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A local authority has become the first in Scotland to adopt a “radical” economic model to plot a way forward now and post COVID-19.

The GMB Union is in urgent talks with JCB in an attempt to save nearly 1,500 jobs following a fall in demand due to coronavirus. 

Could you explain a sustainable drainage system - with a watering can and rubber duck? Maybe structural loading – with toy elephants or perhaps 3D modelling with battenberg cake? If so, you are just the civil engineer ICE Scotland is looking for to enter its Pitch 200 competition.

RICS has called on the Scottish Government for clarity on when the house buying and selling process can restart as it suggested house prices will be 4% lower when the market reopens.

Wemyss Properties has been given the green light to build an exclusive development of 29 new flats on the site of the former Hillhead Baptist Church building, just off Byres Road in Glasgow’s West End. 

A planning application for the development of high-quality Build-to-Rent (BTR) accommodation on Bonnington Road Lane has been submitted by property developer and operator, PLATFORM_. Located at the site of the derelict John Lewis depot/warehouse in the city, the proposals seek to introduce a hi

Plans have been submitted for a new 106 studio bedroom student accommodation development at Goosecroft Road in Stirling.

A former Royal Bank of Scotland branch in Prestonpans is set to be redeveloped as a restaurant and flats under plans submitted to East Lothian Council. The proposals have been submitted by Ayres Wynd Developments and are now under consideration by the council planning committee, the East Lothian Cou

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is to submit a report to the Crown Office over a potential prosecution in relation to the flaring at the Mossmorran complex in April 2019. Over 900 complaints were received by the agency’s pollution hotline, the highest number the agency has re

A new expert plan proposes investing over £11 billion in construction and home-building to kickstart the UK's economic recovery from coronavirus and deliver a £33 billion return for the UK government.

A man who stole a 2,000-year-old Roman relic has returned it as he believes "the end of the world is near” and wants to clear his conscience.

Landscaping and concrete specialist Marshalls could make up to 15% of its entire workforce redundant under restructuring plans outlined today.

A phased return to work would enable Scotland’s housebuilders to put the finishing touches to around 6,000 largely completed homes worth in excess of £1 billion to the economy, according to Homes for Scotland (HFS). With the industry having carefully considered and addressed all issues r

The Construction Industry Coronavirus Forum (CICV Forum) has welcomed the launch of a new fast-track summary adjudication process for low-value disputes, complete with a capped adjudicator’s fee.

A recent cry for help from the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity has resulted in a staggering £320,031 raised so far by the sector. In its response to the COVID 19 pandemic and the catastrophic impact it was having on the construction community, the charity launched its Construction Wor