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A pioneering conservation project in Caithness has saved a prehistoric monument from ruin. The ruins of Ousdale Burn Broch, north of Helmsdale, had fallen into further disrepair over the past 130 years.
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Rare sand dunes on the Aberdeenshire coast have lost their conservation status following the construction of the Trump International Golf Links course at Menie Estate. Public natural heritage body NatureScot, formerly Scottish Natural Heritage, said parts of the dunes on Foveran Links have
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Under One Roof (UOR), the highly praised advice website for flat owners and their advisers in Scotland, is set to expand as it becomes a new charity. To date, the website has operated with a voluntary Steering Group managed initially by the RIAS and subsequently by Changeworks, the Edinburgh based e
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West Lothian Council has approved plans to build 110 new homes at the site of the former Vodaphone facility in Livingston after securing assurances on road safety in the area. Plans to redevelop the facility located off Hunter Road were halted last month after councillors expressed concerns about an
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Plans to build 40 affordable homes at the site of the old Ellon Academy have been approved by Aberdeenshire Council’s Formartine area committee. The plans were given approval on the proviso road safety concerns be addressed.
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Lorraine Hamilton of Cairn Ecology, which provides professional ecological consultancy services to a range of companies, has been announced the winner of the third Build Lanarkshire programme, the course of practical instruction which guides local construction sector related businesses on winning ne
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The Jedburgh Grammar Campus project was this week recognised at the Partnership Awards 2020 as it took home a silver award in the Best Education category.
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Defence secretary Ben Wallace has welcomed a vast building hall for the Royal Navy’s Type 31 frigates as a major milestone in building the next-generation frigates. Type 31s, which are being built by Babcock in Roysth, will be the beating heart of the Royal Navy’s surface fleet
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Over a million homes in Scotland need to be upgraded to low carbon heating by 2030 to ensure the Scottish Government meets its statutory climate change targets, according to an updated plan published yesterday. The Climate Change Plan 2018 – 2032, which has been updated to reflect th
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Thousands of hectares of vacant and derelict land across Scotland will be transformed through a new £50 million programme over the next five years. The investment will help to meet climate change targets and promote the health, wellbeing, and resilience of communities. It follows the recommend
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Morgan Sindall Construction has been appointed to the NHS Shared Business Services Public Sector Construction Works Framework. NHS Shared Business Services was established by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) in 2005 and is a joint venture between DHSC and Sopra Steria, specialists in
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Glasgow City Council has given the go-ahead for a project to restore Tollcross Winter Gardens in the city's East End. The B-listed conservatory, which is on the Buildings at Risk register, is currently in a “dilapidated condition”.
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A homeowner disgusted with the actions of the tradesman at her house took to Facebook to share a note she left them after she saw that they'd used her brand new toilet. Nadia from Sutherland Shire in Australia had hired a group of construction workers to do a bit of work on her home, but while
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The JR Group has been accredited by Citizens UK as a living wage employer – further demonstrating its commitment to its workforce. The Paisley-based construction group - which has been operating for 25 years and employs more than 200 team members - has been committed to paying the living
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A trustee who embezzled hundreds of thousands from a charity has been ordered to pay back £700,000 in profit. Architect Ian Brash, from Wallyford, East Lothian, admitted embezzling £358,832 from the Dr Robert Malcolm Trust between August 2010 and September 2014.
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