An ambitious community-led initiative on the Orkney island of Sanday is moving forward with a call for architectural design proposals for an innovative housing and healthcare project. The Sanday Development Trust has issued an open invitation to tender for the design of Care for Sanday — a tra
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The Building Research Establishment (BRE) has today released its updated residential sustainability assessment, BREEAM UK New Construction: Residential V6.1, formerly known as Home Quality Mark (HQM). BRE said the move, which follows a rebrand of HQM, will streamline and simplify certification for n
Building works are expected to get underway at the Loch Centre in June 2026 as part of a £5 million repair and refurbishment project. Under this timetable, it’s anticipated that the improvements at the Tranent facility would be completed in June 2027.
The long-vacant site of the former Ellon Academy annexe could soon be transformed into a small development of affordable homes under new plans put forward by Aberdeenshire Council. The local authority has unveiled a £1.5 million proposal to build 11 new homes on the plot, which has remained em
Robot dog 'Spot' recently assisted colleagues in Dounreay’s Fuel Cycle Area by reactivating a crucial building crane in a reprocessing plant. The crane had been deactivated at the switchboard in 2023 due to concerns about the ageing asset. Safety restrictions prohibited human interaction with
Output in the UK construction industry is estimated to have grown by 0.4% in volume terms in February 2025 after a downwardly revised decrease of 0.3% in January 2025, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed today. This increase in monthly output came from increases in both new work (0.3%)
Surveyors in Scotland report that house prices rose through the first quarter of 2025 according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey, showing a more resilient upward trend than all other UK regions aside from Northern Ireland. According to the lates
South Ayrshire Council is looking for feedback as the first step in making a new Local Development Plan for South Ayrshire (LDP3). The first stage in the LDP3 process is preparing an Evidence Report. This will contain detailed information on a range of planning matters for South Ayrshire to help inf
A Romford man who ran a joinery business in Essex has been handed a 15-month suspended sentence, and 100 hours unpaid work, after he claimed a second Covid Bounce Back Loan and used some of the money for personal spending. Charles Ling, of North Road, Havering-atte-Bower, had already received
More than 1,500 workers at Scottish Water will go on strike for two days later this month in a dispute over pay. Staff represented by Unison and Unite will walk out on 22 and 23 April, following a one-day strike on 28 March.
Scottish Ministers have confirmed they will not be ‘calling-in’ the Grangemouth Flood Protection Scheme for consideration. Falkirk Council is now required to hold a hearing to consider the issues raised in objections.
Scotland Excel’s Flexible Procurement Service is celebrating its fifth anniversary after awarding its 135th contract - bringing the total value of contracts it has handled to £39 million. Since the service was launched in April 2020, it has been involved in 200 projects for 26 Scottish o
Work is underway to transform a former Gourock school site into a new community greenspace. The first phase of improvement works at the old St Ninian’s Primary plot will start this week when contractors will move in and get set up.
Two affordable housing initiatives are among six community projects across the Highlands and Islands that are set to share £965,807 following awards from The Scottish Land Fund (SLF). Lismore Community Trust has been awarded £83,596 to acquire a development plot of land in the village of
Scientists have discovered an innovative way to repair lunar bricks using bacteria, a breakthrough that could strengthen future Moon habitats.


