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Rejected plans to convert a Muirhead garage into flats has been sent back to Angus Council for appeal consideration. The Scottish Government’s planning and environmental appeals division said it has no remit relating to Muirhead Garage on Newtyle Road and the matter should be challenged throug

North Ayrshire Council has started the planning process to deliver new affordable housing in Kilwinning. The planned £1.584 million Corsehillhead development, supported by £413k of Scottish Government funding, will see the creation of seven new council homes, delivering a mix of general

The line-up for the 8th Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival has been announced with all the organisers and presenters donating their time to ‘Celebrate Edinburgh’s Traditional Buildings’.

Real estate advisor Savills has seen its profits before tax drop by 69% to £7.7 million in the first half of this year. Last year, the firm’s profits before tax were £24.7m.

The Scottish Government has allocated £195,000 to Victa Railfreight to carry out a trial to transport timber by rail in the North of Scotland.

· Team members return to work at Russell Roof Tiles At a time when things continue to be tough, Lochmaben-based Russell Roof Tiles has reemployed nine members of staff who were previously laid off as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Aberdeen FC footballer Shay Logan has launched his own plumbing & heating business. The 32-year-old defender has teamed up with fellow director Matthew Wilson to create Logan Wilson Plumbing & Heating.  They’ll be joined by Stuart Wilson who takes on the role of contracts manager.

Whisky giant Diageo has said its flagship Johnnie Walker visitor centre in Edinburgh will not meet its original completion deadline of the end of this year.

A patent for a monitoring apparatus for handheld power tools has been held to be valid following a challenge of its validity in a patent infringement case. 

Redpath Construction is looking forward to securing quality projects over the next few years after it was appointed as a hub South West Tier 1B framework contractor. The contractor is currently on site delivering a new trauma ward at University Hospital Wishaw for NHS Ayrshire. The essential project

Marshall Construction has been awarded a contract to build a new housing development near Milnathort for Athron Hill Development Company.

The third and final stage of a pioneering residential development close to Glasgow’s West End has restarted following the construction industry shutdown, bringing to fruition the preservation of a historic and much-admired old school building.

The transformation of Edinburgh's B-listed Boroughmuir High School into 87 apartments by CALA Homes (East) has moved forward with the launch of an A-grade show apartment.

Up to 500 jobs are set to go at Aecom as it announced a “re-shaped” to the UK and Ireland business. A redundancy consultation has now started among the consultant’s 7,000 staff.

Aberdeenshire Council planners have approved more than £1.6 million of improvements to Turriff Academy.