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A new restaurant opening at the end of the year on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis is set to create at least six new jobs.

Renfrewshire Council has opened the first of a series of public votes to choose the names of its nine new gritters set to keep the area moving this winter. The public have the opportunity to choose their winners from suggestions such as Ploughlo Grittini, William Wall-ice and Thawin' Batty, as a ser

Planning minister Kevin Stewart blogs about the Planning (Scotland) Bill and what’s next for Stage 2 consideration. Development management in the spotlight as Stage 2 scrutiny of the Planning Bill continues.

London developer LBS Properties has secured planning permission for a 48 storey mixed-use development at Canary Wharf after virtual reality was used to help an inspector assess the project.

Building services group TClarke has announced that Louise Dier has been appointed as an independent non-executive director of the company with effect from 1st January 2019. Louise will also join the audit, remuneration and nomination committees of the company.

Robertson employees working on construction sites across Aberdeen have raised more than £6,000 in the last six months for local charities and good causes. Sites including Craiginches, Caledon Court, Pittodrie Street student accommodation and The Event Complex Aberdeen (TECA), including its two

A furniture company with premises in West Lothian and Glasgow has ceased trading. Administrators from KPMG were called in after First Furnishings Ltd (FFL) incurred substantial losses.

Electro-technical trade body SELECT is backing MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston’s ongoing campaign in the Scottish Parliament to secure professional recognition for the country’s qualified electricians. As a means of assisting MSPs to understand the issues at stake, SELECT is running a marketin

Eleven aspiring joiners will this month take up their places on the bespoke CR Smith apprenticeship scheme that has been carefully developed by the firm and Fife College to meet the skills required by the home improvement business. As well as developing the quality of workmanship needed for installi

A pair of buildings in Edinburgh’s St Andrew Square are to be transformed into a new Gleneagles Hotel under plans revealed by owner of the Perthshire estate and golf resort. Ennismore plans to develop two empty properties next to Dundas House which were formerly home to Bank of Scotland into a

Construction and manufacturing company CCG (Scotland) Ltd has welcomed 35 new members to its off-site manufacturing business in response to growing demand for its energy efficient timber systems. Located in Cambuslang, CCG OSM’s manufacturing facility produces enhanced panel timber frame syste

UK planning and design consultancy Barton Willmore has revealed a range of high profile promotions for its team operating in Scotland. Euan Revell, who is based at the company’s Edinburgh office on George Street, has been promoted from senior architect to associate architect and Hamish Jack ha

Scottish Rugby’s plans to build a new 7,800-capacity playing venue in the grounds of BT Murrayfield in Edinburgh have been given planning approval. Councillors have backed plans which will see four 8.6 metres high covered spectator stands erected around a new artificial pitch on a section of l

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) has approved full business cases for two health and care centres worth a total of £40 million. Proposals for the £19m Clydebank Health and Care Centre and £21m Greenock Health and Care Centre will now be submitted to the Scottish Government Ca

Dandara has been selected as the preferred bidder to redevelop the Middlefield Triangle following a decision by the Aberdeen City Council’s city growth and resources committee.