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The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has set out its final determination on Network Rail’s £4 billion plans to make Scotland’s railway more reliable. Covering maintenance and renewal along with improved daily operations, the plans will run for five years from 1 April 2019, known as Co

A detailed analysis of Scotland’s office, industrial, retail and investment property market activity in 2018 has been published as Ryden unveils its 83rd Scottish Property Review. At a time when Scotland’s overall economic growth forecast is positive, but remains below the long run avera

A Canadian businessman and his wife have gifted almost £8 million to the University of St Andrews, believed to be one of the biggest pledges ever made to a Scottish university, in an effort to help it lead international marine research. This major commitment to Scotland’s oldest uni

CITB has launched its biggest-ever funding opportunity opens with a £5 million commission to help under-represented groups into the construction industry. Pathways into Construction will help connect employers with people who traditionally don’t enter construction, including the unemploy

Glasgow City Council's city administration committee has approved a £350,000 plan to ensure the People's Palace remains open while structural repairs are made to the adjoining Winter Gardens glasshouse. The People's Palace provides fire escape routes for the social history museum, which is due

Gala Fairydean Rovers is to shut the spectator section of its iconic A-listed grandstand until early 2019 to allow an essential restoration project to get underway on the 54-year-old structure. The club is working in partnership with Scottish Borders Council and charity Live Borders to ensure the lo

Scottish education secretary John Swinney MSP has opened two schools in Midlothian developed by Hardies Property & Construction Consultants. Paradykes Primary School and Roslin Primary School both opened last month.

Hollywood actress Katie Holmes has been spotted on a computer generated image (CGI) created to advertise a proposed café in south-east London. The actress and her daughter Suri Cruise were superimposed on a billboard in Plumstead Common, which was used to advertise the new Slade Café t

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Aberdeen City Council has launched a bid to buy around 100 plots of land as part of plans to alleviate congestion with a £26.4 million roads scheme. The local authority said it is today informing landowners of a compulsory purchase order (CPO) for the Berryden Corridor Improvement Project

Edward McAlpine is to take over as chairman at Sir Robert McAlpine as Gavin McAlpine prepares to step down after three years in the post. The change will see Edward move up from his executive partner position on the board with effect from January 1 next year, succeeding his cousin Gavin who will foc

Barclays began work today on a new state-of-the-art campus in Buchanan Wharf in Glasgow. Once completed, the campus will be able to accommodate up to 2,500 additional people, doubling Barclays’ current workforce in Scotland and making the bank one of Glasgow’s biggest commercial employer

Edinburgh-based developer New Land Assets has lodged a detailed planning application for a hotel and retail project near to the Borders Railway terminus in Tweedbank. The development at the corner of Tweedbank Drive and the main A6091 road would include a supermarket, coffee shop and petrol station

Property, construction and design consultancy McBains has announced a number of changes to its senior management structure. These changes to take immediate effect will see chief executive Michael Thirkettle take a non-executive senior advisory position and Clive Docwra, currently director with respo

The framework for the first homes in the initial phase at Maidenhill has been erected as homebuilders CALA Homes (West) and Taylor Wimpey West Scotland drive forward the brand new community in Newton Mearns. This milestone marks the completion of the initial works and access to Maidenhill, which has