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A £500,000 scheme to help building owners and new or potential tenants to regenerate buildings on Union Street was launched by Aberdeen City Council yesterday. Eligible property owners or new and prospective tenants of vacant premises on the historic street are to be targeted to apply for the

A man caught on video scratching his and his girlfriend's name into the Colosseum has told prosecutors he had no idea how old it was.

Highland councillors have approved the local authority's net zero strategy developed by the council's climate change committee. The committee had reinforced the importance of making progress and made several recommendations to ensure effective governance arrangements were in place to build and deliv

Wheatley Group has submitted a planning application to construct 34 two-bedroom flats and two commercial units at a triangular brownfield site near Barrowland Park, Glasgow, at the confluence of Molendinar Street, Spoutmouth, and Gallowgate.

A total of 38 new council homes have been built in Larkhall.

Two new council housing developments in Aberdeen, which were put on hold due to high costs in the construction sector, are back on track after a value engineering review identified project savings.

Sanctuary Scotland has handed over the final set of keys at its new 128-home Anchor Court development in the Yoker area of Glasgow. The £21m development – designed by Glasgow-based MAST Architects and built by contractor CCG – has delivered a range of high-quality one-, two- and th

Work has begun on £1.36 million of roof repairs and parapet works to a historic museum purported to be Aberdeen’s most haunted building.

A former shipyard worker is warning young tradespeople of the dangers of asbestos after losing around a third of his body weight since being diagnosed with mesothelioma. James Queen, 74, worked as a shipwright in Liverpool and Glasgow where he was exposed to asbestos. Last year he was diagnosed with

The UK's construction sector has suffered a downturn for the first time in five months due to reduced demand for house-building amid high interest rates, according to new figures. At 48.9 in June, down from 51.6 in May, the headline seasonally adjusted S&P Global/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing

A number of major Scottish projects helped contractor and developer GRAHAM achieve a 15 per cent increase in revenue to nearly £1.1 billion in 2022/23, according to its latest financial results. The company generated revenue of £1.094bn, up from £948.3 million in the previous year.

Alyson Donaldson has been named group chief financial officer (CFO) at the Donaldson Group, independent supplier to the timber and construction industry. Hailing from her previous role as the UK & ROI CFO at global veterinary care company IVC Evidensia, Ms Donaldson's key responsibilities includ

Work has begun on a housing scheme designed to support young people at risk of homelessness in Stirling.

Fife-based specialist flooring contractor Advanced Traditional Screeding (ATS) has underlined its commitment to excellence by signing the Construction Quality Improvement Collaborative (CQIC) charter. The Scottish Government-backed initiative aims to create “a sustainable quality culture acros

A US property developer is building houses solely for what he calls "patriotic Americans", with the stipulation that the Stars and Stripes flag must always be displayed. The estate, known as 1,776 Gastonia, will feature 43 homes exclusively available to individuals aged 55 and above. The starting pr