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East Lothian Planning Committee approved plans on 3 November for a multi-use community leisure space in Dunbar. 

An Edinburgh-based product manager has proposed that a permanent stone arena should be constructed for Edinburgh Castle, an idea which has caught the eye of local politicians and architects. 

Local authorities, social landlords and other public sector bodies across Scotland can access a major new procurement framework designed to help public bodies deliver construction, refurbishment, infrastructure and facilities management services more efficiently and with greater confidence. The Scot

Plans to deliver around 260 new homes across two key development sites in Orkney have taken a major step forward, with Places for People (PfP) Scotland appointing an architect to help bring the schemes to life.

In a trading update for Vistry, the housebuilder announced that average daily debt is expected to reach around £800 million during the second half amid market challenges, as the housebuilder looks to create a “smaller” business.

Link Group has welcomed tenants to its new build Glamis Place development.

Morgan Sindall expects its full-year results to be ahead of earlier forecasts, with strong trading momentum continuing and Fit-Out delivering “strong profits”.

Musselburgh Youngstars 2014s team is now sporting new tops following a £500 donation from Dandara.

West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA) has been granted planning permission to transform a long-term vacant site in the north of Glasgow into 33 affordable homes. The development, which is located on Allander Street on the edge of Cowlairs Park, will include a mix of terraced houses and cottage

Taylor Wimpey West Scotland has supported the charity Baby Bank Scotland this month with ten staff members volunteering their time for a couple of days at the charity's Hamilton base. The volunteers helped the charity with essential tasks, such as unpacking and sorting donations, preparing family su

The engineering consultancy Xburo has ramped up its growth plans with two senior appointments, boosting its leadership team. Sagar MacKenzie, finance director, and Yvonne Thompson, people & talent director, enter the leadership team under the stewardship of founders Thomas Brady and Michael Grib

The winners of the 14th annual Trades Awards were revealed on 30th October, celebrating the people, businesses and projects within the construction industry of the North-east.  Taking place at Ardoe House, the event saw 400 attendees and celebrated achievements spanning apprentices and tradespe

A Falkirk graduate has gone from a trainee at Persimmon Homes North Scotland to a quantity surveyor during his degree and has won a 'highest-performing student' accolade from his university.  Niall McFadden has graduated from Edinburgh Napier University with a first-class degree in Quantity Sur

Plans to transform St Monans Auld Kirk Enterprise (SMAKE) into a new community hub have progressed, with North East Fife Area Committee members approving a £20,000 funding award from the St Monans Common Good Fund. The funding will help support vital repair and improvement works at the buildin

MAKAR chief executive officer Neil Edgar has warned that Scotland's efforts to eliminate all risks from housing delivery in turn risk the loss of small firms serving rural and island communities. Through one local-authority route, MAKAR worked through roughly 400 pages of contractual documents.