Two projects which will bring welcome improvements to Nairn beach and harbour have received a total of £19,800 from the Highland Council's Community Regeneration Fund. Community Regeneration Funding is an umbrella term for a number of funds that are available for communities and organisations
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Loreburn Housing Association has launched a new pilot programme to improve energy efficiency across some of the poorest-performing homes in its housing stock. Delivered in collaboration with Clyde Net Zero and City Energy Network, the programme will introduce insulation upgrades, air source heat pum
After a decade-long battle with local officials, a Welsh computer engineer is considering buying an entire landfill site to search for a hard drive containing an estimated £620 million in lost Bitcoin. James Howells, 39, says his ex-partner mistakenly discarded the drive, containing his Bitcoi
A couple who bought a £32.5 million mansion can hand it back and have most of their money returned after they found out it had a "severe moth infestation", a High Court judge has ruled. Iya Patarkatsishvili and Yevhen Hunyak successfully sued William Woodward-Fisher, the vendor of their proper
Members of the Highland Council's Badenoch and Strathspey Area Committee have approved the Area Roads Capital Programme for 2025/26. The local allocations capital budget for 2025/26 remains to be established which will be calculated from the approved capital budget allocation being adjusted fo
North Lanarkshire Council and NHS Lanarkshire have signed up to work collaboratively on two of Scotland’s largest infrastructure projects to benefit people in Lanarkshire. The proposed East Airdrie Link Road is planned to improve connectivity and reduce journey times across the region, includi
The first winner of the prestigious Stirling Prize for Britain’s best new building now looks set to be demolished. When judges awarded Salford’s Centenary Building the inaugural award from the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1996, they declared it “a dynamic, modern and so
The Scottish Design Awards are set to thrive in 2025 with a revamped selection of awards and all-new content. Smashing the stars of architecture and design together in a supernova of creativity, the awards will recognise the practices, people, and projects with the most talent. It is now
A commercial judge has dismissed part of a man’s claim against two green energy companies for negligently installing wind turbines in the wrong locations after ruling that he could not claim for losses accrued by business vehicles he had formerly owned in part. Arthur Simmers raised an action
Wheatley Homes South is hosting an information event next week on its plans to build 56 homes in Leswalt. The event on Wednesday 12 February will give residents the chance to hear more about the plans and speak with staff and external partners about the development.
A colony of beavers jumped the gun on a seven-year-long dispute by constructing a series of dams exactly where local authorities wanted to build them. Environmentalists had called for years for the construction of new dams in Czechia's Brdy mountains to reverse damage caused by the communist-era Cze
The Highland Council is preparing a new and important planning document called the Highland Local Development Plan. The plan will ultimately be used to determine planning applications and steer future development and investment in your area. Three documents have just been published which will shape
Argyll and Bute Council’s Tax Incremental Financing (TIF) Pilot Project for the Lorn Arc Area has been extended by 10 years, allowing additional time to implement key infrastructure and development investments that will help to create a significant economic boost to the wider Oban area. The TI
A construction worker has claimed the first $100,000 top prize in a new scratch-off game from the Maryland Lottery. Roberto Fuentes Valdivia bought five $10 MONOPOLY X50 tickets while stopping for coffee in Mt. Rainier and won big on the final ticket he scratched.
Construction work has begun for a Virgin Mary statue in Poland that will be taller than the Christ the Redeemer monument in Rio de Janeiro. Set for Konotopie, a small village located between Lipno and Toruń, in the municipality of Kikół, the structure will be 55.6 metres high.

