Inspectors from the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) will be targeting construction firms across Scotland to check that their health standards are up to scratch during a month-long inspection initiative. Starting on October 4, the inspections will focus on respiratory risks and occupational
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Building and construction firm The JR Group has unveiled a new 'look and feel' website which it said reflects the company’s continued growth and vision for the future. The new site, which launched this week, boasts a brand-new design and improved features which allows visitors to browse T
A council meeting took a nasty turn when a local resident threw a chair and roared "I hope al-Qaeda bombs the f***ing ugly thing" in objection to a new housing scheme in her neighbourhood. Cecilia Adie flew into a fit of rage after Camden councillors gave planning permission to four new three-storey
A community council is considering taking legal action against a decision to approve a housing development in Glasgow in a case it said has ramifications for sensitive conservation areas across Scotland. Glasgow City Council's planning local review committee granted permission for East Kilbride-base
INEOS Grangemouth has announced a planned further investment of over £1 billion towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions at its site to net zero by 2045. The chemicals firm said its Road Map will deliver a reduction in excess of 60% in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 through a series of inve
The director of a liquidated construction company has been banned for seven years after failing to explain more than £700,000 worth of expenditure. Forfar Sheriff Court heard that Angel Tas Limited was incorporated in October 2017 and Cristina Angelica Tasca (27), from Arbroath, was appoi
Balfour Beatty has been awarded an £85 million contract to deliver the second phase of overhead line works in the West of Scotland between Port Ann and Crossaig on behalf of SSEN Transmission. Phase Two of the scheme will see Balfour Beatty design, construct and engineer a new 45km 275kV doubl
New plans have been submitted to convert vacant commercial space in Stirling city centre to form new flats. Developer RAAC Ltd wants to create two ground floor dwellings and create a garden/parking area behind 53-59 King Street.
Business premises in Scotland will be able to access a £25 million package to improve ventilation and reduce the risk of coronavirus transmission. Grants will target a wide range of high-risk settings where people come into close proximity, including restaurants, bars and gyms, with support av
A Berwickshire based company has been fined £300,000 after an employee was crushed by a concrete panel. BSW Sawmills Limited pled guilty to health and safety breaches committed between 1 June 2017 and 6 October 2017 at Dumfries Sheriff Court on 28 September 2021.
A home in Massachusetts seriously damaged by fire has been listed on the market with an asking price of $399,000 WBZ-TV reported Monday that the listing for the home in Melrose, a suburb of Boston, is evidence of how hot the housing market is.
North Ayrshire Council has increased its investment in the area’s roads this year as part of its wide-ranging programme of improvement works. Earlier this year, the council committed to investing an additional £15.6 million into its roads network, bringing the total amount of investment
The Scottish Government has published an independent analysis of responses to its consultation on proposals for regulations on Local Place Plans (LLPs). Section 14 of the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 (the 2019 Act) amends the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 to introduce a new right for
A vicar has defended a decision to host a four-day beer festival in a church graveyard – where revellers sat on headstones and used graves as tables. Reverend Martin Anderson, who organised the festival at St Mary the Virgin church in Stockton-on-Tees in north-east England, said most people &l
Doctors in Lithuania have removed more than a kilogram of nails and screws from the stomach of a man who started swallowing metallic objects after quitting alcohol. The man, who was not identified for reasons of patient confidentiality, was admitted to hospital in the Baltic port city of K

