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A Dundee plumber has become an internet sensation after a video of him being caught showing off his dance moves has been viewed over 9 million times. Mark Topen, 52, who is more commonly known as Toby, is a self-employed plumber who had taken a few minutes out of his day, only to be caught by one of
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An environmental charity which is seeking to challenge a decision to grant planning permission for a new windfarm in the Scottish Highlands has a bid to limit its liability for expenses in the proceedings refused. A judge in the Outer House of the Court of Session ruled that the proposed proceedings
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A construction company has invested more than £1 million to launch a helicopter lifting service based in north Argyll, believing it will prove attractive to a variety of businesses looking to transport goods to remote areas. TSL Contractors said it decided to launch Skyhook Helicopters as it believ
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Sydney has joined the list of cities with a Frank Gehry-designed building. The Chau Chak Wing Business School building has been dubbed the "brown paper bag" by local media.
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Singer Joy Villa took incredibly revealing red carpet outfits to a new level this week when she appeared at the 2015 Grammy Awards red carpet in a dress made entirely of orange fencing material frequently used on construction sites. Complete with a matching hair accessory and some nude underwear und
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The many pitfalls of Scots wearing their traditional dress on a construction site is the subject of an advertisement campaign in Australia. Created for Four'N Twenty's new Legendary Angus Beef Pies, the advert takes us through a building site populated with both hardworking Aussies and Scottish buil
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The city of Paris has granted planning approval to overhaul a 1970s shopping complex in Montparnasse. Rotterdam-based MVRDV’s designs include adding a new facade of colourful stacked boxes to the existing centre.
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A major Perthshire regeneration plan was unveiled this week using a computer game. Project leaders want to breathe new life into a redundant printing plant at the centre of Coupar Angus, understood to be the site of a long-lost monastery.
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A minister from the American state of Virginia has built a 100-square-foot chapel on wheels to hold mobile weddings and church services. Bil Malbon built his 'Tiny Chapel’ the small pitched-roof building on top of a trailer that includes a few pews, lighting and heating.
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Scottish dairy Graham’s has revealed its plans to build a new £20m dairy, research and training facility in Stirling. The proposal has the potential to bring 450 new jobs to Graham’s heartland.
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A giant fiery chasm that opened up on a mountainside in China has been branded the 'Gateway to Hell' by superstitious locals. Fumes spewing from the glowing pit are so hot that tree branches burst into flames when they are held over it.
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Industrial designer Shin Kuo has revealed an ambitious design for a rotating building called "Turn to the Future". The residential building has apartment modules which occasionally rotate around a spiral axis, giving all residents equal access to views and giving each resident a shot at living in th
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Volunteers in Londonderry are being asked to join a visiting group of artists in order to build a miniature city made of cardboard - replete with its own embassy, streets and unusual buildings -as part of an innovative celebration of creativity on May 23 and 24. The People’s Republic of Creativity
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