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Inverness’ first distillery in 130 years has officially opened, reconnecting the Highland capital with its proud but lost whisky and brewing history. Powered by a low-carbon sustainability centre on-site, the £7.5 million Uile-bheist distillery and brewery on River Ness is expected to at

Mhairi Donaghy, associate director at Scottish Futures Trust, highlights a new report out today that looks at why town centre living (TCL) is important and the reasons investment has been limited.  Scottish society was built around towns and villages. From the traditional clan system to to

A Proposal of Application Notice (PAN) for the new Ardrossan Community Campus has been submitted to North Ayrshire Council. The new Community Campus at the North Shore site in Ardrossan will be the first part of wider development on the disused former Shell site, transforming the previously industri

Allied Surveyors Scotland has acquired the business and goodwill interests of Edinburgh Commercial Property (ECP) for an undisclosed sum. Leith-based ECP, which has been led by founder and owner Scott Mitchell for over 25 years, will now transfer its staff to Allied Surveyors’ commercial agenc

Interpath Advisory has sold Armadilla Limited and its assets to Hoffbauer Holding Limited. Blair Nimmo and Alistair McAlinden from Interpath Advisory were appointed joint administrators to Armadilla Limited on 20 December 2022.

An Orkney Modern Apprentice who helped to build affordable housing for the islands and inspire other apprentices is a finalist in the Scottish Apprenticeship Awards, which take place on 8 March. Conor Coburn, 22, of Kirkwall, started working for Orkney Builders in 2018 and wowed bosses with his high

A proposal for 46 new high quality homes for social rent will be going into planning on behalf of Eildon Housing Association this week. The site of the former Borders College on Melrose Road, Galashiels has been lying vacant for many years and as a result of the poor condition, will have to be demol

Sandy and James Easdale have heralded the decision to increase the number of houses planned at the £250 million redevelopment of IBM Greenock as transformational for the region. At a planning meeting held by Inverclyde Council yesterday afternoon, councillors voted in favour of lifting the exi

As schools, colleges, employers, career advisers and students prepare to come together next week to celebrate Scottish Apprenticeship Week, international property and construction firm Thomas & Adamson (T&A) is encouraging businesses to follow in its footsteps and embrace apprenticeship prog

Plans to progress with a new leisure centre in Perthshire's largest town were confirmed yesterday as councillors pledged to press ahead with a replacement Blairgowrie Recreation Centre. However, plans to replace Perth Leisure Pool and Dewars Centre with the much-vaunted PH20 centre are on hold as co

Revised plans for parts of the historic former Jenners department store in Edinburgh, which suffered from a fire in January, have been lodged. The plans by David Chipperfield Architects include changes to the Rose Street façade, the internal stair, and bridge link. Danish retail billionaire o

Ferguson Planning Ltd is celebrating its 10th anniversary and continued growth as an independent planning and development consultancy. As it enters its tenth year in business, the firm’s loyal client base and planning approvals on both large and small projects across Scotland and the UK have e

Works will begin next week as Loreburn Housing Association gets the first stage of a flagship development for Langholm, Dumfries and Galloway underway. The first phase of housing will see 35 ‘extra care’ units being built. The scheme design features bungalows around a centralised communi

Home builder Persimmon has partnered with Sanctuary Scotland Housing Association to deliver new affordable homes in Kirkintilloch Twenty-one high-quality, affordable new homes will help local people in housing need, following the completion of a project involving Persimmon West Scotland and Sanctuar

LS Contracts has welcomed a six-figure funding sum from UKSE to help the firm accelerate its green credentials as it continues to work with contractors, delivering sustainable buildings across Scotland. Headquartered in Bellshill, the firm has enjoyed steady growth since it was established in 2017 a