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Edinburgh heritage body the Cockburn Association has launched a series of thought-pieces under the heading Our Unique City: Our Past, Our City, Our Future to generate a civic conversation that looks to address the many challenges facing the capital now and in the immediate future. Paper Two –

Buccleuch Group has announced that it intends to sell about 25,000 acres of its Borders estate following a review of its land.

Ofgem has fined two suppliers and an energy software and consultancy service £870,000 collectively after they were found to have breached competition law.

Work to transform the site of the former St Eunan’s Primary School in Clydebank into a Community Green space is set to begin next month.

A video based on research by the University of Aberdeen has revealed what one of the earliest known Pictish forts may have looked like.

Brockwell Energy has revealed it is in advanced negotiations to build a 220,000-tonne energy-from-waste facility in Fife having obtained full planning permission for the project.

A Build to Rent project on Edinburgh’s Western Harbour is planning to expand as residents are welcomed into the latest phase of the development. Harbour Gateway, the largest project of its kind in Scotland, was made possible by innovative National Housing Trust funding provided by City of Edin

The Ptarmigan Restaurant at Cairngorm Mountain is to be renovated and extended after planning permission was granted by the Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA) planning committee.

Work on a £3.3 million residential project in Innerleithen is now under way after Whiteburn Projects were appointed as the principal contractor. The Caerlee Mill project is being delivered for Edinburgh-based property developers Whiteburn Group.

Tammy Swift-Adams, director of planning at Homes for Scotland, outlines why Scotland’s housing crisis should be a ‘call to arms’ to everyone who has a role to play in building more homes. Scotland’s planning authorities play an integral role in the delivery of new homes and t

Transport Scotland has dropped a number of options being considered for dualling the A96 between Huntly and Aberdeen following ongoing design work and feedback from earlier consultations.

Union members in construction and some environmental services within Dundee City Council are to be balloted for industrial action. More than 500 workers will receive a ballot from June 3.

CMS Window Systems has been recognised by a national association representing specialists in the private equity and venture capital sector for the way in which the business is managed. The window, door and curtain walling designer, manufacturer and installer has been named ‘Scotland Mid-market

Electrical engineer and business leader Mike Smith has joined engineering services body Electrical Contractors Association (ECA) as director of technical. Mr Smith previously held a variety of commercial roles at SES Engineering Services over the past 25 years and was most recently the firm’s

Edinburgh heritage body the Cockburn Association has launched a series of thought-pieces under the heading Our Unique City: Our Past, Our City, Our Future to generate a civic conversation that looks to address the many challenges facing the capital now and in the immediate future. Paper One –