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Developing a model for regional hubs and networks for the reuse of construction materials and minimising the carbon impacts of the energy from waste sector are among newly published actions aimed at ensuring households and businesses in Scotland boost reuse and recycling rates and cut waste. Th
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Organisations that can deliver green construction stand to benefit from increasing consumer demand, argues Julia Maguire, partner and head of energy at Pinsent Masons. The UK construction industry is navigating its way through the energy transition as it shifts towards a more sustainable, lower c
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Independent housebuilder Dandara is continuing to honour its commitment to supporting Kirkliston’s local community, having now embarked on enhancing educational opportunities for local pupils.
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Sandy Adam of Springfield Properties has been awarded an OBE by King Charles in the New Year Honours list. Mr Adam is the founder and chairman of Springfield Properties which has its headquarters in Elgin and operates across most of Scotland.
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Legislation requiring new-build homes to be equipped with infrastructure supporting the fastest possible broadband connection has come into force this week.
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A previous ‘ghost town’ in West Lothian is coming back to life as more tenants move into their affordable homes.
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Historic tenement properties in Paisley are being transformed through an ambitious £6.4 million refurbishment project that will boost housing options in the town centre. Paisley Housing Association, in partnership with Renfrewshire Council and with funding from the Scottish Government, has com
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Two community drop-in sessions are to be held in January to discuss five possible options for the future use of Aboyne Bridge.
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Last month marked the first anniversary of the opening of the new £15 million East Linton station.
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Thieves in England stole around 20,000 litres of Guinness as pubs and shops struggled with a pre-Christmas shortage of Ireland's most famous export. A truck carrying 400 kegs, each filled with 50 litres of the stout, was stolen from a depot in Northamptonshire in mid-December, according to The Guard
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Work to restore Crieff’s 130-year-old Murray Fountain is to get underway this month, Perth & Kinross Council has said. The improvement project, which was announced last year, will see the James Square landmark’s masonry repaired and repointed, as well as electrical works to provide n
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Glasgow City Council has been fined £80,000 after a military veteran sustained life-changing injuries when he was struck by a falling lamppost in the city's west end in June 2023.
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MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Dr Roland Zettel
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Construction firms should assess the tax relief available to them for commercial building projects, according to Dundee-based EQ Accountants.
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More than 5,000 ‘high-rise buildings’ in Scotland, including landmark developments such as Glasgow Harbour and Edinburgh’s Western Harbour, are estimated to be covered in flammable cladding, it has been revealed. Using information gathered over several years from their extensive da
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