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The five local authority partners of the Borderlands Partnership has published a prospectus to inform ongoing discussions for the extension of the Borders Railway to Carlisle.

The furlough scheme which has protected jobs and earnings, as well as cheaper mortgages and a benevolent approach to short term arrears by lenders, has meant the residential sector has been the star performer of the Scottish economy after it reopened following the initial Covid-19 lockdown, the 

A derelict swimming pool in the centre of Montrose has undergone a huge community-led transformation and will reopen its doors to the public as the long-awaited Montrose Playhouse on October 8 with a showing of the 25th Bond Movie - ‘No Time to Die’

The Highland Council has taken possession of thirty new flats at Mart Road in Dingwall that it said will significantly enhance the town centre and provide much needed affordable quality housing in the heart of the Ross-shire town. Re-named ‘Morganti House’ and ‘Ross Buildings&rsquo

Independent property advisory firm Lismore Real Estate has predicted that the Scottish investment market will have a "strong run to the year end". According to the firm's review of the Scottish investment market for the third quarter of 2021, after a significant increase in quarter two, transac

Network Rail is set to begin a £700,000 bridge improvement project on Bell Street, in the east end of Glasgow.

A US contractor has formed a joint venture with a robotics startup to ramp up the introduction of autonomous robots to construction sites.

A Wick man has been fined for health and safety failings which left a worker with severe injuries. William Swanson, who traded as LTS Construction, pled guilty to a breach of working at height regulations at Wick Sheriff Court on 4 October 2021. He was fined £2,000

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon visited Glasgow Queen Street station yesterday to mark the official completion of the station’s £120 million Scottish Government-funded transformation.

Supermarket giant Lidl is to replace Premier Inn at the Borders Gateway site at Tweedbank after the hotel chain pulled out of plans to build a hotel at the development. Site developer Manor Place Developments confirmed Premier Inn’s decision to pull out of the scheme due to the

New town hubs, more affordable town centre homes and a new family learning centre are among the projects planned for North Lanarkshire’s towns and communities as part of the local authority’s £1.25 billion The Place, The Vision plan. After announcing the projects to members of the

Gravity, indigenous crofters and in-turbine toilets are all key parts of projects which have been shortlisted for the 2021 Scottish Green Energy Awards, announced today. A project which can capture and store renewable energy using gravity and 50 tonne weights, a hydro scheme developed and built by i

House hunters in East Lothian are prioritising green areas and more space over traditional city centre dwellings as people continue to work from home, according to the latest market review by property experts, Rettie & Co. According to Rettie & Co’s. Scottish Housing Market Summer Revi

The first £5 million grant of the £50m Housing Infrastructure Fund has been awarded to Fife Council today to support the delivery of 8,000 new homes across Dunfermline as part of the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal. The fund will be awarded to councils and social

Melrose-based developer Rural Renaissance Limited (RRL) has broken ground on a new 14-flat retirement complex in the town centre, with support from Bank of Scotland.