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Representatives of the UK and Scottish governments joined four local council leaders and business and academic chiefs in Perth today to formally sign the £700 million Tay Cities Region Deal. Officially agreed at a ceremony at Perth & Kinross Council’s HQ this morning after month
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Work has been completed on the transformation of Kinross’ historic Town Hall site, preserving and reviving properties that had stood empty for more than a decade. The £1.5 million project has seen the creation of nine, one and two bedroom apartments on the High Street location which date
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Alan Bateman has joined Whitecross Building Consultancy. Alan has over 20 years experience, a number of them with Whitecross team members at a previous company.
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Work has started on the National Trust for Scotland’s pioneering plan to save the Hill House, Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s domestic masterpiece. Since it was built more than a century ago, this Helensburgh landmark has been absorbing the rain, putting the building and its unique interiors
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The managing director of J&D Pierce Contracts was recognised at the inaugural Summit Entrepreneurship Awards last night. Derek Pierce took home the Entrepreneur of the Year prize at a stellar celebration dinner in Glasgow, beating Simon Hannah, MD at Filshill and Chris Stewart, CEO, Chris Stewar
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Morris & Spottiswood has been named ‘Contractor of the Year’ at the 2018 Education Buildings Scotland Awards. Members of the firm received the prestigious accolade at the Sheraton Grand Hotel in Edinburgh at a black-tie function supported by the Scottish Government. The £100 mi
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Orkney Islands Council is to purchase a group of uninhabited islands because they offer a “significant development opportunity”. It is anticipated that the council will become the owners of Faray, Holm of Faray and Red Holm early in 2019.
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MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Royal Botanic Garden.
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The architects behind the transformation of Perth City Hall have submitted their planning application for the development. Dutch practice Mecanoo plans to revamp the B-listed hall to form a flexible museum, exhibition space and café to help meet the city’s cultural aspirations.
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Legal & General has agreed to fund the development of new high-quality student accommodation block to a top Scottish university. Lincam Pentland Ltd, a subsidiary of Edinburgh housebuilder S1 Developments Limited, has completed the sale of the proposed new 315 room (359 bed) student residence, f
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RICS Scotland will hold a parliamentary reception early next year as a working group formed to tackle the quality of Scotland’s tenement buildings prepares to publish its first report. Over the last year, the issue of tenement repair and maintenance has been rising up the Scottish parliamentar
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A West Highlands home designed by HaysomWardMiller Architects has been named House of the Year 2018 by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). Lochside House was revealed as the winner in the final episode of a special Channel 4 series Grand Designs: House of the Year, broadcast on Novembe
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Paisley-based independent architecture practice Framed Estate, has overseen the delivery of Kenya’s first assisted-living complex, in a project which is aiming to change the way the elderly live across Africa. Fadhili Care at Greenpark Estate, located on the outskirts of Nairobi, has been deve
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MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Lochalsh Estates Ltd
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Located on the west coast of mainland Shetland, Scalloway Fishmarket is due to begin works next week on the construction of a new market facility. Over recent years, the harbour has seen an increase in the volume of fish landed and the new facility will increase economic benefits from the island&rsq
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