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A digger on a building site in Worcestershire has found a collection of gold-encrusted wine bottles dating back to the 17th century worth £20,000 each.

Plans to deliver a £100 million major retail destination on the banks of the River Clyde have been given the green light by councillors.

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks Transmission (SSEN Transmission) has resubmitted its investment case for the proposed transmission link to Shetland. Energy regulator Ofgem said revised proposals were welcome when it rejected £700 million plans for the 600MW subsea electricity transm

Fife Council has rejected an application to construct a new gas plan in Hillend. The local authority’s planning review body upheld its original decision to reject the plans in 2019. 

Recommendations for a new single skills-based immigration system have been welcomed by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) but condemned by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).

Elaine McIlroy, a partner at Brodies LLP, outlines proposed changes to the immigration system and what this means for employers. The topic of immigration has been front page news this week across the UK. In Scotland there have been calls for a 'Scottish visa' and devolution of immigration

Plans to pedestrianise part of George Square were considered by a Glasgow City Council committee yesterday following recent public engagement on the future use and design of the city's civic centre and principal urban space.

CBI Scotland has called for a national housing target to be set and more funding to be allocated to planning departments to improve the speed of decision-making.

A new working group of MSPs, academics, industry and environmental organisations will convene this week to discuss actions to meet Scotland’s new emissions targets.

Allanwater Homes has launched video fly-throughs of showhomes and housetypes at its various developments throughout Scotland. Starring in the videos is company accountant Jim Baxter, who explains how the videos came about, and how much he is enjoying his new found role of presenter.

Work is under way at three Ayrshire stations to clean, repair and repaint the footbridges in an investment of £600,000.

The Chinese government is building a new 1,000-bed hospital in only six days to fight the recent coronavirus in Wuhan and treat suspected patients as fast as possible.

The Scottish Government needs to be clearer about the role of private finance in public infrastructure projects, according to public sector watchdogs after a new report found schools, hospitals, roads and other assets will cost the public sector more than four times their capital value. Models for i

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is suing Brookfield Multiplex for £73 million over the construction of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital complex in Glasgow. The health board announced its intention to take forward legal action against the contractor last month amid a raft of probl

Planning approval has been grant for the construction of three new schools in the growing West Lothian town of Winchburgh.