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Work on the walled Memorial Garden at Mortonhall Crematorium in Edinburgh is due to start today. Parents were asked to choose between four different designs which aimed to provide a private and peaceful place for personal contemplation.

A9 near Dalwhinnie An exciting new educational initiative is being launched which will give pupils in schools along the A9 between Perth and Inverness the opportunity to learn more about the massive engineering project, apply mathematical, scientific and design aspects of the scheme to their schoolw

The Glasgow CarStore Peter Vardy to open new CarStore in Dundee

Kier Group has been retained by public sector owned built environment specialist Scape Group as the sole contractor to deliver up to £1.5 billion of construction and maintenance work over the next four years. Scape Group is a local authority owned built environment specialist offering a full suite

Councillors are to consider proposals for a new £333 million Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC) after full plans were submitted by developers. Henry Boot Developments is to partner Aberdeen City Council on the public/private project at Bucksburn which includes a four-star hotel w

The SNP is seeking “urgent clarification” on pre-qualification contract notices worth almost £30 million which have been issued despite no decision being taken by MPs on the refurbishment of the Palace of Westminster. Neil Gray MP, a member of the Joint Committee set up to review the findings o

Philip Hogg A six per cent fall in home ownership levels between 2009 and 2014 is largely the result of the dramatic decline in private home building and ongoing issues surrounding large mortgage deposits, according to a homebuilder’s trade body.

Fife Council has announced it wants to dual the notorious A92 from Glenrothes to the Tay Road Bridge on safety grounds. The Courier reports that the authority views the ambitious proposal as a long-term aspiration and is dependent on both agreement and funding from the Scottish Government.

£900,000 sought to ‘future proof’ Buchanan Bus Station Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) will be asked to approve a spend of just over £906,000 to overhaul the heating and ventilation systems and fund additional repairs and alterations to the staff quarters at Buchanan Bus Station in

Planning consent has been granted for a brand new office development and multi-storey car park in Edinburgh’s city centre for Hermes Investment Management. Centrally located off Morrison Street in the heart of the Exchange district, the ‘Capital Square’ building will comprise 152,623 sq ft of

Plans have been submitted to flatten the site of a former Aberdeen city centre pub and build a 100-room hotel and office development. Archial Norr have submitted proposals on behalf of Status Properties for a 4/5 star hotel and spa on the site which housed the former Budz Bar as well as the current

Prof David McClean outside the new Scott Sutherland School building Robert Gordon University (RGU) has completed the second phase of its £120 million Garthdee campus project in Aberdeen, with the new £16m Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment set to welcome its first studen

Fugro has commenced ground investigations along a 45.8-kilometre section of the A9 road, under a £2.5million contract for Transport Scotland. The contract is for an advanced phase of ground investigation of the superficial deposits and bedrock along the A9, from Pass of Birnam to Glen Garry.

The Highland Council has approved an innovative Community Land Use Plan designed to reverse population decline on the Isle of Rum and attract new investment to the village of Kinloch. Commissioned by The Isle of Rum Community Trust (IRCT), the plan has been produced by PAS following a significant am

Environmental groups have urged Scotland to catch up with England and Wales by making it easier for householders and businesses to reduce carbon emissions through the installation of solar panels and air source heat pumps. The call by WWF Scotland, RSPB Scotland and Stop Climate Chaos Scotland comes