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The green light has been given for new council homes to be built in Biggar.

The University of the West of Scotland’s (UWS) Lanarkshire Campus has scooped a second prestigious prize.

Suburban family homes that are specifically built for long-term rent, in places people want to live, should be a strategic part of Scotland’s housing development pipeline, according to a new report from Savills and the Scottish Futures Trust (SFT).

Moray Council has agreed to reduce the target for building new council homes in the region to help fund future housing investment programmes.

A Scottish Government agency is seeking compensation after a section of road near the famous Queen’s View was mistakenly closed off by road workers, with potential visitors sent on a 25-mile detour.

Financial close has been reached on the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm heralding the start of construction on the project which will supply enough low carbon electricity for around 375,000 homes. Matthias Haag, NnG project director, and David Webster, senior port manager, Port of Dundee

A public inquiry into issues surrounding the construction of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) campus in Glasgow and the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People (RHCYP) in Edinburgh will be led by Lord Brodie, it has been announced. Lord Brodie, a Senator of the College of Justice,

Nearly half of small business owners and managing directors had to stop their own pay due to the impact of unfair payment practices by their buyers, according to new survey findings from engineering services trade bodies ECA and BESA.

Plans by Grampian Housing Association (GHA) to redevelop the former Victoria Road School in Aberdeen into 50 affordable homes have progressed with the submission of a planning application.

DJ Laing Contracts has been awarded the contract for phase two for GS Brown Construction’s new development at Perth.

CALA Homes (North) has submitted a fresh proposal for a development of flats in Aberdeen city centre.

Graeme Nicholls Architects along with clients Home Group in Scotland and Merchant Homes Partnerships are celebrating this week after their Ashtree Road development won two prizes at the prestigious 2019 AJ Architecture Awards. As well as picking up the prize for the best ‘Housing Project (up t

Aerial photography and film solutions business Drone Scotland has been announced the winner at hub South West’s tenth Building for Growth awards event held last week at Glasgow’s Corinthian. (from left) Mark Houston, enterprise development officer at North Lanarkshire Council, Michele an

Site security specialist Safer Scotland is celebrating a double victory at this year’s business awards run by the Renfrewshire Chamber of Commerce. The Paisley-based company, headed by founder and managing director Ryan Clark, made it to the shortlist in two categories of the 2019 ROCCOs and s

A strategic plan to deliver more than 500 affordable homes in Angus over the next five years has been approved by councillors. The aspiring Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) was developed by Angus Council in partnership with housing associations and the Angus Health and Social Care Partnershi