution, writes Lynsey Jackson. With sustained pressure on housing supply, there i

SSEN Transmission is to carry out a temporary programme of ground investigation works near the River Beauly as part of permitted development activity to inform plans for the proposed replacement of the Black Bridge. The works are scheduled to begin on Monday 13 April and will be carried out in stage

CCG Group has commenced a PVCu window replacement programme for Calvay Housing Association in the east end of Glasgow.

Construction and projects lawyer Kirstin Beattie is one of five new partners at Scottish law firm Burness Paull. Ms Beattie acts for a wide variety of clients across the UK on contract advisory and contentious construction matters. She has considerable experience in various forms of dispute resoluti

As Henry Brothers marks its 50th anniversary, newly appointed managing director for Northern Ireland and Scotland, Jody Wilkinson, shares his intent on rebuilding the contractor’s presence north of the Border. When Jody Wilkinson joined Henry Brothers as managing director for Northern Ireland

A Scottish think tank has accused the Scottish Government of pursuing housing policies it knows to be ineffective, warning that John Swinney’s proposed Help to Buy scheme for first‑time buyers will inflate prices, waste public money, and deepen the housing crisis rather than alleviate it.

Muir Construction has commenced construction of a new-build office and logistics facility for Kingdom Housing Association (KHA) in Glenrothes. The project will comprise a 650m² three-storey office and logistics building, alongside an attached single-storey, double-height depot. The development

Joint working by Perth and Kinross Council and Network Rail has enabled the successful completion of repairs to Luncarty Bridge in Perthshire. Luncarty Bridge carries the B9099 road over the Perth - Inverness railway line and sits directly south of the village of Luncarty. Part of the bridge parapet