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A new affordable housing development was given the green light by Edinburgh Council's Development Management Sub-Committee. The approved plans will deliver 49 new homes – comprising a mix of flats, colonies, and terraced houses – on a partly brownfield site adjacent to an established res
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The newly established Shawfair Community Fund has announced its support for suicide prevention and mental health awareness through a £700 donation to this year’s Walk of Hope, an annual fundraising event in aid of Scottish mental health charity Chris’s House. The Walk of Hope, held
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Collette Miller explores the Passivhaus and EnerPHit energy efficiency standards, outlining their development, core principles, and the benefits and challenges associated with their adoption by social housing providers aiming to meet net zero targets and improve tenant well-being. In the 1980s, the
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Scotland is to pioneer a new initiative that aims to increase uptake and accessibility of reused construction materials and showcase the sector as a lucrative investment opportunity. The nation is one of four in Europe selected to model a Circular Construction Hub – a second-hand marketplace f
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Civil engineering & groundworks firm GBSS Civil Engineering Ltd is to stage its first ever charity golf day, on the 9th of June, at Glenbervie Golf Club in Larbert, in aid of a charity it’s supported for the past ten years. With 32 golfers taking part to raise an anticipated four-figu
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Eight leading professional bodies from across the built environment sector have reaffirmed their collective commitment to advancing equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) by signing a new five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
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Bellway Homes Scotland East Division raised over £75,000 for its charity partner, Cancer Research UK, by arranging a gala ball.
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Members of Highland Council’s Economy and Infrastructure Committee have agreed to the principle of the council endorsing proposed environmental scheme sites in advance for new infrastructure projects. The approach gives developers more time to identify suitable land before entering into legal
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Fife Council is progressing an agreement with Campion Homes that will see the council deliver 40 new council houses at Evershed Drive in Dunfermline. Councillors at the local authority's Cabinet Committee on 29 May gave their approval, and work is set to begin on site in July with an expected comple
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Home Group Scotland has added Andrew Wilmot and Jackie McIntosh to its board, bringing valuable experience to its work. Andrew is currently a partner and masterplanning & placemaking lead at Oberlanders Architects and brings a wealth of diverse experience to the role.
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Work is progressing steadily to repair the extensive damage caused by Storm Eowyn to Helensburgh Leisure Centre (HLC).
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A long-vacant brownfield site at the western edge of Port of Leith could be set for transformation after FM Group moved forward with plans to deliver 154 new homes at Western Harbour.
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A new six-part series Banjo and Ro’s Grand Island Hotel will see interior designer Banjo Beale and husband Ro take on their biggest design project – turning a derelict mansion on the remote Isle of Ulva in Scotland into a boutique hotel. Together, Banjo and Ro hope to transform the fortu
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Plans for a 109-bedroom hotel at Edinburgh’s Cameron Toll shopping centre have been approved by councillors, marking a major milestone in efforts to regenerate the long-standing retail destination. The new hotel, located on Liberton Road, aims to revitalise the centre by repurposing a former c
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Distribution network operator SP Energy Networks is set to invest more than £220 million to help deliver the electricity grid and support the workforce of the future after it extended its overhead line contracts with key service partners.
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