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The Scottish Government has given Glasgow City Council permission to compulsorily purchase 14 areas of land on the edge of Glasgow Green to pave the way for Thenue Housing Association to develop new homes. The majority of the sites on London Road, Monteith Row and Monteith Place have been cleared of

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has created a new industry relations director role to boost industry engagement at a time of critical change for employers. Construction firms face major changes, including the economic uncertainty caused by Brexit, an overhaul of skills policy and Fur

Robertson Tayside is reaching the final stages of the £8 million construction of the new Sidlaw View Primary School in Dundee. Up to 400 pupils would be able to attend the new two-stream primary school, which will be part of a campus including Jessie Porter Nursery and the replacement for Baldragon

Iconic Bellahouston Academy brought back to life The original Bellahouston Academy in Glasgow has been transformed into high-quality office accommodation.

North Ayrshire Council has approved plans for a distillery on the Isle of Arran. Independent Scotch producer Isle of Arran Distillers received the green light for its plans for the facility in Lagg on the south end of the island.

Construction and infrastructure company Morgan Sindall has been appointed by Perth & Kinross Council to design and build a new road bridge over the Black Water. The original Bleaton Hallet Bridge was damaged beyond repair when the eastern abutment was washed away by the sheer force and volume of

Plans lodged for Huntly affordable homes Aberdeenshire Council has submitted plans for the creation of 12 affordable homes within a conservation area in Huntly town centre.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has today announced plans to accelerate capital spending on infrastructure projects, starting with an additional £100 million of funding in this financial year. The move is part of a package of measures to support and stimulate the economy in the wake of the EU refere

Plans to transform Edinburgh’s former Royal High School into a new music school and concert venue have been recommended for approval. Formally submitted by the Royal High School Preservation Trust (RHSPT) in December last year, officials said the plans to bring the A-listed building back

Plans have been submitted for a development of 550 new homes in Glasgow’s East End. Link Group’s proposal is for a mixture of homes for social rent, mid market rent, shared equity and sale at Dalmarnock Riverside.

Engineers have joined the Queensferry Crossing’s north deck and viaduct meaning the bridge is now connected to Fife. The milestone represents the first of four closures between the “deck fans” now nearing completion around each of the bridge’s three towers.

The re-opening of one of two former Tata Steel plants in Lanarkshire that were mothballed last year has moved a step closer with the first delivery of steel slab to the site for nearly a year. Around 1,500 tonnes of slab from the British Steel plant at Scunthorpe arrived by train at the Dalzell plat

Seven Lochs Wetland Park awarded £4.5m lottery grant Glasgow and Clyde Valley Green Network Partnership has been awarded a Heritage Lottery grant of £4.5 million, to take forward proposals to create The Seven Lochs Wetland Park, a wetland area of national significance in the central belt, which p

The UK construction industry has continued to decline though the full impact of the EU referendum result may yet still be to come, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Figures published by the independent body today revealed that output in the sector decreased by 0.9 per cent in Ju

Developers have purchased the former Sunnyside Royal Hospital site in Angus from NHS Tayside, paving the way for a new housing, retail and commercial development. The hospital, in Hillside near Montrose, has been acquired by Montrose based Pert Bruce Construction Ltd and Edinburgh based FM Group in