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£50m Levenmouth Academy officially opens The £50 million Levenmouth Learning Campus was officially opened during a ceremony attended by distinguished guests last week.

A stable block which was home to dozens of working horses in Glasgow is to be turned into flats for mid-market rent. GHA, part of Wheatley Group, is behind the multi-million pound plans which will save – and breathe new life into – the Bell Street Stables in the Merchant City, a category B-liste

Specialist design and engineering business Morgan Sindall Professional Services (MSPS) has been relaunched as BakerHicks, a name which acknowledges two of the original founders of the IDC Group from which MSPS ultimately emerged. Howard Hicks, the IDC Group chairman, was a well-known developer and e

Graham Construction has completed work on the Rosemount Gardens and Court Complex in Bathgate. The care development, which Graham delivered over three phases on behalf of West Lothian Council in partnership with hub South East, was officially opened by leader of the local authority, John McGinty.

Construction workers from Morgan Sindall have encountered a 1,500 year old skeleton while on a school building project in Norfolk, The Construction Index has reported. The skeleton, believed to date from between the fifth and seventh centuries, was discovered in the school grounds while the Morgan S

LDA Design’s £20 million revitalisation of Aberdeen’s Union Terrace Gardens was narrowly granted planning permission by councillors yesterday. Aberdeen City Council approved the business case for the proposals by 21 votes to 20.

The University of Glasgow has picked Multiplex to manage the £700 million first phase of its estate expansion plan over the next decade, according to reports. The Construction Enquirer has reported that Multiplex was selected ahead rival Lendlease to take the first phase of the planned Gilmorehill

Aberdeenshire Council has objected to Aberdeen FC's plans to build a new £40 million stadium west of the city. Under proposals lodged by the club in January, the football and community sports hub would be built on a 24.5 hectare site at Kingsford, close to the Aberdeen bypass, near Westhill.

Details of how a £10 million dolphin watching centre in Aberdeen could look have been unveiled with the release of a new image. The proposed centre at Greyhope Bay, near Torry, will feature a wildlife viewing platform and a variety of amenities to encourage science and education through performance

Council planners in Aberdeenshire have backed a £150 million housing and retail development at Blackdog despite concerns it will hit traders in surrounding north-east towns. Under plans lodged with the local authority a year ago, developers Ashfield Land and local housebuilder Kirkwood Homes want t

Developer Dandara has submitted proposals to Aberdeen City Council to build 151 homes and a retirement apartment block in the Pinewood area of Countesswells. Under the plans, 116 of the properties will be spread across two apartment blocks with the remaining 35 units built as nearby houses.

Groundwork to begin on Inverness Justice Centre Groundwork is due to begin today on Scotland’s first purpose-built justice centre in Inverness.

The UK’s largest union for construction workers is calling on the industry to take radical action to reduce the high number of suicides among its workforce. New analysis by the Office for National Statistics found that the risk of suicide among low skilled male labourers, particularly those workin

Minister for employability and training visits Forster Group in Brechin There were congratulations all round when Jamie Hepburn, minister for employability and training, visited Forster Group in Brechin to present certificates to the first six apprentices to complete the new qualification, Roof Tili

Detailed plans have been lodged for a £40 million conversion of the former Scottish Power headquarters in Cathcart, Glasgow. Following extensive public consultation and positive feedback, the property developer FM Group has refined the design of the Spean Street site with the local authority’s pl