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Progress is taking shape on the new Third Don Crossing in Aberdeen with all of the major structures nearing completion. All of the retaining walls – including the large retaining wall in Tillydrone as agreed with the local community - are well advanced with concrete having been poured to the Don B

East Dunbartonshire Council has given the green light for a new Community Hub to be built in Bearsden. The planning board approved planning consent for the construction of the new £3 million-plus facility, which will include the re-provisioning of the library and community archives from Brookwood a

Plans to transform the building formerly home to Donaldson’s College in Edinburgh into over 100 homes have received planning permission by the City of Edinburgh Council. City & Country will restore and convert the Category A Listed Playfair building, whilst CALA Evans will create a range of co

Legal firm joins Glasgow’s CONNECT110NS office development Legal business DWF is to lease new offices at CONNECT110NS, 110 Queen Street, in Glasgow’s Style Mile to support the strategic aims of the firm and enhance the working environment for its people.

Lego has released a set of kits that allows architecture lovers to build skylines of cities around the world, Deezen has reported. The first three sets to be launched are Venice, Berlin and New York City, with each of the cities' well-known buildings reconstructed in miniature brick form.

A plan to transform the former Royal High School in Edinburgh into a £75 million hotel has been narrowly rejected by councillors after a marathon meeting. The hotel, proposed by Duddingston House Properties (DHP) and operated by five-star chain Rosewood, would have seen the A-listed neoclassic

Aberdeen City Council’s housing capital programme for 2016/17 and provisional programme for 2017/18 to 2020/21 has been approved by councillors. To ensure that the council can deliver the priorities for its housing stock and tenants, it was agreed that the budget includes a revenue contribution to

Highland Council has approved an additional £24.520 million for roads, bridges and piers to be included in its Capital Plan, together with an additional provision of £1.6m for minor flood works. The 10-year plan, which will fund some £900m of projects, will now form the basis of a future rolling

East Dunbartonshire Council has given planning permission for a new primary school in Bishopbriggs. Lodged via architect Archial NORR, the proposals are for a two-storey school with attached nursery on Kirriemuir Road.

Confidence within the Scottish construction sector has fallen again back to where it was at the end of 2013. The latest quarterly survey by trade body the Scottish Building Federation (SBF) said that industry employers gave a positive overall confidence rating for the tenth quarter in a row, though

Work to deliver a long-term ambition for a major new community sports facility in Bishopbriggs has taken a step forward after the project gained planning permission last week. East Dunbartonshire Council, in partnership with East Dunbartonshire Leisure and Culture (EDLC) Trust, is moving ahead with

An iconic B-listed building in Glasgow’s Tradeston area has been saved from falling into serious disrepair thanks to the building’s factor Speirs Gumley, a dedicated group of home and business owners, and grant funding from Glasgow City Council. The building at 33 Dalintober Street/53 Morrison S

CALA Homes (West) has submitted a detailed planning application for a proposed development of 101 luxury apartments at Mansionhouse Road in Langside, Glasgow. The proposed development consists of three flatted blocks, ranging from four to five storeys and containing one, two and three-bed apartments

Work begins on Dunbar affordable homes Work has begun on a new development of 525 new homes which will see the expansion of the East Lothian seaside town of Dunbar.

A builder has claimed that he was ordered to give up his seat for another commuter because they had a better job than him. Jamie Loveday, 19, said he was on a Victoria line train at around 7.20pm on Wednesday when a man got into the carriage at Green Park station.