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More than 130 guests gathered at the Scottish Parliament this month for a special NFRC (National Federation of Roofing Contractors) reception, celebrating the progress being made to tackle Scotland’s construction skills shortage.

A Syrian contractor made a remarkable discovery while clearing debris from a destroyed house in Maarat al-Numan, a city in Syria's Idlib province. Beneath the rubble, the contractor uncovered the remains of a Byzantine-era underground tomb complex, believed to be over 1,500 years old.

Montagu Evans has appointed Catharine Kidd as a partner in its Historic Environment and Townscape (HEaT) team, based at the partnership’s Edinburgh office. Catharine joins from Turley, where she spent eight years as director of heritage and townscape, leading the successful development of its

British renewable energy company RES has submitted a Section 36 application to the Scottish Government’s Energy Consents Unit (ECU) for its 150MW Westport battery energy storage system (BESS) proposal, located between Coalhall and Ochiltree in East Ayrshire.

The Building Research Establishment (BRE) has today appointed Ian Shapiro as its new chief executive officer (CEO). Ian is expected to take up the post in September 2025 and replace Gillian Charlesworth, who is retiring from full-time work after six years as CEO.

Plans for the Lomond Banks development are being recalled by Scottish Ministers, amid growing concern over its potential environmental impact.

Aberdeenshire Council has developed a new pilot project to further highlight the significant opportunities around long-term undeveloped sites across the region. The 2025 Delivery Programme is a live document which will feature progress updates on allocated sites as well as other relevant information

Thenue Housing is set to build 42 flats and maisonettes in Calton on the site of the now derelict former Tureen Street primary school. In a heritage-related development, the façade of the blonde sandstone building will be retained and incorporated into the multi-million pound project.

New images illustrating proposals for the site of the former ABC music venue building on Sauchiehall Street were unveiled today.

House prices in Scotland rose over the past three months at the slowest rate seen since the beginning of 2024, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey.

Netflix is to release a powerful new documentary set to lay bare the systemic failures and regulatory neglect that led to the loss of 72 lives following the Grenfell Tower tragedy in 2017.

Perth and Kinross Council has published an update on its ambitious Leisure Assets Review, setting out a bold and joined-up £97 million investment plan that will deliver long-term benefits for communities across the region.

The Woodmill and St Columba’s RC High School in Dunfermline has officially earned the prestigious Passivhaus Classic certification, solidifying its position as the largest Passivhaus education building in the world. 

A new facility in Tain focused on boosting sustainability, wellbeing, employability and education in the local community has received a £250,000 funding boost from responsible finance provider Social Investment Scotland (SIS) to support the initial stages of construction work.