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Sam Barsky likes to knit. He also likes to travel. So what better way of combining the two than knitting jumpers of famous landmarks and then wearing them to those places. From Times Square and Niagara Falls to Stonehenge and Tower Bridge, it seems Sam has "been there and got the sweater".

Plans have been unveiled for a residential led mixed-use development comprising a minimum of 2,150 residential units in Dunfermline. An application for Planning Permission in Principle submitted to Fife Council last month by Stirling Developments Ltd proposes a £600 million investment into the Earl

Dundee City Council has approved plans to build 163 homes on the site of two former multis in the city’s Hilltown area. The development by Robertson Partnership Homes, on behalf of the council and Hillcrest Housing Association, will see 123 flats and 40 houses built on land where the Bucklemaker a

Hotel resort Cameron House has revealed plans for an extensive new terrace overlooking Loch Lomond as part of its ongoing renovation. Phase two of the refurbishment, due to be completed in May 2017, has commenced at the loch-side retreat and will feature a brand new outdoor terrace to showcase panor

Plans have been unveiled to demolish a distillery tower in Dumbarton town centre to make for new affordable homes. Under plans currently being considered by West Dunbartonshire Council, Dunbritton Housing Association will develop 155 affordable homes on the former Ballantine’s Distillery site.

15,000 new homes are to be built in Glasgow over the next five years after councillors agreed a new long-term vision for the city. The Housing Strategy for 2017/22, which was given the green light by Glasgow City Council's executive committee yesterday, is founded on the two main themes of increasin

AS Homes (Scotland) Ltd has submitted a detailed planning application to Glasgow City Council for a £5 million development of 40 homes for social rental at Springburn Way in Springburn. The homes are being built for Home Scotland, part of Home Group, one of the UK’s largest providers of social ho

The start of major construction works on two new Perth & Kinross Council primary schools was heralded by a visit to each site today by Deputy First Minister and cabinet secretary for education John Swinney MSP. Mr Swinney will firstly visited Kinross Primary School before making a visit to Tullo

Detailed plans for a brownfield development of 125 homes at Gullane’s former Fire College have been submitted by CALA Management Ltd. Central to the proposals is the sensitive renovation of the landmark Henderson House, as well as on-site provision of 31 high-quality affordable homes which will be

Contractors’ group BESA has challenged the need for a levy from the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) and demanded to know what employers receive for their investment. CITB unveiled proposals last week to reduce the training levy it charges firms next year in a bid to stave off its closu

The Scottish Government must grasp its opportunity to transform the country’s energy sector and provide strong vision for Scotland’s future energy system, according to a group of leading energy experts. Members of Scotland’s Future Energy Taskforce have today released their recommendations ahe

National Theatre of Scotland headquarters opens The National Theatre of Scotland has opened its new headquarters.

A new housing development is planned for a Glasgow brownfield site which has been lying derelict for years. According to the Evening Times, the scheme could include hundreds of individually designed homes and flats, shops, a pub, restaurant, a hotel, leisure uses and open space.

The Department of Architecture at the University of Strathclyde has announced its first online continuing development (CPD) course entitled ‘Social Benefits of Innovative Lighting’. The multidisciplinary course consists of two videos on innovative lighting and its application. They were produced

Offshore wind on target to become lowest-cost, large scale clean energy source The cost of energy from offshore wind has fallen by 32 per cent since 2012 and is now below the joint UK government and industry target of £100 per megawatt hour (MWh) four years ahead of schedule, according to a new rep