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New build flats in Scone handed over to Perth & Kinross Council Perth & Kinross Council has celebrated the completion of its latest development of new-build homes.

Stars of Fringe show Don Juan Andrew Paterson and Susie Berry are caught between a rock and a hard place as they channel the romance of the legendary lover Don Juan – a man so adept at the art of seduction, he thinks nothing of scaling a 100ft climbing wall in heels to reach the object of his desi

Royal Bank of Scotland has withdrawn its planning application for a residential-led mixed-use redevelopment of land it owns in Edinburgh’s New Town. The bank had applied for permission to demolish the existing office buildings at at Dundas Street/Fettes Row to create up to 400 flats as well as ret

A new planning application has been approved which will deliver further homes and retail spaces within the new community of Countesswells. Following submission of a joint planning application with CHAP Homes, Countesswells Development Limited has secured consent to construct 85 residential units and

Housebuilder and offsite manufacturer the Stewart Milne Group has teamed up with the Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) and Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) to better understand and measure current site productivity, downtime and waste. CSIC and GCU also have a longer term ambition of

The introduction of a new Compulsory Sales Order (CSO) power would tackle the blight of abandoned buildings and parcels of vacant and derelict land in town centres and communities across Scotland, according to the Scottish Land Commission. In a report published today, the public body has argued that

Some of the Primary 2 children at Currie Primary School outside their new classrooms Five more primary schools opened new classrooms in Edinburgh yesterday marking the sixth successful year of the Rising Roll programme of school extensions with hub South East and Morrison Construction.

Two recent recruits to McTaggart Group's Sustainable Communities Programme Homebuilder McTaggart Group has been announced as finalists in two separate awards programmes for its work in the community and with young people.

The Boathouse at Alva. Image: Scottish Land Commission As community groups across Scotland are opening up their doors showcasing what happens on community owned land in the first Community Land Week, Scottish Land Commissioner, Megan MacInnes looks at the importance of community land ownership and i

Drone image of the River Teviot through Hawick Companies invited to get involved in Hawick Flood Protection Scheme

A woman has availed herself of the ancient Norman rite of Clameur de Haro in an attempt to stop the narrowing of a road in Guernsey. Rosie Henderson invoked the clameur by kneeling and crying for help and reciting the Lord’s Prayer, in Norman French.

View of Pacific Drive from across the Canting Basin Drum Property Group has progressed its development plans for a Pacific Quay waterfront site with the submission of a major planning application to Glasgow City Council.

Balfour Beatty has delivered an impressive set of half-year results despite having suffered a further £23 million hit from delays and cost increases on the Aberdeen city bypass project. The contractor confirmed today that the cash outflow on the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) scheme in 20

Edinburgh Waverley station. Image: Network Rail Network Rail has unveiled an internationally recognised team of engineers, architects and urban planners it has appointed to help shape the long term future of Edinburgh’s Waverley Station.

The Glasgow School of Art has applied for retrospective listed building consent for alterations to the Mackintosh Building as work continues to stabilise the structure. The alterations concerned the partial downtaking and consolidation of the A-listed building as well as temporary works to make it s