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Councillors have given planning permission in principle (PPP) for the new HMP Highland, a state of the art facility that will be the first new prison in the north of Scotland for more than a century. Following positive and significant pre-application discussions with Highland Council, and a pre-appl

Scotland’s business leaders have urged ministers to address transport infrastructure and affordable housing issues for the country’s islands communities. A survey of 275 island firms by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has revealed 88% of respondents stated they faced other challenges th

Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service signs long term lease at Atlantic Quay 3 Moorfield Group and Glasgow-based joint venture partner Resonance Capital have announced that Atlantic Quay 3 is now fully let on a long term lease to the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service, on completion of a multi-mi

A judgment into an application to deliver more than 400 homes on a former university site in Glasgow has been delayed after councillors decided to allow representations from interested parties to be heard. Housebuilder CALA Homes is proposing to transform the historic site of the University of Strat

Administrators have secured a buyer for Cumbernauld shopfitting business Pride Shopfitting, saving 20 jobs in the process. Pride had run into difficulties after one of its customers failed to pay a significant debt.

Construction work is now complete on Unit 201, a new 27,500 sq. ft. manufacturing and engineering facility at Clyde Gateway East Business Park. Built by Kier Construction Scotland and being marketed by Ryden LLP, the £3 million industrial unit is the latest speculative new build undertaken and comp

The Specialist Engineering Contractors’ Group (SEC Group) has welcomed the publication of the independent review on cash retentions in the construction industry. The review was commissioned by the UK government following an amendment to the Enterprise Bill laid by Lord Aberdare in 2015 and drafted

An independent review into reducing costs in each element of the electricity supply chain has been published by the UK government. Building on the government’s Industrial Strategy Green Paper, Professor Dieter Helm CBE was asked in August to consider the whole electricity supply chain of generatio

Property services company CBRE has submitted plans to Dundee City Council to demolish a 1960s office block above the Overgate shopping centre and replace it with a new roof covering. Under the plans, some of the Overgate’s upper mall units would be reconfigured to create a new management suite and

An online map resource has been launched to offer a single point of reference for construction activity across the UK and Ireland. Released by the Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS), the easy to use portal provides, for the first time, anyone a unique opportunity to see what is happening in the c

Landslip affecting Highland road A 15 metre section of the road at Soldiers Rock on the Knoydart peninsula has collapsed due to a landslide.

Would you be brave enough to live on Vampire Road or Headless Close? With less than a week to go before Halloween, online estate agent HouseSimple.com reveals the 30 spookiest streets in Britain. According to the company’s research, just 19 people had the courage to buy a property on one of these

Scottish building contractor J Smart & Co has reported underlying profit before tax for the year ended 31 July of £3.4 million. The figure, which includes £613,000 profit from property sales, is down from last year's figure of £3.6m including £186,000 profit from property sales.

Kirkwood Homes is to resurrect plans for 150 new homes in Dundee following changes to the local development plan. Dundee City Council’s development management committee rejected an initial bid for the Balgillo Heights development at Linlathen Village in Broughty Ferry, which had been recommended f

Andy Scott brings unique art to Marischal Square project Internationally renowned sculptor Andy Scott has brought his world-class artwork to Aberdeen, in the shape of a major new project at the prestigious £107 million Marischal Square development in the city centre.