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Plans for a women’s custody unit in Dundee have been submitted by the Scottish Prison Service (SPS). If approved, the community custody unit (CCU) will open in late 2020 on Nelson Street in the Hilltown area of the city.

An exclusion zone has been set up around Ayr station after contractors found crumbling and exposed roof areas at the former Station Hotel next door. Trains has been delayed and cancelled at the station as a result.

Planning permission has been refused for a proposed mixed use development at Kingslaw in Tranent. Members of East Lothian Council’s planning committee met to discuss a series of applications. Nine committee members agreed with the planning officials' recommendation to refuse the Kingslaw proposal

Housebuilder Mactaggart & Mickel Homes has been given planning permission to build an exclusive development of six bespoke properties on the site of the former Whitecraigs bowling club in Giffnock. Due to begin on site in Autumn next year, the showpiece of the development will be the former ‘a

The ground has been officially broken at Cessnock Road in Hurlford, where East Ayrshire Council’s strategic partner CCG (Scotland) Ltd is building a new assisted living development. The development, which will be similar to the award winning Lilyhill Gardens development in the centre of Kilmarnock

Glasgow residents handed final homes in ‘life-changing’ £60m regeneration project A masterplan to create hundreds of affordable homes in central Glasgow has been completed by housing provider Sanctuary.

Pre-historic foundations have been unearthed during a retail renovation project in Castle Street, Dundee. Dundee City Council staff discovered the massive "castle rock" built into the basement of the former Kennedy's Steak House building.

The view of the building from Bedford Road Plans for a new £35 million Science Teaching Hub at the University of Aberdeen have been given planning permission.

Tony Fry The construction of an Irvine business park that will help local firms to grow as well as attract new companies to the area has completed.

New designs for the first purpose-built music venue to be developed in Edinburgh for a century have been unveiled. The IMPACT Centre will be a 1000-seat auditorium, 200-seat studio and a range of all-day spaces in the heart of the city.

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is urging the construction industry to ensure they have a licence and Pollution Prevention Plan before starting any new large construction projects from next month. From 1 September 2018, a licence will be required before any construction work can co

Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) is urging Scottish construction businesses to innovate in order to improve the quality of air inside our buildings and tackle ‘sick building syndrome’. Scots spend around 80-90% of their time indoors, whether that be at home, school or work. Studies

Twenty young people have started a trade apprenticeship programme with CCG (Scotland) Ltd. The Glasgow-based construction group will offer each of the new recruits an industry-recognised four-year training programme which will cover both practical and theoretical skills to fully equip them for a car

Commercial Quay, Leith The latest analysis of commercial property sales across Scotland by the Scottish Property Federation (SPF) reflects a shift in fortunes for the nation’s major cities over the three months from April to June 2018, the organisation has said.

Lorraine Macphail Grant Thornton’s head of property & construction in Scotland, Lorraine Macphail, on current market conditions in Scotland’s construction, property and retail sectors.