And Finally

A luxury treehouse is to be built in Bannockburn after Stirling Council planners granted conditional approval for the studio lodge as ancillary accommodation for a cottage at Muiralehouse Road.

A construction worker who took home a stray puppy he found on a building site later discovered the animal was actually a fox cub.

Interserve Construction will today complete the new Nightingale Hospital Birmingham supported by 60 Gurkhas who are providing essential labour and distribution delivery, as well as helping to put the beds in place.

An essential shuttle bus service has been provided for the residents of Countesswells following the number 44 Stagecoach route being temporarily stopped due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

A real estate agent is being tormented by an open home sign she accidentally left outside a house before the COVID-19 lockdown.

The Queen has won a planning battle to gain permission for a hydroelectric turbine on her land at Balmoral.

Prince Charles’s plans to create a safe haven for red squirrels at the country estate he helped to save for the nation have been dashed. The Duke of Rothesay wanted to build a visitor attraction in woodland at Dumfries House, near Cumnock.

A new virtual fitness club has been set up by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) for its members and staff to maintain their fitness, actively improve their mental health and stay connected to others while social distancing. 

A group of armed vigilantes in the US are said to have cut down a tree to use as a roadblock to try to quarantine three construction workers from another state. 

JCB is poised to re-start production at a factory closed as a result of the coronavirus crisis in order to join the national effort to manufacture ventilators, the company announced today.

The Abbey Road crossing has been repainted now that crowds of people aren't lining up to re-create the Beatles' iconic album cover.

With building sites closing, hub South West has been asked to establish if those on its supply chain, are able to help with PPE (Gloves, FFP3 masks and dust suits) that may not be urgent on sites but could be used in social care in Lanarkshire. Please email margaret.milton@hubsouthwest.co.uk to help

Estate agents looking to sell homes during the coronavirus outbreak are experimenting with new strategies.

Members of the Builders’ Merchants Federation (BMF) across the UK have joined forces to offer a united front in response to the COVID-19 crisis. ‘Trades Against The Virus’ has been set-up to give tradespeople a recognised route to support vulnerable people in need, using the extens

Springfield Properties has helped create three new shelters in the car park of a Moray medical practice.