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A construction worker from the United States hit a major jackpot last month, winning an impressive $580,000 (£455,000) in the Maryland Lottery’s Multi-Match game. The fortunate event occurred in the drawing on 30 May, making him the third of four jackpot winners for the year.

A railway yard in the Yorkhill area of Glasgow can be developed for apartments, planners have agreed. Network Rail applied to the local authority for planning permission in principle for an apartment development at the corner of Kelvinhaugh Street and Sandyford Street.

The City of Edinburgh Council’s plans for a “transformational redevelopment project” of the area surrounding the Meadowbank Sports Centre look set to be given the green light this week. The local authority is working in collaboration with the Edinburgh-Meadowbank (EDMB) Consortium

The 1960s Bungalow in East Dunbartonshire – a quirky one-of-a-kind family home with a unique personal style – has been crowned the winner of 2024’s Scotland’s Home of the Year in the finale of the popular BBC Scotland series, filmed at Glasgow’s House For An Art Lover.

Perth and Kinross Council have approved plans for ten short-term let units above a Kinross High Street supermarket.

Scotland’s Towns Partnership (STP) is joining forces with Perth & Kinross Council to host a major event to help drive a better future for Scotland’s communities. Delegates from across the country will gather at Perth Concert Hall for the 2024 Scotland’s Towns Conference (STC24)

The growth plans of Scotland’s only private electric vehicle charge point operator FOR EV have been boosted by a £10 million follow-on investment by the Scottish National Investment Bank. The cash injection follows an initial investment of £2m by the Bank in 2021, followed by &poun

Pupils from Lochgilphead High School will try their hands at joinery, roofing, plumbing, and brickwork when they attend a series of traditional skills workshops funded and delivered by Argyll and Bute Council’s Lochgilphead Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme (CARS).

An award-winning programme for nursery and primary school children is encouraging young people into construction careers from an early age. Funded by HCI Skills Gateway at Edinburgh Napier University, the West Lothian Woodworking Initiative encourages young pupils into construction through interacti

Construction input costs in Scotland increased by an average of 4.5% in the year to 2Q 2024, according to a contractors' panel newly established by the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS). The BCIS Scottish Contractors Panel was formed to help monitor quarterly movement in costs, including the

A triptych of the Glasgow School of Art inferno by Scottish architect Alan Dunlop has been accepted by the Royal Academy of Arts for its summer exhibition.

The new president of Scotland’s largest construction industry trade association, SELECT, has warned that the demands on the electrical network to power artificial intelligence (AI) may become unsustainable as it becomes a growing part of society. Mike Stark, who took over as president of the c

Cala Homes and its national charity partner Samaritans have earned a top accolade at this year’s Business Charity Awards 2024.

The Institution of Structural Engineers has awarded the esteemed Sir Arnold Waters Medal to Narro director Dominic Echlin and Ben McIlroy of Arup. This award is in recognition of their outstanding presentation on the National Galleries of Scotland: National alteration and extension project

The ongoing demolition of the category B-listed Ayr Station Hotel has sparked calls for the Scottish Parliament to host a national debate to bolster safeguards for threatened listed buildings.