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An architect who embezzled more than £350,000 from a charity has been ordered to sell his East Lothian castle to pay back the money. Ian Brash admitted embezzling £358,832 from the Dr Robert Malcolm Trust between August 12, 2010 and September 10, 2014 when he appeared at Edinburgh Sherif

A City of Edinburgh Council committee has voted to take the final business case for the Newhaven tram extension to a meeting of the full council for a final decision. Yesterday’s vote by councillors on the transport and environment committee will see the final made on March 14.

Construction union Unite is taking legal action on behalf of workers who say they were blacklisted by construction companies. The case, which will be heard at the High Court, comes after the names of more than 3,000 construction workers were found in a file compiled by The Consulting Association, wh

Residents are set to benefit from an £86.6 million housing investment in Renfrewshire over the next three years. Renfrewshire Council's Housing Capital Investment Plan 2019/20 to 2021/22 will focus on new build homes, regeneration and the maintenance of existing council homes.

Bunnahabhain Distillery on Islay is to undergo a three year refurbishment programme worth £10.5 million. Drinks firm Distell International said it had launched an "extensive upgrade and refresh" of the remote facility.

Design and architecture company HLM is one of four architecture practices to make the ‘Sunday Times Top 100 Best Companies to Work For’ 2019 list. The firm, which has studios in Glasgow, has also retained its ‘Two Star’ accreditation status, given to organisations that m

Morrison Construction has celebrated surpassing a major milestone at the site of the East Lothian Community Hospital project in Haddington. The health facility, being delivered for NHS Lothian with development partner hub South East, has reached the fully weathertight stage of construction.

Three more local authorities have approved investment in infrastructure projects as part of newly agreed budget plans. Falkirk Council is to invest £220 million over the next five years in various infrastructure projects.

Cloch Housing Association has announced a four-year contract with MPS. Previously known as Mitie, the new contractor will handle most of Cloch’s reactive maintenance and voids work across the social landlord’s stock of 1,390 properties and the associated common areas.

Nether Cowieswells in Crawton, Aberdeenshire – designed by HYVE Architects – has been named the winner of the 2018 VELUX Roof Window Award. Judged by a panel of some of the UK’s leading architects, the competition sought to reward inventive and modern designs that use VEL

Electrotechnical trade association SELECT has been highlighting the achievements of electricians in Scotland for 119 years but now the organisation is in the unusual position of championing a triple champion. Joe Buchanan, 57, from Ayrshire, who became a SELECT member 10 years ago, is now recognised

More than 1,800 new construction jobs are expected to be created after the Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) received almost £11 million of core funding to support the sector to innovate, modernise and grow. The investment from the Scottish Funding Council, Scottish Enterpris

Taylor Wimpey has “acknowledged concerns” raised by customers regarding the durability of mortar on a development in the Scottish Borders. The housebuilder said it has identified “a robust technical solution” to the problem and will remediate the homes in Peebles “as so

Architecture practice Woods Bagot has been appointed to design and deliver a new building to house the University of Glasgow's School of Engineering. The new Engineering Building is part of the University's £1 billion Campus Development Programme, which is redeveloping the 14 acre site of the

Grangemouth refinery owner Ineos is to invest £350 million in a new energy plant at the site as part of a £1 billion infrastructure spend across the UK. The new plant will replace the existing 40-year-old facility at the refinery and petrochemicals site on the Firth of Forth.