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A plan to transform waste ground in Paisley into a new cultural and arts quarter has been named as the winner of an urban renewal competition. The 'Paisley Baker Street' entry, submitted by Paisley Community Trust, proposes a three to five screen cinema, 500 seat main theatre, 150 seat studio theatr

Meadowbank Stadium closes doors for final time After a run of almost 50 years, Edinburgh’s Meadowbank Stadium is almost at the finishing line as preparations are put in place to shut its doors this Sunday for the last time.

An architect has been appointed to design a shelter to protect historic North-east standing stones for years to come. A restoration project of the Pictish Stones at Inverurie’s Bass Cemetery has been ongoing since March this year.

Edinburgh's former Royal Infirmary Surgical Hospital, a category-A listed building at the heart of the Quartermile development, has received detailed planning permission to become a major new facility for the University of Edinburgh. Designed by Bennetts Associates working with project managers Fait

John McNairney The Scottish Government’s Chief Planner is to withdraw the housing and infrastructure draft planning delivery advice from 1 December 2017.

A view of the proposed facility from Drumgeith Road A £100 million investment into the future of waste disposal from Dundee and Angus will go ahead after a deal was finalised to provide a new energy from waste facility to replace the city’s current Baldovie incinerator.

Contractors have identified snagging works which require the lifting of the surfacing around the bridge expansion joints Lane restrictions on the Queensferry Crossing, such as the closure of the southbound carriageway from tonight, will continue over the next 10 months due to “snagging” issues,

Mandy Willis Mace international chief operating officer Marcus Burley is stepping down from the group board at the end of December with Mandy Willis joining as group director for corporate strategy, the firm has announced.

(from left) Back row: Alastair Dee, Colin Macdonald, Gill Henry, Kevin Scott, Nile Istephan.Front row: Cathie Fancy, Kevin Stewart, Councillor Mark Rowley An innovative partnership agreement has been signed between Eildon Housing Association and Hart Builders which will deliver at least 388 high qua

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has gained a detailed planning consent from the City of Edinburgh Council to build 149 new homes on land off Candlemaker's Park in the Gilmerton area of the city. The 15.8 acre site is a brownfield site on the south edge of Edinburgh that is already identified for housing

Clydeside Regeneration Limited (CRL) has appointed a contractor to undertake marine works at Queens Quay, the £250 million regeneration project on the site of the former John Brown’s shipyard in Clydebank. Civil engineering company George Leslie Ltd has been appointed to carry out all marine work

In the midst of a widening skills crisis the construction industry must spell out how it will train more British workers to avoid a “calamitous Brexit for the sector”, according to Unite. The UK’s construction union made the call as trade bodies this week warned that house builders in particul

Housing reborn at Scotland’s birthplace Work has started on an Angus Council project to build modern, energy efficient, high quality homes under the gaze of Arbroath Abbey.

The background shows the pillars at Waverley Station Marvel Studios has released the trailer for Avengers: Infinity War, complete with a cameo appearance from Edinburgh’s Waverley Station.

Kier Construction Scotland has been appointed as a Tier One contractor to hub West Scotland’s supply chain. A joint-venture organisation owned by both the public and private sectors, hub West Scotland delivers a range of public sector capital works projects throughout west central Scotland.