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Aberdeen City Council is seeking tenders from construction firms as part of its programme to deliver 2,000 new council homes across the city. The first project comprises 369 flatted apartments, comprising a mix of 1, 2 and 3 bedroom properties in 2 to 4 storey blocks on an existing brownfield inner

Image credit: Paul Zanre Photography Scotland’s largest new hotel is now open for business in Glasgow after successful completion by Ogilvie Construction.

Ness Castle, Inverness The financial contributions that new developments will be required to make towards facilities including schools, roads and the provision of affordable housing in the Highlands have been updated following the approval of new planning guidance.

David Michael Hughes A globe-trotting tax consultant who fled the UK before he could be arrested for masterminding a conspiracy to steal £6.9 million from construction workers’ pay packets is finally behind bars.

Highland Council has revealed the Longman Landfill site in Inverness as the preferred location to construct a new centralised waste management facility. The Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) will process all of the Highland’s 83,000 tonnes of residual (non-recyclable) waste from 2021 onwards.

Transport Scotland has removed route options for the A96 Dualling Hardmuir to Fochabers scheme following a public engagement exercise. Discussions with local communities, road users and other stakeholders have resulted in the following route option elements no longer being considered:

Contractor Novus is donating £20,000 to support the delivery of a charity project in Scotland that will be voted for by people across the country. Novus is calling on residents of Scotland to nominate worthy projects. Communities will have until August 19 to vote for their choice, which could inclu

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Royal Bank of Scotland has withdrawn its planning application for a residential-led mixed-use redevelopment of land it owns in Edinburgh’s New Town.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.