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Aberdeen City Council is continuing to make good progress on its programme to build 2,000 council or affordable homes, a new report has revealed.

Workloads and order books in Scotland's civil engineering sector have rebounded significantly during Q3 of 2020 in sharp contrast to the rest of Great Britain, according to CECA Scotland. The latest Workload Trends Survey conducted by the trade association revealed activity south of the bo

Proposals to tackle one of Kirkcaldy High Street's oldest gap sites with an affordable housing development has been given the green light. Members of Fife Council's central and west planning committee met yesterday to approve a planning application to transform the site of the old Co-op into 39 affo

West Lothian Council has hailed the progress of construction work on the £14.3 million primary school in Calderwood, East Calder.

A £4 million cashback grant scheme to encourage small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) to improve energy efficiency and install renewable heating has been launched by the Scottish Government.

An MSP who is leading the call for recognition of electrician as a regulated profession has urged as many people as possible to add their voices to a parliamentary consultation on the issue before it closes on November 10.

Cunninghame Housing Association (CHA) has re-appointed Clancy Consulting to its latest development framework. The new consultancy framework has an estimated value of £4.15 million across its four-year lifetime providing new affordable homes throughout Ayrshire.

Demand from occupiers and investors for office and retail property in Scotland continued to fall sharply in the third quarter of the year, but there are at least signs that the industrial sector is stablising, according to the Q3 2020 Commercial Property Survey from RICS.

Highland Council has revealed plans to take over Scotland's 'first ski hotel' and redevelop it as affordable housing. The Struan Hotel in Carrbridge played a part in the early days of making the Cairngorms a winter sports destination.

A Hydrogen Hub based in Aberdeen which will capitalise on the city’s leading role in developing it as an alternative for transport fuels has been agreed by the local authority.

Pupils attending Alness Academy were welcomed into their new school building yesterday.

One of the most important structures of medieval Scotland has been rediscovered after being hidden beneath the waters of the River Teviot for centuries. Over the last two years, Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has funded the Ancrum and District Heritage Society (ADHS), a local volunteer archaeol

Councillors will today make a decision on plans to rescue a historic ruin that was known for decades as the seat of the Rothes family and resembled Holyrood Palace in its heyday.

Pitlochry Festival Theatre has submitted proposals for the creation of a second performance space and an extension to its front of house area.

A £4.5 million retrofit programme to reduce carbon emissions and boost the energy efficiency of 75 terraced homes in Paisley has been cancelled by Renfrewshire Council. The work by the council’s housing investment team was designed to slash heating bills at the 1960s-built crosswall cons