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Shouts of “shame” echoed through the council chamber as Swindon Borough councillors narrowly approved plans to rebuild a local leisure centre – the domed complex often linked to Britpop band Oasis. The Oasis centre, famous for its lagoon pool under a distinctive dome, first opened

The final design of the refurbishment works at The Castlegate in Aberdeen is to include significant greening of the area, restoration of the Mercat Cross, and new outdoor seating for cafes. Aberdeen City Council’s Finance and Resources Committee approved the designs that will also include an e

Plans have been lodged to transform a vacant Edinburgh office block into a 64-unit build-to-rent development, marking the latest step in the residential revival of the city's New Town.

A further £20 million will speed up actions to make Scotland’s buildings safe from dangerous cladding, housing secretary Màiri McAllan announced today.

Work will soon get underway to replace the railway bridge on Letham Road in Collessie, Fife, as part of improvements on the Ladybank to Perth line. 

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has appointed Ola Obadara FCIOB as vice president for the 2025/26 term. Ola, a CIOB Client Champion, has been a committed member of the CIOB since 2003 and was awarded Fellowship status in 2021. She brings a wealth of experience from both the public and pri

Campion Homes has reaffirmed its deep-rooted commitment to Crieff and the surrounding Perthshire area through two key sponsorships that celebrate local culture, health and wellbeing and youth development. For the third consecutive year, Campion Homes is proudly sponsoring the Highland Dancing compet

Balfour Beatty has made one of the largest AI investments of its kind in the UK construction and infrastructure industry after unveiling a £7.2 million outlay in Microsoft 365 Copilot.

Construction and civil engineering specialist McLaughlin & Harvey has launched its 2025 YouMatter Health and Wellbeing Roadshow.

A Staffordshire businessman who sold seven historic cars, including two Jaguars and three Rolls-Royces, for just £1 to another company he also controlled has been banned as a director. Kulbarg Singh, 62, was the director of Aldridge Construction Engineering Ltd when he entered into an asset pu

Construction workloads in Scotland declined through the second quarter of 2025 according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Construction Monitor but surveyors cautiously expect growth over the year ahead.

Passengers travelling by train between East Kilbride and Glasgow are now benefitting from a £7m package of access improvements, with new lifts at Giffnock station going live. 

The Highland Council has launched a statutory Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 consultation giving the Cromarty residents until 29 September 2025 to respond to a proposal to dispose and change the use of East Church Hall.

Two public organisations have signed a partnership agreement committing them to work together to accelerate the UK’s transition to clean energy. Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and Aberdeen-based Great British Energy (GBE) signed the agreement in Inverness on Thursday 31 July during a G

Initial preparations are now underway to bring Auchenharvie Leisure Centre swimming pool back into use.