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Developers behind a multi-million pound tennis and golf centre near Dunblane are appealing against a council decision to refuse it planning permission. Backed by Judy Murray and former Ryder Cup golf captain Colin Montgomerie, the £37.5 million project was to be located at Park of Keir, between Mur

Glasgow City Council has announced plans to invest £100 million into community assets and schools over the next five years. The investment comes despite £130m in cuts to its budget which will result in around 1,500 job losses over the next financial year.

Plans to develop 90 flats on North Kelvin Meadow in Glasgow’s west end have been ‘called in’ by Scottish ministers. Formerly council-run football pitches and tennis courts, the meadows fell into disrepair in the early 90s but over the last 20 years residents have planted seeds, built treehouse

Shetland high school project shortlisted for prestigious award The new Anderson High School project in Shetland has been shortlisted for a prestigious award that recognises the best in public private partnerships (PPP).

The Chartered Institute of Building has developed a competition that challenges Minecraft players to come up with imaginative solutions to future housing needs. With more than 70 million copies sold, Minecraft has taken the online gaming world by storm and the CIOB aims to recognise its potential to

Kingdom Housing Association's employability project, Fife Works, is building on the success of its recent Construction Academy, and is launching a further Academy this week to help move more unemployed young people into the construction industry. Part of the Academy is a 2 week work experience place

Construction and engineering specialist CBES has been announced as the winner of the prestigious Building Services Specialist of the Year category at the 2016 CN Specialist Awards. The awards are the only national awards that recognise and celebrate the very best specialist contractors in the UK. Th

Construction apprenticeships across Great Britain are up 12 per cent in the past year, reaching levels not seen since before the 2008 financial crisis. New statistics released by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), for National Apprenticeship Week (14-18 March), reveal that 22,496 young

The number of homes completed in Scotland has increased by four per cent compared to the previous year, according to official statistics figures released today. A quarterly statistical publication from the Scottish Government revealed that 16,000 homes were completed across all sectors in the year t

Morrison Construction is to build an £8.2 million community facility in South Ayrshire after the project was granted planning approval. Work on the new Tarbolton Community Campus can now begin with the official contracts now signed after the project reached financial close.

A property development pipeline map of Glasgow city centre has been launched at today at the MIPIM property market event in Cannes. The map, issued by commercial property advisors Bilfinger GVA, summarises the key opportunities in the city centre for development as well as the peripheral areas aroun

Plans have been submitted for a 40 bed accommodation block in Dornoch for the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI). Designed by ThreeSixty Architecture, the development will form part of a larger roll out of accommodation in the region for the university

£3.2m Fairfield Housing Co-operative development nears completion in Perth Much needed affordable homes are nearing completion in the penultimate phase of the Muirton Park regeneration in Perth.

The Scottish Government has awarded over £10 million to support innovative large-scale low carbon local energy projects, energy minister Fergus Ewing has announced. Speaking at the annual Community and Renewable Energy Scheme (CARES) Conference in Stirling yesterday, Mr Ewing confirmed that nine pr

First turf cut on the site of the new Elgin High School Construction work was formally – and finally - started on the site of the new Elgin High School yesterday with a turf-cutting ceremony.