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A construction worker is lucky to be alive after he swallowed two live 20 inch eels in a bid to "cure his constipation".

Kier Group expects to complete its shedding of around 1,200 staff by the end of June and is “reviewing further cost optimisation opportunities”, the firm said today.

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has awarded a £10.1 million contract to marine, civil engineering and building contractor L&M Keating Ltd to carry out upgrade works at Lochmaddy Pier in North Uist.

City deals have been positive for Scotland's economy but the Scottish Government does not have a plan to measure their overall long-term success, according to a report by the Accounts Commission and Audit Scotland. The public spending watchdogs said city region and growth deals have enabled economic

Pupils have marked the start of construction work on a replacement Castlebrae High School in Edinburgh. Representatives from the City of Edinburgh Council, partner hub South East and main contractor Morrison Construction joined pupils Megan Douglas, Josh Heath, Hamilton Cruikshank and Ahmed Khan at

Developers will have to agree on supply-chain commitments when applying for offshore wind leases, under steps to increase the number of contracts staying in Scotland.

Juniper Residential has welcomed the planning approval of its proposals for a retirement living scheme on the site of the former Windlestrae Hotel in Kinross. The application gained approved by the planning committee of Perth & Kinross Council yesterday.

Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) is to start work on three new sites later this winter as it continues its commitment to help meet the growing need for affordable housing in the region. The work will see SBHA deliver 22 new homes in Oxton, Kelso and Peebles.

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has secured detailed planning permission from East Lothian Council for the development of 69 new homes at St Clements Wells in Wallyford.

Bellway Homes has submitted an application to Renfrewshire Council seeking to build 250 houses and flats on a brownfield site beside the Clyde at Braehead.

Councillors have approved plans for 27 new homes in the Aberdeenshire village of Sauchen.

The short-term outlook for the Scottish housing market has improved markedly following the General Election result with price and sales expectations for the three months ahead increasing sharply, according to the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

Economy secretary Derek Mackay has marked the start of work on a new building being delivered by Clyde Gateway in the heart of the East End of Glasgow which is set to become the headquarters of the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC). The STUC had undertaken an extensive search to find an office a

The chief executive of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Hong Kong Institute of Planners (HKIP) in a bid to strengthen relations between the two organisations.

Inverclyde Council has approved plans to build two new homes on the site of the cottage where murder victim Margaret Fleming lived before she went missing.