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Unite members in the roads department at Scottish Borders Council (SBC) are to be balloted for industrial action.

Stewart Milne Homes’ Dargavel Village development in Renfrewshire has been recognised with both an ‘Excellence in Planning’ award from the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and the Homes for Scotland ‘Large Private Development of the Year’ accolade.

Perthshire-based contractor Hadden Group has completed a twelve-week employability programme to help young people work toward positive destinations, make informed choices and overcome barriers to their personal development. (from left) Back Row: Willy Mahoney (JGM); David Young (PKC); Sandy McCormac

Members of the public can help mark a new era for Jedburgh by voting for the new name of the town’s new Intergenerational Community Campus.

Residents are claiming a victory for common sense after a ban on children drawing hopscotch grids was reversed.

Housebuilder Bellway Homes has agreed a deal to buy a plot of land at a former opencast mine in East Lothian which is being turned into a new town.

A 20-year spatial plan which covers development across Fife, Edinburgh, the Lothians and the Borders has been thrown out by Scottish ministers.

The Cairngorms National Park Authority planning committee has granted planning permission for twelve contemporary holiday cabins in Donside.

The start of work on the development of a new £7.5 million care home in Doonfoot, South Ayrshire, has been marked by an official sod cutting ceremony on site. The 52-bed facility is being developed by Meallmore and is the nursing care provider’s first care home in the region.

Hillcrest Housing Association is to team up with Cullross to deliver 119 new affordable homes at Victoria Dock in Dundee.

Jim MacDonald, chief executive of Architecture and Design Scotland, explains why a design-based approach is an effective way of getting to people to work collaboratively, which will make a difference both to the quality of our places and the future of our planet.  Architecture & Design

CMS Window Systems has demonstrated that it goes well beyond what most employers do to engage, develop and inspire its employees by securing its prestigious Gold Accreditation for Investors in People (IIP) until 2021. The Gold award, which is achieved by only 18% of organisations in the UK, recognis

A Scottish Government reporter has blocked plans for a new care home near the heart of St Andrews.

Architectural Technology students at Inverness College UHI have unveiled their suggested plans for the redevelopment of the 1960s Upper Bridge Street buildings in Inverness.

The need to encourage traditional building skills will be highlighted outside the Scottish Parliament this week. The Scottish Traditional Building Forum will be delivering a traditional building skills demonstration with MSPs and school pupils receiving mini-masterclasses in stonemasonry, roof slati