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The doors of the new Whitburn Partnership Centre will soon be opening to members of the public with work now complete on the redevelopment of the old Burgh Halls. West Lothian Council has invested nearly £5 million on the delivery of Whitburn Partnership Centre which represents a significant i

A critical milestone has been reached in the construction project to rebuild Shetland's world-renowned bird observatory on Fair Isle with the arrival of the first of the building's modules. The project, which is led by Fair Isle Bird Observatory Trust (FIBOT), will create seven new green jobs,

A set of key design principles should be considered by housing providers so residents feel safe in their developments’ shared spaces after dark, according to a new white paper. Released in line with the clocks going back on Sunday 30th October, the paper revealed that four out of five people f

The residential restoration of Custom House in Dundee will begin in earnest shortly with contractors preparing to arrive on site. The A-listed Georgian mansion house on Dock Street has lain empty for 14 years. Alicydon Limited bought the 1840s structure from Apex Hotels after hotel proposa

Property developer Summix Capital has revealed new proposals to deliver a mixed-use development on a brownfield site at Central Quay, Glasgow. The development site currently includes a high-quality office building at 2 Central Quay, extending to just under 80,000 square feet, and a neighbouring 4.43

A former hotel in Cowdenbeath is set to be converted into flats under new plans submitted by Dunfermline-based developer Rudy Tanner. The landmark Crown Hotel, at the foot of the High Street, was destroyed by a fire in 2009, leaving it with no roof and little interior. The building has laid derelict

Wellwood Leslie has submitted plans to Dundee City Council to convert a former textile mill in the Hilltown area of the city into a residential development. The firm proposes adjusting the internal layout of all floors to accommodate five apartments within the former Hilltown Works, a former textile

Nobleread Ltd has been wound up by the High Court and the Official Receiver has been appointed liquidator of the company.

A planning application has been submitted for a new Scotch whisky distillery at Portavadie on the Cowal Peninsula in Argyll and Bute. The new whisky distillery will produce high quality single malt whisky, there will also be a visitors centre to take in the beauty of the surroundings. The distillery

Works on the first new-build distillery in the Cairngorms National Park have been completed and the project has been handed over to owners Gordon & MacPhail. Nestled on the bank of the river Spey, The Cairn distillery has been designed to reflect its environment. The design has been inspired by

Homebuilder Cala Homes (East) has worked in collaboration with Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) to create 22 bespoke pieces of art which will be unveiled within the stunning entrance hallway of their Clocktower apartments at Newington Residences. Cala has worked with ECA to create a brief which will a

Typically, the construction industry has been a male-dominated world with little to no provisions for women, people of certain faiths or those with disabilities, but times are changing, writes CIOB’s Mark Harrison. I was appointed the Chartered Institute of Building’s (CIOB) first Head o

The National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) is celebrating recognition for efforts at the 10th Festival of Traditional Buildings, held in August 2022, through a parliamentary motion submitted by Gordon MacDonald MSP and received widespread support within the parliament. The motion highligh

West Lothian Council has approved the sale of land in Livingston to Workflo Solutions (Scotland) Limited for £100,000. The site at Allen Road is approximately 1,860 square metres and is one of six neighbouring plots which have been marketed for sale.

New plans have been brought forward for the creation of 48 apartments in an area of open space next to the Clydeside Expressway in Glasgow. The proposal from development company Nixon Blue could see two new six-storey residential buildings raised at Beith Street in the Partick area.