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Engineers building the new Queensferry Crossing have said there are no guarantees the bridge will open in May but added that the timetable is “realistic”. Initially expected to be ready last December, the £1.325 billion project’s completion was postponed after bad weather delayed work.

An integrated energy roadmap which proposes that half of all Scotland’s energy will come from renewable sources by 2030 has been unveiled by the Scottish Government. Published yesterday, the draft Scottish Energy Strategy sets out a vision for 2050 for Scotland to have a modern, integrated energy

Glasgow City Council has unveiled a £9 million bid to transform the public realm along the city’s Byres Road to enhance the thoroughfare as a destination for shops, bars, cafes and restaurants. A public consultation has identified the need for a full redesign of the street with improved surfaces,

Plans have been unveiled to redevelop the old Moffat Academy in Dumfries and Galloway into houses and apartments for the retirement market. Under proposals submitted by Moffat Academy Ltd, a sister firm of Richmond Wight Estates, a mix of 41 one and two bedroom high specification properties, which w

New milestone reached in UK Spaceport development UK Space science and technology firms QinetiQ and Telespazio VEGA UK have agreed Memorandum’s of Understanding (MoU) to work with Discover Space UK on investigating the potential for a horizontal launch spaceport at the Campbeltown site on the West

Quick-thinking demolition workers used a crane to rescue a stranded dog after it plunged ten feet into the Firth of Forth, STV has reported. Steven Woods was taking his dog Sasha for a walk around the Cockenzie Power Station site in East Lothian at lunchtime on Wednesday when she jumped over a wall

A bookkeeper at a Glasgow construction firm has admitted to embezzling more than £370,000 and causing some colleagues to be made redundant as a result. Kerryanne Clarke, 38, pled guilty to transferring the money from Elmwood Construction Services in Port Dundas to four personal accounts more than 3

Caledonia Housing Association has submitted plans to build 28 new affordable homes at the former Taybank Works jute mill site in Dundee. If approved, the redevelopment of the derelict brownfield site on Morgan Street will see the existing buildings demolished to make way for 10 new flats and 18 hous

Dundee-based Abertay Housing Association is to embark on its first venture in Angus with the development of affordable homes on a derelict site in Forfar. Under plans submitted to Angus Council, the near £2 million project will see the creation of 18 flats for older people at New Road.

Plans that could lead to a major new development to replace the existing Monklands Hospital moved a significant step closer last week. The Board of NHS Lanarkshire has approved an Initial Agreement (IA) to rebuild the hospital or conduct a substantial refurbishment at the existing site.

The Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA) has retrospectively approved planning applications for an access track at Cairngorm Mountain and tourist accommodation projects at Inshriach near Kingussie. The developments were approved by CNPA at a meeting in Boat of Garten last week, despite the Auth

SSE’s new Pitlochry Dam Visitor Centre welcomes its first visitors - Video Pitlochry’s newest and most dramatic visitor centre opened its doors to the public for the first time today.

Scotland’s newest M&E Service contractor is set for a busy 2017 following its launch in May 2016. Arc-Tech, based in Cambuslang, has provided specialist building services solutions for a wide variety of clients since its launch including Park’s Motor Group, SSE and Glasgow Airport.

Transport Scotland is advertising for a suitable contractor to take on a £9 million programme of works to replace the expansion joints on the Forth Road Bridge. The contract is due to be awarded in autumn 2017, with a start on site in spring 2018 for eight months.

Plans have been lodged with the City of Edinburgh Council to build a 266-bed student housing development at a former builder’s yard. Ardent Group and Fourward Architecture intend to demolish the existing buildings at the Russell Road site to make way for 56 apartments complete with reception, comm