Plans for a historic Borders bridge to receive a major restoration have secured support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. At almost 200 years old, Kalemouth Suspension Bridge is both one of the earliest examples of a wrought iron chain suspension bridge and one of the last of its kind in Scot
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Minister for public finance Ivan McKee and chief planner Dr Fiona Simpson highlight the progress made by the National Planning Hub in its first year of operation.
Scottish Borders Council is holding a 12‑week public consultation on the draft Hawick Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan.
Cala Homes (West) has submitted a Proposal of Application Notice (PoAN) to Falkirk Council, marking the first formal stage in the planning process for a proposed new residential development in Larbert.
A Highland couple have announced plans to donate and ultimately bequeath their entire property portfolio to support efforts to tackle the region’s worsening housing shortage. Retired construction businessman Don Michie, 75, who lives in Onich near Fort William, has built up 14 rental propertie
Muir Construction welcomed BE-ST (Built Environment – Smarter Transformation) to its Quarterly Senior Management Meeting at the company’s ongoing retrofit of the former Younger Building in Edinburgh.
Planning and development consultancy Lichfields has relocated its Edinburgh team to larger premises as the business continues to grow its presence in Scotland.
The Grangemouth Flood Protection Scheme (GFPS) will move into a critical next stage after securing £1.6 million of additional funding from the Scottish Government, it was announced this week.
Families in Stirling are set to benefit from new homes, investment in local education, and upgraded infrastructure after plans for 264 properties in Bannockburn were unanimously approved.
Archaeologists have discovered a hoard of 409 gold rouble coins beneath the foundations of a historic house in Torzhok, a city in north-western Russia approximately 420 kilometres south-east of St Petersburg. The find, dating from the final decades of the Russian Empire, may be worth well over half
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is to close its Motherwell-based Rokbak articulated hauler business and concentrate resources on its portfolio of other hauling solutions.
The demolition of the fire‑damaged former cinema on Bank Street, Lochgelly, is now complete and the site has been formally handed back to the owners.
A new UK specialist consultancy for the living sector has been launched to support developers, investors and operators across the full build to rent (BTR) lifecycle. Build to rent developments deliver greater security for households and investors than traditional buy to let properties. As renting be
North Lanarkshire Council, supported by Amey, has delivered an open‑source digital platform giving local authorities access to carbon data, materials comparison tools and shared learning to help decarbonise road maintenance.
A teenager remains in a coma nearly a week after he was injured by scaffolding in a “freak accident” at work.


