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The Scottish Government’s ambition of delivering 30,000 apprentices a year by 2020 could be a tougher challenge than it imagined due to an image problem north of the border. A new YouGov survey commissioned by employment firm Reed in Partnership and qualifications body NCFE suggests that apprentic
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Work begins on new Fort William homes for rent Work has begun on a project to turn a former medical centre in Fort William into accommodation for rent.
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Kevin Stewart The average time for a planning decision to be made on major developments has fallen by 17 per cent on the previous year, according to new Scottish Government figures.
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MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Network Rail, Ms Sandra Hebenton George House 36 North Hanover Street, Glasgow
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Mandy Catterall Annual planning decision time statistics published by the Scottish Government have been met with a mixed reaction by the Scottish Property Federation (SPF) and Homes for Scotland (HFS).
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The Quartermile development in Edinburgh The Scottish commercial property market has seen a significant drop in confidence and investor demand following the decision of the United Kingdom to leave the European Union, according to a new survey.
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MacLeod House Plans have been approved to extend a boutique hotel at the heart of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s Aberdeenshire golf course.
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North Lanarkshire Council’s planning committee has unanimously approved plans for a £25 million retail park in Cumbernauld. The Westfield development is set to create 200 full time jobs and around 50 jobs in the construction phase, which developers L&S Broadwood hope will start later this yea
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Construction machinery manufacturer JCB said it remains optimistic about the future despite reporting a fall in annual sales and profits. The company said that in 2015 it achieved a profit of £214 million, which is 27 per cent down on 2014 when it made £294m. Sales for 2015 sto
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The director of a building company that conned an 87 year old out of nearly £150,000 has been sentenced to three years imprisonment. 21 year old Robert Stewart, sole director of Abbey Roofing and Building Services, was imprisoned at Edinburgh Sheriff Court yesterday having been convicted of fraud b
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The Atria building in Edinburgh Edinburgh’s commercial property market saw a positive second quarter in 2016 despite the ‘tailwinds’ brought on by United Kingdom voting to leave the European Union, according to analysis by Knight Frank.
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Ayrshire Housing and the Energy Agency are hosting a free CPD event next month to highlight some of the latest work in energy efficiency and air quality. Building managers and designers, and policy makers are frequently disappointed by the gap between design intentions and experienced performance wh
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Biscuit firm Tunnock’s has unveiled proposals for a multi-million pound extension to its Lanarkshire factory. The company plans to add a new wing to its landmark plant in Uddingston , adding a further 30 jobs to the current 532 strong payroll.
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A Romanian couple have spent two years building an eco-friendly "fairytale castle" in the mountains of Transylvania, using only natural materials. Razvan and Gabriela Vasile sold their home near the capital Bucharest to build the "castle" in a village 24 miles (40 km) from the city of Sibiu, Casa Me
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Stirling based insulation maker Superglass has been sold to a Russian roofing billionaire for £8.7 million. The UK’s only independent manufacturer of glass mineral wool insulation agreed a 5.6p a share offer from Sergey Kolesnikov, the sole shareholder of Cyprus-registered Inflection, and also pr
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