A multi-million-pound regeneration project to breathe new life into Penicuik has exceeded its original aims, a new report has found. Over six years, the Penicuik Heritage Regeneration Project has repaired and restored 28 historic buildings, improved 20 shopfronts, brought two empty buildings back in
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East Ayrshire Council has agreed to invest in the renovation of four properties in Hurlford on behalf of East Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership (EAHSCP). Around £152,600 will be provided from the council’s Innovation Fund to renovate the properties on Barnweil Drive that, when
People are being encouraged to check out Greenock’s new-look West Blackhall Street following a £6 million revamp. The street fully reopened recently following a massive modernisation project to make the town’s traditional high street more attractive to residents, shoppers, vi
Construction companies will face new penalties for taking on zero-hours workers without the right to work in the UK, the Home Office has said. Businesses hiring gig economy and zero-hours workers in sectors like construction, food delivery, beauty salons and courier services will now be legally requ
West Lothian Council anticipates spending in excess of £85 million by 2026/27 to tackle issues caused by crumbling Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) in its schools, community buildings, and council homes. The largest single project is the ongoing £35m scheme to rebuild large
West Dunbartonshire Council has unveiled plans for a small-scale council housing development in Drumry. Collaborating with CCG and Oliver & Robb Architects, the council intends to build 17 cottage flats and terraced houses on the former site of a daycare centre on Queen Mary Avenue.
Aberdeenshire Council will hold a pre-determination hearing in April to discuss a planning application for onshore transmission infrastructure for the Muir Mhor offshore windfarm. The plans include formation of an onshore landfall point, laying of underground cables, erection of substation and assoc
A Dundee construction firm is challenging Angus Council’s decision to reject its proposal for 15 new flats in Arbroath town centre, next to the Webster Theatre. George Martin Builders had its planning application refused in December under delegated powers. One key objection came from the counc
An antiques expert tricked the Palace of Versailles into buying fake 18th century royal chairs, a court has heard. Pontoise Criminal Court, near Paris, was told that Bill Pallot, 61, convinced the palace to pay €840,000 for two chairs that its experts thought had belonged to the Comtesse du Bar
The Dunbar Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme (CARS) is launching a Traditional Skills Bursary scheme, with applications invited from 1 April 2025. Traditional buildings, generally those built before 1919, make up about 20% of Scotland’s dwellings and the appropriate skills needed to work o
British renewable energy projects will be connected quicker thanks to new Ofgem rules granting early access to almost £4 billion of investment for crucial transmission equipment and services. The regulator said its new Advanced Procurement Mechanism (APM) will unblock supply chains by allowing
As part of the ongoing commitment to deliver a net zero Argyll and Bute, councillors have approved a response to a Scottish Government consultation on community benefit funds. A community benefit fund is a voluntary fund established by a developer involved in renewable energy projects, most often in
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has established a major development oversight board, which met for the second time on 26 February 2025. The board has been established to oversee the Comhairle’s response to the proposed pipeline of renewable projects and associated infrastructure set to commence in t
First Minister John Swinney has announced £25 million of funding to local authorities to invest in the renewal of play parks across Scotland. All councils will receive a share of the funding to improve the standard of existing play parks – helping to ensure children have access to
Fossils discovered during the construction of a water pipeline in Mongolia's Gobi Desert have revealed one of the most unusual members of an already peculiar dinosaur group. This newly identified species had two-fingered hands equipped with formidable, curved claws. Named Duonychus tsogtbaatari, thi


