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Members of the Black Isle Area Committee at the Highland Council have approved the area’s road capital programme for 2023/24. The local allocations capital budget for 2023/24 remains to be established which will be calculated from the approved capital budget allocation being adjusted for any a

North Ayrshire Council is hosting two events in February as it consults on the forthcoming planning application for the proposed new Ardrossan Campus. These drop-in events form a key part of the planning process and will give people a chance to view the proposed plans for the new building and discus

The Scottish Government has stepped in to arrange for 24-hour patrols to protect residents at an apartment complex in Glasgow after a report highlighted fire safety issues at the site and the developers have failed to implement safety measures.

Midlothian Council has been successful in its applications for the Sustrans’ Places for Everyone fund to deliver three active travel projects.

A consultation has launched to seek views on a proposal to construct a brand new Eastertoun Nursery School in West Lothian.

East Lothian’s newest school has welcomed its first students – seven months before the building is due to open.

A new survey from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has revealed wide support for the UK Government introducing plans to attract more skilled labour from abroad to help address the chronic skills gap in construction.

Two higher apprentices are taking their next steps on the career ladder with a civil engineering firm courtesy of experience gained on key Scottish wind farms. Freddie Brown spent nine months at 13-turbine Kennoxhead, with classmate Alex Trickey scheduled to gain vital onsite knowledge at Benbrack,

Aberdeen Solicitors Property Centre (ASPC) has announced it will relocate to new flagship premises in the city, in a move that will see a former bank on the corner of Holburn Street and Alford Place transformed into a one-stop shop for people thinking of buying or selling homes in the city. The prop

Professional services consultancy Turner & Townsend has forecast that real estate tender price inflation (TPI) will settle to 3.5% in 2023 before falling to 2.5% through 2024.

More than 100 Scottish homes are to undergo a £3.5 million full-scale energy performance upgrade courtesy of Green Home Systems.

The progression of a Flood Protection Scheme to reduce the flood risk to properties and wider infrastructure of Musselburgh continues with the commencement of the public consultations on the Outline Design in February 2023.

Legal and tax advice firm Turcan Connell has secured two strategic hires for its land and property team with the addition of Murray Soutar and Lesley Roarty. Murray Soutar re-joins the firm as a partner having established a career as a specialist advisor in rural property. He first began his career

Argyll and Bute Council has asked residents to participate in the consultation on the redesign of Kilcreggan Ferry Terminal. The council needs to make improvements to the ferry terminal infrastructure at both Dunoon and Kilcreggan to ensure safe and reliable berthing for the new passenger-only vesse

The newly refurbished, and greatly expanded Cockenzie Health Centre, home to The Harbours Medical Practice, has been officially opened following a £4.1 million refurbishment and expansion.