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In the fifth in the Scottish Land Commission's ‘Land &’ blog series, senior policy officer David Stewart explores why land for housing matters for much more than homes – it has an impact on the economy, the environment, and the wellbeing of everyone in Scotland. Land for housin

Planning permission in principle is being sought for a residential development on vacant land beside the Clyde at Yoker. Mast Architects has lodged an application on behalf of JR Construction Scotland Ltd seeking consent for the development at Bulldale Street, off Yoker Ferry Road.

A new Stage V compliant version of the 6 tonne E57W wheeled excavator is now available from Bobcat.

Plans for a revamped Aberdeen Market are to be submitted “as soon as possible” after councillors signed off on the next stage of the Full Business Case for the project.

The Cruden Group will purchase electricity which always comes exclusively from renewable sources after it signed a three-year enhanced green energy supply contract with ScottishPower.

Arc-Tech MU has commenced works at the multi-million-pound Water Row Regeneration in Govan.

Advocate and former Labour MP Mark Lazarowicz examines the new SNP-Green deal and assess how radical an impact its commitments could have on the natural environment in Scotland. The ‘co-operation agreement’ between the SNP Scottish Government and the Scottish Green Party includes, as one

Springfield Properties has welcomed its first electric van to its fleet as part of a wider sustainability strategy to reduce its carbon footprint. The van, which will be used by staff at Springfield’s kit factory in Elgin, is the first of its commercial vehicle fleet to be replaced with an ele

More than 15,000 Falkirk Council homes will soon benefit from an eight-year programme to replace doors and windows.

Industry body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has outlined its intention to work collaboratively with new Green ministers Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater in support of net zero transition ambitions following their appointments earlier this week. Scottish Greens co-leader Patrick Harvie has been named minis

An important milestone for healthcare in East Lothian was reached this week as project representatives marked the start of construction work on a refurbishment and extension of The Harbours Medical Practice in Cockenzie. East Lothian Health and Social Care spokesperson Councillor Shamin Akhtar and J

A remarkable conversion of a Victorian council depot to create 52 new homes for affordable rent in the centre of Glasgow has been named as the winner of Historic Environment Scotland’s Conservation and Climate Change Award, a special category award of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in S

A married couple has been banned for nine years each after diverting over £124,000 away from creditors. Jane Thornton (54) and Norman Thornton (65), from Telford, were both directors of the construction company Norjan (Properties) Limited, which went into liquidation in July 2020 with liabilit

Pupils of Silverdale Nursery in Glasgow’s East End have buried a time capsule in the hope that people of the future will find fun “artefacts” and “memories” from the 21st century. Aged between 2 and 4 years old, the children were accompanied by headteacher Margaret-Anne

Willmott Dixon has appointed Hugh Raven to a new board-level position of general counsel. Reporting to group chief executive Rick Willmott, Hugh will have overall responsibility for Willmott Dixon’s legal and regulatory affairs, supported by company secretary and fellow board member Wendy McWi