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Prisoners have a right to conjugal visits that cannot be refused on the basis of inadequate facilities, Italy's top court has ruled. The Supreme Court of Cassation last month ruled in favour of an anonymous 34-year-old prisoner who was denied private time with his wife on the basis that the structur

Planning permission in principle has been granted for a major expansion of the Moorfield industrial park in Kilmarnock as part of the Ayrshire Growth Deal.

Argyll and Bute Council will meet in February to consider options and make a final decision on a preferred site to build a new school campus on Mull.

Moves to create a major new green transport initiative for Dundee could go up a gear if councillors approve a tender worth just over £11 million. 

Investment volumes in Scotland’s commercial property market bounced back last year, up 30% on the previous 12 months, as interest rates began to fall and a decisive election result boosted the UK’s status as a safe haven, according to analysis from Knight Frank. 

CMS partner Shona Frame outlines key legal and legislative issues that are likely to impact the construction sector over 2025.  In the year ahead, significant legal and legislative measures covering a range of areas including environmental sustainability, health and safety, financing and employ

Brodies' legal director Jamie Dunne and solicitor Emma Hill highlight a CMA probe into possible bid-rigging in relation to a school improvement fund and discuss what it could mean for construction businesses.

A provisional liquidator has been appointed to wind up East Kilbride-based Principal Building, the lead subsidiary of construction and property business Edison Group.

Construction, agricultural, and industrial machinery solutions provider Scot JCB Group has launched its 2025 Apprenticeship Recruitment Programme.

The Highland Council is preparing to carry out improvement works in Thurso at Ormlie Road and at The Mall riverside path adjacent to Janet Street.

Persimmon West Scotland has donated an incredible £28,506 to The Beatson Cancer Charity after a year of dedicated fundraising efforts by staff. Throughout 2024, employees at the five-star builder’s West Scotland office organised a variety of events to support the cancer care centre in Gl

Four bungalows designed specifically for older residents and designated for social rent form a key part of a proposed 16-home extension to a Gullane development. The purpose-designed homes, utilising zero-carbon technology, are the latest to be put forward by Cala Homes (East) and will build on a tr

In the Dutch city of Alkmaar, an unusual discovery beneath a 17th-century house has left archaeologists scratching their heads. As part of a restoration project, workers removed the wooden floorboards of a house built in 1609.

Aldi is set to continue its expansion in Scotland after confirming plans to invest more than £40 million over the next two years, opening three new stores in Arbroath, Baillieston and Kirkintilloch in 2025.

Lindsays is on course to break the £200 million barrier for total home sales in 2025. Market experts at the firm say a more stable market during the past 12 months has been to the benefit of buyers and sellers following years of extreme highs and lows in both prices and trading conditions.