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Works to redevelop and expand the Jim Clark Room in Duns will start this summer, Scottish Borders Council (SBC) has confirmed.

TDL Equipment business development manager Kenny Price Compact equipment designer and manufacturer Mecalac Construction Equipment UK Ltd has appointed TDL Equipment as its new dealer for Central Belt and Southern Scotland.

Housing minister Kevin Stewart during a previous visit to Kingdom Housing Association’s project in Kincardine The Scottish Government has delivered more action to increase the delivery of affordable housing with the announcement of a £15 million increase to its charitable bond investment programm

The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) is submitting plans to Fife Council to build a two-court complex to hear sheriff and jury cases and custodies in Kirkcaldy. The proposal is for two new criminal courtrooms and a court custody unit to be located within the existing Kirkcaldy police sta

Jacqueline Law, managing partner at Aberdein Considine An estate agent has bemoaned tax changes for second homeowners for “driving landlords out” of the private rented sector and triggering a sell-off by investors.

The factoring industry over the last couple of decades has witnessed unprecedented change. It is widely acknowledged that the environment in which factors operate is relatively unrecognisable compared to where it was 10-20 years ago. So what has brought about this change and what does the future hol

Councillor Jenny Laing outside the new council housing at Manor Walk First phase completed at £13.5m development of new council homes in Aberdeen

The service was attended by 30 children from St Marys, Councillor Wilson and members of Wardell Armstrong A series of 17th Century plague victims discovered underneath a school playground have been laid to rest in Edinburgh.

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has commenced an investigation into the conduct of two former group finance directors at Carillion. The accounting watchdog said today that the investigation of both Richard Adam and Zafar Khan relates to the preparation and approval of financial statements rele

Clydeside Regeneration Limited (CRL) has submitted a planning application for a new state-of-the-art health centre at Queens Quay, the £250 million regeneration project on the site of the former John Brown’s shipyard in Clydebank. Operated by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, the new Clydebank Healt

Another £80 million is set to be invested into new plans being taken forward for the regeneration of Queen Street Station in Glasgow. Working in partnership with various stakeholders, Scottish Ministers have decided to progress a greatly enhanced development at the North Hanover Street car park sit

Architects behind Edinburgh’s first purpose-built music venue in over a century have revealed the latest designs proposals as part of a public exhibition and consultation. To be located behind the Royal Bank of Scotland’s historic home on St Andrew Square, The IMPACT Centre will create a major n

CCG (Scotland) Ltd has been given planning approval to build 156 contemporary, energy-efficient homes in Glasgow’s south side. To be delivered by CCG Homes, Riverford Gardens will offer a range of exclusive properties in a highly desirable location on Riverford Road in Pollokshaws.

Image by Brandon Leon – Flickr: Day 25: Fire Sprinkler, CC BY-SA 2.0 All homes in Scotland will be required to have a minimum number of smoke alarms under changes being made in the wake of the Grenfell Tower blaze.

Arc-Tech (Scotland) Ltd has embarked on its first major district heating contract for a new residential development located in Craigmillar, Edinburgh. Greendykes, located just south of Niddrie Mains Road, is being delivered on behalf of the City of Edinburgh Council and will consist of 75 mixed-tenu