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Rooftop restaurant for Inverness shopping centre approved Highland councillors have given planning permission for the construction of a rooftop restaurant on the region's biggest shopping centre.

Roadside reflectors in Pennygown, Mull Special traffic lights for otters have been installed on a Scottish island to help them cross the road more safely.

A crucial section of the £745 million Aberdeen bypass could be delayed by as much as a year because contractors have failed to complete key earthworks prior to the winter period. Aberdeen Roads Limited, a consortium of Balfour Beatty, Carillion and Galliford Try, is working on the £550m stretch of

Council leaders have formally backed plans to build a direct rail link between Glasgow Airport, Paisley and Glasgow city centre. The £144 million Glasgow Airport Access Project is the flagship project for the £1.13 billion Glasgow City Region City Deal.

An innovative new Care Village will be built in the grounds of Stirling Community Hospital following the approval of detailed plans. A full business case for the £35 million development has been approved by the Scottish Government which means building work will begin in January 2017 and the majorit

Leo Quinn The turnaround plan installed at Balfour Beatty has delivered “fundamental change” to the group, according to its chief executive Leo Quinn.

(from left) Peter Barry, strategic lead for housing; Councillor David McBride, convener of housing; housing manager John Kerr and tenant Liam Cavan West Dunbartonshire Council has unveiled an ambitious housing masterplan which will see 1000 new homes developed for rent in the area over the next five

Colin Inglis Plant and equipment hire company Eagle Plant Hire is now under the sole ownership of managing director Colin Inglis after he acquired his brother’s 50 per cent share.

The Scottish Cities Alliance has today announced the Smart City projects that will be taken forward in order to transform Scotland’s seven cities into world-leading digital hubs. The Alliance, which is the collaboration of Scotland’s seven cities and the Scottish Government, aims to use Smart Ci

Plans have been submitted for 138 affordable urban homes in four blocks of flats at St Machar Road in Aberdeen. The proposals have been put forward by Robertson Partnership Homes and Grampian Housing Association.

£10m revamp begins at Charles Rennie Mackintosh's famous Tea Rooms Work has begun on the £10m restoration project to restore one of Glasgow’s Willow Tea Rooms, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh.

Image courtesy of @tirnaog09 Celtic fans are planning to wear hard hats usually seen on construction sites at Ibrox on Hogmanay - to poke fun at the stadium’s roofing problems, according to The Scotsman.

Adrian Belton Adrian Belton has resigned as chief executive of the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) and will leave at the end of 2016.

Work is to start on a new school two-stream primary school campus and nursery early next month after the project was given the all clear by Aberdeen City Council. The Stoneywood Primary School will be constructed on the grounds of the former Bankhead Academy which was demolished following a fire in

Scott Webb from UKSE (left) and Stockwell Ltd’s Chris Stockwell A Cumbernauld-based staircase manufacturing company is stepping up its operation after receiving a five-figure investment from UK Steel Enterprise (UKSE).