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With all of Scotland’s 32 local authorities having unveiled their 2017/18 budgets, Scottish Construction Now rounds up those which have announced infrastructure and capital spending plans for the upcoming year and beyond. Aberdeen City Council

A new primary school complete with community sports facilities is to be built in the Maryhill area of Glasgow to meet a projected rise in the school roll. The non-denominational school will be located on the site of the former North Kelvinside Secondary School at the top of Queen Margaret Drive afte

£15m plans for new Arran ferry terminal unveiled Images showing the ambitious vision for a new Maritime Hub at Ardrossan Harbour have been revealed this week.

Almost 160 couples in a village in eastern China have filed for divorce in order to gain more compensation for the demolition of their homes. Residents of Jiangbei village in Nanjing face mass eviction as the Chinese government plans to raze their village to build a new hi-tech zone, Nanjing Morning

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Scottish Water

Proposals to build a student housing development adjoining the world-renowned Glasgow School of Art (GSA) campus have been recommended for approval by planning officials after the project was reduced by one floor. Plans by developers Urban Pulse include the demolition of the former Jumpin’ Jaks ni

Large scale residential investor Get Living has concluded a deal which will provide more than 600 homes for rent in the heart of Glasgow's Merchant City district. The 7.5-acre High Street site has outline planning consent and the developer hopes to bring forward a new residential neighbourhood.

Contractors are being invited to come forward with bids to build a new national women’s prison in Stirling. The new prison, catering for just 80 of the most serious offenders, is to be built to replace Scotland’s only female jail at Cornton Vale.

Artist’s impression of the new development Developers are to fast track construction work on Aviemore’s new £10 million retail park to ensure the first tenants have their new stores up and running for the festive season.

A former Dundee primary school is to be demolished and replaced with almost 50 new homes under new plans submitted to the local authority. Developer Kirkwood Homes wants to build 49 two-bedroom flats on Bellfield Street, where the now-closed St Joseph’s RC Primary School building still stands.

Laura Peacock Growing young talent is not just a policy agenda, it is a necessity for Scotland’s economy, writes Laura Peacock from Investors in People Scotland.

Jason Wheeler Two young apprentices are sharing their experiences of working for a global professional services consultancy to coincide with Scottish Apprenticeship Week (6-10 March).

Troon Links Clubhouse reopens after £1.9m revamp South Ayrshire Council has just reopened Troon Links Clubhouse following the complete renovation of the historic building.

Ukrainian patisserie chef Dinara Kasko is drawing on her background in architecture when cooking complex, geometric desserts. Kasko's desserts have architectural characteristics, which she achieves by using silicone moulds modelled with Autodesk's 3ds Max software. Combining this technique with prec

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Duddingston House Properties & Urbanist Hotels Ltd.