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Colin Lynch Clackmannanshire-based Blyth Utilities is to play a major role in a new UK-wide multi-utility infrastructure brand following its acquisition by Energy Assets Group.
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A young woman in Russia has decided to take road repairs into her own hands after getting frustrated by the number of potholes in her city. Veronika Bobrus, a 26-year-old florist, became an overnight celebrity in Omsk, southern Siberia, after a dashcam video of her filling a pothole at night was pos
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Aileen McLeod Measures announced in the Draft Budget for 2016-17 will help a fairer and wealthier society through Land Reform, environment minister Aileen McLeod has said.
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Engineers have the happiest job in the world, closely followed by teachers and nurses with construction workers not far behind, according to analysis carried out by the Guardian. The newspaper looked at nine different surveys conducted to find the occupations that make us happiest, and then did its
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Plans have been unveiled to transform Hamilton International Technology Park (HITP) into a state of the art, modern campus for University of the West of Scotland (UWS) after a move to a business park in North Lanarkshire was rejected. UWS was considering moving its facility in Hamilton to the Maxim
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Aileen McLeod More than four per cent of homes in Scotland are thought to be exposed to flooding, a new report from the Scottish Government has warned.
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Councillors have voted to withdraw plans to develop a new education campus in Alexandria incorporating two schools, an early learning centre and a specialist language unit. West Dunbartonshire Council's educational services committee approved a recommendation from council officers to pull the plan f
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An official digital freeway sign in Riverside County, California sparked outrage on Christmas evening when its message was switched from a mundane traffic warning to a campaign booster for US Presidential hopeful Donald Trump. A portable changeable message sign on the $1.4 billion freeway 91 Project
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Tom Barclay Tom Barclay, co-chair of the Joint Housing Policy and Delivery Group reflects on 2015 and looks ahead to the next 12 months.
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Gareth Hoskins One of Scotland’s most influential architects Gareth Hoskins has died at the age of 48 after suffering a heart attack over the weekend.
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Damon Sansum Family business Springfield Properties has announced a sponsorship partnership with Team GB Taekwondo athlete and Olympic hopeful, Damon Sansum.
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The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has once again launched Architect in the Hoose to help homeowners and raise money for the Architects Benevolent Society (ABS). The scheme involves architects offering free, hour-long consultations to the public, in return for a small donation
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The City of Edinburgh Council has granted planning consent for plans to build up to 400 new homes at Fountainbridge, according to developers. The Grosvenor Group said the consent unlocks the potential for its proposed build-to-rent scheme in the former industrial area close to the city centre.
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Tradesmen and women are bucking the ‘cowboy builder’ stereotype but are increasingly under-rated by their customers and suffer from unfavourable typecasting, according to new research. Despite acknowledging positive personal experiences, AXA Insurance found that 60 per cent of people surveyed sa
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Alasdair Reisner Plans to introduce an ‘Immigration Skills Charge’ for employers hiring non-EU workers will penalise companies in charge of delivering the UK’s public infrastructure, civil engineering contractors have warned.
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