Search: W

A new forum has been created to help accelerate energy efficiency improvements in social housing in Midlothian.

McTaggart Construction and the Melville Housing Group have marked the official start of construction works at the former Newbattle High School site in Easthouses, Midlothian, with a sod cutting ceremony.

A truck that was deployed to repair a sinkhole in New Jersey this week fell victim to another sinkhole, which swallowed up the entire vehicle. The massive sinkhole opened up in Phillipsburg on Tuesday. The truck fell into it when it was in the neighbourhood to help repair another sinkhole that opene

Communities across Scotland could see more money invested in their area as a result of onshore renewable energy developments – under new proposals published today.

Scottish Borders Council’s Active Travel and Transport Team have successfully secured Tier 2 Construction Active Travel Infrastructure Funding (ATIF) from Transport Scotland to support the next phase of construction on the Active Travel Corridor - Lauder to Oxton. Scheduled to start this week,

Normal service will resume at Aberdeen Station this weekend following the completion of essential track upgrades. 

A new book bench has been installed at Cala Homes’ Woodhurst at Oldfold Village development in Milltimber, following a successful bid at a charity auction raising funds for local charity Clan Cancer Support.

One in nine (11%) new homes in England constructed between 2022 and 2024 have been built in areas of medium or high risk of flooding, according to new analysis from insurer Aviva.

Nova Homes has acquired a new development site in Newton Mearns. Located in Maidenhill, the site will be brought forward for development in due course, with plans focused on delivering high-quality new homes in line with Nova Homes’ commitment to thoughtful design and sustainable communities.

Orkney Islands Council has agreed to place a new housing development in Stromness onto its capital programme. The proposed development at Copland’s Road will deliver 25 new general needs social rented homes, comprising a mix of one and two-bedroom properties across two site areas (North and So

Midlothian residents are invited to a drop‑in event to preview the drawings that will be submitted to planning for 23 new council homes on the old pool and Church Hall sites in Newtongrange.

Customers at a long‑standing electronics store in Japan were treated to an unexpected trip back to 1994 after staff opened a time capsule sealed inside the building more than three decades ago. Best Denki’s flagship Fukuoka store in Tenjin closed its doors on 15 February ahead of a major red

Fleming Homes has announced a major step forward in its manufacturing capability with the launch of Platform 1 – a new factory, state-of-the-art CNC technology and an expanded prefabricated product offering designed to give self-builders more certainty, reduce onsite disruption, and create a

Highland Council has signed off on a £21.55 million roads capital programme for 2026/27, confirming a significant investment to upgrade and maintain routes across the region. The package includes £7.8m for base capital works, £12.15m in top‑up funding for priority schemes, £

The sympathetic conversion of Crieff’s former police station into energy efficient apartments has been completed.