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The proposed £30 million tourist destination on the banks of Loch Lomond looks set to be rejected after officials for the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National park authority have recommended that its board refuse the application.

Scotland’s electrical contractor trade body SELECT has welcomed three more new colleagues to The Walled Garden as it continues to refine and expand its many member services. Experienced marketing professional Linda Rolfe joined the team on September 2 as events, marketing and communications co

Proposals to build more than 200 homes as part of a wider housing development in Aberdeen have been given the green light.

RSM VAT partner Philip Munn on the raft of VAT changes coming into force in October. Unless HMRC responds to calls from the construction industry and RSM, on 1 October 2019 the industry faces a perfect storm of VAT issues.

Consulting engineering firm Pell Frischmann, which launched an Edinburgh office earlier this year, is to move to a larger office having already outgrown its original accommodation. Launched in January with the appointment of Gordon Buchan as divisional director for Scotland, the Edinburgh office add

A commitment by the Scottish Government to fully involve planners in its drive to deliver a zero carbon target by 2045 has been welcomed by RTPI Scotland. Launching the Programme for Government 2019-20 in Parliament this week, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said ending Scotland’s contribution

The Academy for Construction People in Glasgow was one of the UK Training and Assessment Centres set up in March 2018 with support from CITB.

DM Hall’s Mark O’Neill on how Energy Performance Certificates can still prove their worth after 10 years. Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.

Six philanthropic organisations carrying out much-needed community work across Lanarkshire, Ayrshire and Dumfries & Galloway have benefited to the tune of thousands following the second annual hub South West Charity Golf Event. (from left) Helen Cameron, Ashleigh Building; Margaret Milton, hubSW

Midlothian Council has launched a public consultation on its draft planning guidance for the Gorebridge Conservation Area.

Contemporary buildings by architects including Zaha Hadid, Daniel Libeskind and Norman Foster have been fused with ancient sites in Iran in a conceptual project by architect Mohammad Hassan Forouzanfar. Zaha Hadid's Port House over Tepe Sialk in Kashan. Image courtesy of Mohammad Hassan Forouzanfar

Plans to deliver a new £28 million school in Edinburgh have taken a huge step forward with the granting of planning approval and the announcement on the project team.

An Aberdeen architect who was struck off by the Architects Registration Board (ARB) has failed to overturn the decision.

The Scottish Government has made funding available for a new shared learning campus to replace the fire-hit Woodmill High School in Dunfermline. Education secretary John Swinney said the proposed joint learning campus would bring together pupils, students and staff at Woodmill High, St Columba&rsquo

Trade window and door manufacturer CMS Trade has welcomed Calum Todd to its team in the role of business development to support its expanding customer base and build new connections with installers across the country. Mr Todd brings a wealth of sales and business development experience to the positi