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Richard Baker MSP A North East MSP has accused the Scottish Government of not doing enough to support construction firms.

James Wates UK skills minister Nick Boles has reappointed James Wates CBE to chair the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB).

A construction company has admitted to breaching health and safety laws after a worker was crushed to death by a steel frame at a building site in Glasgow. Daniel Hurley, 31, died after a 1.6 tonne steel frame fell on top of him at the site in Murano Street, Maryhill, on 15 October 2009.

A major redevelopment site in Alexandria town centre is being primed for sale as West Dunbartonshire Council continues with plans to regenerate the area. A report is set to go before councillors at the infrastructure, regeneration and economic development committee on 17 June recommending the land a

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Vastint Hospitality BV.

left to right: Chic Brodie MSP, Eileen Hewitt, CEO South Ayrshire Council, Donald J. Trump, Eric Trump, Clive Douglas, captain, Turnberry Golf Club Donald Trump opens new Trump Turnberry Clubhouse

Cala Homes has been given planning permission for a development of 376 new homes at Letham Mains on the west side of Haddington in East Lothian. New homes on the 21 hectare site will include 167 detached houses, 30 semi-detached properties, 46 terraced homes, 14 town houses and 119 flats.

Plans to build a new maternity hospital, a cancer centre and a new hospital car park in Aberdeen have taken a step forward. NHS Grampian health board has approved an “initial agreement” – the first phase of business planning – to progress £120 million plans for the Baird Family Hospital and

Construction work for the £65 million Silver Fin project in Aberdeen is to start “imminently” after the award of the contract to Sir Robert McAlpine. The 132,000 sq ft Union Street development will include a new Scottish granite façade onto Union Street and a glass and granite tower element fe

Kier Group has completed its £265 million acquisition of infrastructure consultant Mouchel. In a statement issued this morning, Kier said “the rationale for the acquisition is compelling” and represents “an excellent opportunity to accelerate Kier's plans for growth in the infrastructure sect

A new monument has been built at a temple in Japan in memory of insects which have met an untimely end at the hands of human beings. The monument features an oversized beetle-like creature clambering over a rock, encircled by wire mesh cages. Anatomist Takeshi Yoro is the man behind the idea, driven

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Aldi Stores Ltd

Aileen McLeod Reducing energy bills and fighting fuel poverty will be at the heart of the Scottish Government’s efforts to tackle climate change as ministers announced a comprehensive new package of measures covering transport, environment and energy.

Alex Neil The time is right for further improvements to the nation’s planning system, social justice secretary Alex Neil will underline at a planning conference in Edinburgh today.

Mott MacDonald has announced it is designing a flood protection project on behalf of Aberdeenshire Council. The £15 million scheme in Stonehaven will provide the town with a one in 200 year flooding protection from the River Carron.