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Edward McAlpine is to take over as chairman at Sir Robert McAlpine as Gavin McAlpine prepares to step down after three years in the post. The change will see Edward move up from his executive partner position on the board with effect from January 1 next year, succeeding his cousin Gavin who will foc

Barclays began work today on a new state-of-the-art campus in Buchanan Wharf in Glasgow. Once completed, the campus will be able to accommodate up to 2,500 additional people, doubling Barclays’ current workforce in Scotland and making the bank one of Glasgow’s biggest commercial employer

Edinburgh-based developer New Land Assets has lodged a detailed planning application for a hotel and retail project near to the Borders Railway terminus in Tweedbank. The development at the corner of Tweedbank Drive and the main A6091 road would include a supermarket, coffee shop and petrol station

Property, construction and design consultancy McBains has announced a number of changes to its senior management structure. These changes to take immediate effect will see chief executive Michael Thirkettle take a non-executive senior advisory position and Clive Docwra, currently director with respo

The framework for the first homes in the initial phase at Maidenhill has been erected as homebuilders CALA Homes (West) and Taylor Wimpey West Scotland drive forward the brand new community in Newton Mearns. This milestone marks the completion of the initial works and access to Maidenhill, which has

Proposals to increase the availability of affordable homes in Girvan have been approved by South Ayrshire Council.

Workers renovating a building in Georgia made an unusual discovery when nearly 1,000 human teeth were found behind the walls of a building being renovated in downtown Valdosta. The building housed dentist offices for more than 100 years but it is unclear how or why the teeth ended up in the walls.

The Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) will not open in late autumn as planned with contractors tentatively targeting a December launch, Scotland’s transport secretary has admitted. In a project update presented to the Scottish Parliament yesterday, Michael Matheson MSP said the full ope

A Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) that would see almost 8,500 new affordable homes built in over the next five years has been approved by Glasgow City Council. The plan for the years 2019/20–2023/24 outlines Glasgow’s plans and priorities around affordable housing in the city to

A Bank of Scotland development loan has paved the way for the delivery of more than 140 new homes at a former college site in Clackmannanshire. A joint venture between housebuilder Ediston Homes and the Housing Growth Partnership (HGP) secured a bank loan to build 145 homes in Sauchie.

A confiscation order has been granted against a workman who defrauded vulnerable people out of hundreds of thousands of pounds. Patrick Young, 59, was jailed for eight years and nine months in 2015 after he admitted multiple charges of fraud along with attempted fraud and extortion.

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RGBE) has unveiled proposals to refurbish and rebuild its ageing glasshouses and deliver new world-leading facilities that will protect its work. The institution has drawn up plans for a new eco-friendly energy centre and a plant health suite to replace its existi

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has set out its final determination on Network Rail’s £4 billion plans to make Scotland’s railway more reliable. Covering maintenance and renewal along with improved daily operations, the plans will run for five years from 1 April 2019, known as Co

A detailed analysis of Scotland’s office, industrial, retail and investment property market activity in 2018 has been published as Ryden unveils its 83rd Scottish Property Review. At a time when Scotland’s overall economic growth forecast is positive, but remains below the long run avera

A Canadian businessman and his wife have gifted almost £8 million to the University of St Andrews, believed to be one of the biggest pledges ever made to a Scottish university, in an effort to help it lead international marine research. This major commitment to Scotland’s oldest uni