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Plans have been submitted to develop 199 new homes for mid-market rent in Leith on behalf of Link Housing Association. Delivered in partnership with Cruden Homes and the Teague Group, the 7N Architects-designed homes will be located on brownfield land at Salamander Place between Leith Links and the

Glasgow City Council has approved a series of actions which will allow the completion of the southern extension of Buchanan Galleries to take place earlier than otherwise would have been the case. The announcement means that work on the 392,000 sq ft extension should begin in 2018, with completion i

Chris Stewart Group has appointed ISG to deliver its flagship office and leisure project as part of the wider redevelopment of The Registers in Edinburgh. The mixed-use Mint Building scheme in St Andrew Square sees ISG create circa 61,000 sq ft of Grade A office accommodation and 11,000 sq ft of lei

Design, construction and property professionals can now access the UK’s first timber frame Building Information Modelling (BIM) library, after a successful 12-month project by Stewart Milne Timber Systems. The library has been developed by the company with the support of the CITB through its innov

The most inspiring young surveyors, who make Scotland a better place to live, work and visit, are currently being given the opportunity to have their talent recognised nationally and be rewarded with a car to help them in their career. Surveyors are essential in key areas such as housing, commercial

As a result of a wide and detailed consultation with employers and educators in Scotland, CITB has ensured a set of nine, new, craft Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQ) will be ready for the new intake of Apprentices in August and that the SVQs now formally incorporate the highly valued Skills

Deputy First Minister opens new £40m North Ayrshire campus Garnock Community Campus has been officially opened by John Swinney, the Deputy First Minister and cabinet secretary for education and skills.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has unveiled his detailed vision to colonise Mars, including how much it is going to cost and what he wants to build first. The Huffington Post reports that the billionaire already set a date for landing a spacecraft on the red planet - 2018 - and to set the ball rolling on his

The Queensferry Crossing is set to open to traffic at the end of August, economy secretary Keith Brown confirmed today. On a visit to the Forth Replacement Crossing construction site today, Mr Brown explained that the £1.35 billion bridge will open on August 30 and then close to allow the public to

Midlothian Council’s planning committee has approved plans to extend Edinburgh Technopole, the science park at the Bush House Estate near Penicuik. The three new offices/laboratory buildings on the site are expected to secure around 150 jobs.

The restoration of a former school building to be used by Parkhead Housing Association can now be completed after Glasgow City Council approved over £567,000 of new funding. The B-listed former Parkhead Public School in Westmuir Street is to be revamped to create a local enterprise centre with a mi

Planning permission has been granted to install a sculpture depicting Jesus as a homeless person in Nelson Mandela Place, Glasgow. Glasgow Churches Together, the group behind bringing the sculpture of Matthew 25, known as the Homeless Jesus, is now raising £15,000 to fund the project.

Chemicals firm Ineos has announced plans to increase the capacity of the cracker facility used to break down gases at its site in Grangemouth. The company has submitted a planning application to Falkirk Council for the construction of a security management centre as well as two security gatehouses,

Ministers have granted planning consent for a 30 turbine tidal park situated off the south-west coast of Islay. West Islay Tidal Energy Park will have a generating capacity of up to 30 MW, enough to power around 18,000 homes.

HALO Kilmarnock proposals go on public display Members of the public are to have the opportunity to see proposals for The HALO development in Kilmarnock at a consultation event on June 29.