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Plans have been submitted for a conservation and breeding centre for endangered birds in the Scottish Borders. Community interest company Birds Gardens Scotland wants to develop a 200 square metre visitor centre made from straw and lime morter at its site in Oxton, near Lauder.

New £4m water treatment works complete in Stoer Scottish Water customers in one of the most picturesque areas of the country are now benefitting from a multi-million pounds investment by the utility after the completion of work on a new water treatment plant.

Little has ever stood between Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich and realising his ambitions for the club. But plans for a £1 billion new stadium are being held up by one family over their right to light - and the lack of it shining into their home when the new Stamford Bridge is built.

Scottish ministers have granted planning permission in principle for the country’s first purpose-built film and TV studio following a long-running planning battle. Developers PSL Land Ltd said the Pentland Studios, which will be based near Straiton, outside Edinburgh, could help kick-start Scotlan

The view of the building from Bedford Road Plans for a new £35 million Science Teaching Hub at the University of Aberdeen have moved forward with the formal submission of a planning application.

Loreburn Housing Association has been given the go-ahead by Dumfries and Galloway Council to build dementia-friendly housing alongside an innovative ‘Youth Foyer’ on the site of the former Garrick Hospital in Stranraer. The proposals, which were designed by Aitken Turnbull Architects, will see t

CALA’s Ravelrig Heights development in Balerno A housebuilder is offering homebuyers in the east of Scotland the chance to buy a home without having to pay the full Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT).

Ian Mitchell AECOM has appointed a new director of cost management to focusing on healthcare projects and building client relationships in the public sector.

Craig Bradshaw Craig Bradshaw gives his top 10 tips for reviewing design responsibility in construction contracts.

In their look back at 2017, ESPC found a continued shortage of properties in the Edinburgh market and a sustained increase in selling prices but have yet to see materialise fears that Brexit would have a negative impact on housing. The average selling price of properties in east central Scotland inc

Official opening ceremony held for £30m Barrhead High A ceremony was held yesterday to mark the official opening of the new £30 million Barrhead High, in East Renfrewshire.

Residents of a street called “Bell End” have launched a petition to change the name because of its impact on house prices. But thousands of people have backed a rival petition seeking to protect the name, claiming that it has historical and sentimental value.

Former employees of the defunct construction company Land Engineering Scotland who were made redundant last year with less than a day’s notice have won a quarter million pound compensation award. The company, which went under last summer at the loss of 135 jobs, failed to consult the workforce abo

The University of Glasgow has applied for planning in principle for £40 million research hub at its 31-hectare Gilmorehill campus. Designed by HOK Architects, the 17,000sq/m project will provide a state-of-the-art facility for the university’s researchers to investigate significant global challen

A list of 23 jobs which are needed to be done before the Queensferry Crossing project is finally declared finished has been released by Transport Scotland. The works, which are scheduled to take until at least September to complete, include concrete, painting and various maintenance tasks.