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Education consultancy and social enterprise Class Of Your Own (COYO) has announced the launch of a new school programme in collaboration with Jamie Oliver Restaurants.

A man who drowned after he became trapped in a JCB excavator cab when it fell off a hotel pier was using equipment and a method of working which were “inherently unsafe”, a Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) has found. Gregor Deakin died on 6 October 2021 after an accident where a JCB being dr

A listed Georgian country house in Clackmannanshire is to be rebuilt after the building was demolished without permission. Carsebridge House in Alloa, known locally as the Dolls' House, suffered extensive damage including the loss of its roof as a result of a fire on 29 August.

A prime Edinburgh retail property housing a Waitrose supermarket and Kwik Fit garage has been sold for over £18.15 million. Located at 145 Morningside Road and 7-13 Falcon Road, the property comprises a 33,347 sq ft retail space for Waitrose and an adjoining 12,795 sq ft garage for Kwik Fit. B

The brownfield regeneration site at Ravenscraig has taken a major step forward with planning permission granted for a £10 million employment hub.

An investigation into the construction of a hotel and conference centre owned by one of the UK’s largest trade unions has been passed to the UK Serious Fraud Office. The four-star venue in Birmingham commissioned by Unite as a commercial venture has been valued at tens of millions of pounds be

Global construction consultancy Soben has announced five new senior leadership promotions following another year of significant growth. The company said it expects to close the year with a revenue increase of over 40% for 2024 and another record-breaking year forecast for 2025. Next year Soben expec

Two non-executive directors have been appointed to the board of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Professor Christopher Johnson and Dr Cathie Mackay replaced non-executive directors Susan Johnson and John McDermid on 1 October and will be in their roles for the next five years.

Frasers Group plc has appointed GRAHAM as the lead contractor to fit out Dundee’s new FRASERS concept store. Located in the city’s Overgate Shopping Centre, situated in the former Debenham’s store, FRASERS Dundee will span three floors covering 65,000 sq ft and include Sports Direc

Work on a 19-unit development of specialist West Dunbartonshire Council homes for elderly residents in Old Kilpatrick is progressing. Construction began on the site at Mount Pleasant earlier this year with some of the properties already taking shape.

Sanctuary Scotland has started work to deliver 64 new homes at the former health centre site in Greenock.

Cordale Housing Association has started work on a £5.4 million development of 25 new homes at Dalquhurn in Renton. Contractor AS Homes began work this week and will deliver 15 two-bed houses, 8 three-bed houses and 2 four-bed houses. The project, which received over £2.6m from the Scotti

Muir Timber Systems has commenced the delivery of timber kits for the construction of 24 new homes at the former Rosslynlee Hospital site near Penicuik in Edinburgh.

The Highland Council has called a Housing Challenge Summit designed to bring together all parties from national and local government and private sector interests from across the fields of energy, housing development and commerce, to focus on the region's 'Housing Challenge'.

SSEN Transmission has pledged to support the delivery of more than 1,000 new homes across the north of Scotland by 2030 with a landmark new strategy.