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A major business park which will bring up to 350 jobs across the Scottish Borders and act as a key catalyst for long-term economic growth has received a multi-million-pound funding boost. The Central Borders Innovation Park at Tweedbank is set to receive £15 million after its business case was

A Babylonian treasure will be handed back to Iraq later this month after UK border officers foiled an attempt to smuggle it through Heathrow Airport. The 30cm-high inscribed stone, dating back more than 3,000 years, was one section of a larger antiquity that is believed to have been looted from sout

An architecture employee who admitted carrying out an armed robbery on a Dundee bookmakers has been given a 32 month jail sentence. Last month Nathan Ritchie pled guilty to entering the William Hill branch in Broughty Ferry and pulling a knife on a worker last July.

Two social enterprises have won work on the supply chain of Morrison Construction thanks to a collaboration between the contractor and P4P (Partnership for Procurement). Formed in 2017, P4P has wasted no time providing support and expertise to third sector organisations, as a partnership between fou

A new bridge will be built over the A90 near Kirkliston after a £3 million construction contract was agreed by councillors. Deterioration of joints in the original structure meant the old Burnshot Bridge had to be taken down in November 2017.

A proposed Dundee bakery outlet which was rejected by city planners is now back on the table. Owners of the renowned Clark’s takeaway business had submitted an application to open a new portable unit near the Myrekirk roundabout at Kingsway West.

Interserve was handed £660 million worth of public contracts in the months before facing collapse, the GMB Union has claimed. The construction group was forced through a pre-pack administration at the weekend after its largest shareholder, the US hedge fund Coltrane, opposed restructuring

The public are being asked to have their say on significant cycling and walking improvements proposed for the west of Edinburgh. A major consultation asks for feedback on recommendations to transform pedestrian and cycling infrastructure as part of the West Edinburgh Link project (formerly named the

A Scottish local authority which sued engineering contractors over a failed social housing development that had to be demolished for health and safety reasons has had its £12 million damages claim dismissed. Midlothian Council raised an action against Blyth & Blyth Consulting Engineers Ltd

Pupils from Waid Academy, Anstruther, have been given an insight into the development of the University of St Andrews’ Eden Campus. Six S2 pupils attended the renovation of the PSR Building, which involves the restoration and refurbishment of university facilities.

CALA Homes (West) has completed the acquisition of a brownfield site in Bishopbriggs and announced it is set to invest £150 million into East Dunbartonshire as part of a major long-term commitment. The Bishopbriggs development will deliver 135 new homes, including 34 affordable, on a 19-acre s

The University of the West of Scotland (UWS) has engaged akp Scotland to carry out the internal fit out of its newly extended UWS Edzell building to form teaching and research laboratories. The deal follows the successful completion in 2018 of the Cat-B enhancement and Cat-C fit out of the new UWS E

Persimmon Homes West Scotland is to invest £60 million to bring forward a development of almost 250 homes in Renfrewshire. The announcement comes after the housebuilder successfully finalised a 27-acre land deal with the owners of Erskine Bridge Hotel.

New home warranty and insurance provider NHBC has announced the appointment of Jenny Scott as the organisation’s new head of claims. Jenny joins NHBC from the QBE Group having worked within the insurance sector for the past 20 years. Her previous roles included UK property claims manager

University of the West of Scotland’s (UWS) Lanarkshire campus has been recognised as one of the most sustainable and inspiring buildings in the UK ahead of this year’s Guardian University Awards. Shortlisted under the ‘Sustainable Buildings That Inspire’ category, the campus