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The i360 tower in Brighton has been declared the thinnest building in the world. With a diameter of 12.7ft (3.9m), the city’s tallest building won a place in the Guinness World Records as the “most slender tower”.
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A construction worker from Cary, Illinois has won $250,000 on a scratch-off lottery ticket. Daniel Raudebaugh, 69, has lived in Cary for 25 years and decided to purchase an Illinois Lottery Lucky Loot ticket while stopping to get gas while on his way home from work. He plans to use his winnings to p
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MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: North Ayrshire Athletics Club
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A plan to transform the derelict St Peter’s Seminary in Cardross into a unique arts venue and heritage destination has today been awarded £4.2 million of funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and Creative Scotland. The HLF awarded funding of £3,806,000 to arts organisation&n
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Researchers have crowned the mound building termite the “top engineer of the natural world”, as a new study demonstrates the supremacy of their building techniques, and reveals they possess remarkable engineering skills. Scientists have already shown that termites build their mounds in a unique
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Construction workers have unearthed human remains while carrying out work at an Edinburgh primary school. Builders working for Morrison Construction found a skeleton while digging foundations for a new classroom at St Mary's Primary, near to Leith Links.
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GHA steps up regeneration plans after multi-storey demolition The latest step in the regeneration of a Glasgow community took place yesterday when a block of flats was demolished to make way for new homes.
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An expert team led by Bell Ingram Design has completed one of its most unusual projects to date - to create a ‘flyover’ for cattle at the Royal Highland Show. The Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland approached Perthshire-based Bell Ingram with the challenge to resolve a traffic i
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A street artist has mimicked Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s proposal to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexican border by constructing a wall around the billionaire’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Manchester City supporters will be able to pay to watch players prepare for matches at the Etihad Stadium through a glass tunnel thought to be the first of its kind in Europe. The Daily Mail reports that City fans prepared to pay for the privilege will be able to eat and drink in a newly built execu
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MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Mr & Mrs A Mir
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A pagan from the Borders has crossed swords with planning officials who have refused him permission to build a sacred shrine in honour of Herne the Hunter. Andrew Cleghorn, 52, from Kirkburn, wants to build, on his smallholding, an altar, statue plinth and sacred well in tribute to the god, The Scot
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Cameron House completes £3m refurbishment Loch Lomond resort Cameron House has revealed the results of a £3 million refurbishment in what is the first stage of a year-long multimillion-pound renovation.
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