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Thomas Plant Hire has placed a major order for new equipment with JCB dealer Scot JCB, as the company continues to expand its hire fleet across the UK. The firm has taken delivery of more than 400 JCB machines in 2025, with a further 300-plus units due to arrive in 2026. The order covers a broad mix

Members of the Badenoch and Strathspey Committee at the Highland Council have awarded £60,242 of Community Regeneration Funding to the Newtonmore Village Hall project. The funding will support ongoing major upgrades of the hall with the installation of a modern, energy-efficient heat pump syst

Senior planning professionals from across Europe gathered in Edinburgh to discuss how cities, regions and nations can respond to the climate emergency, deliver clean energy and build more resilient communities. The General Assembly of the European Council of Spatial Planners – Conseil Europ&ea

Plans to construct a full-scale replica of an Iron Age Roundhouse at Gairloch Museum in Wester Ross have been backed by Highland Council, following a grant funding award of £45,000. This week, councillors on the Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh committee approved the Community Regenerati

Kenny Bowman, Danny Graham and Del McGuire. Roofing Advisors (UK) Ltd, a specialist roofing contractor based in Scotland, has announced the return of its annual 5K a Day in May challenge for 2026 – now in its third year and set to be the biggest yet.

A Ukrainian woman has fraudulently claimed a section of Holosiivskyi National Nature Park as her own property.

Stirling-based Ogilvie Group has reported record sales for the year ending 30 June 2025, with turnover rising by £17.2 million to £479.8m, according to newly filed accounts at Companies House.

Construction workers from GRAHAM took part in a structured on-site yoga session led by IRN-BRU’s Mr Softie and Glasgow-based instructor Jacks Keith.

Tulloch Homes, part of the Springfield Group, has supported Inverness based charity, Spokes for Folks for the fourth consecutive year. The charity, which offers free sociable trike rides for the elderly and individuals with limited mobility, is based near Tulloch Homes’ development, the Maples

A new learning hub designed to support young people from across North Lanarkshire with vocational education and life skills has officially opened on the Our Lady’s High School Campus in Motherwell. The facility, known as The Bungalow, was formally opened on Wednesday 22 April by Her Royal High

Community organisations in Central and Southern Scotland are being invited to take part in free workshops designed to support applications to SP Energy Networks’ Community Benefit Fund. Funding is aimed at delivering lasting social, economic, and environmental benefits for communities hosting

Councillors at the North East Fife Area Committee have considered a series of Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) aimed at making streets safer and easier to use for people living, working and travelling in the area.

The Cullipool Slate Quarry on the Hebridean island of the Isle of Luig is set to reopen after its closure sixty years ago.

Nearly £1.8 million has been invested across Angus through the Seagreen Offshore Wind Community Benefit Fund, including £590,000 in and around Montrose to support community-led regeneration, skills development and local facilities. As part of this investment, £125,000 has been awar

The restoration of the A listed Springburn Winter Gardens has taken a significant step forward with a £1.129 million funding award from the Regeneration Capital Grant Fund (RCGF).