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Phil Ford The Scottish construction industry is set for steady year-on-year expansion and requires an average 5,700 trades people annually as it continues to benefit from historic highs of infrastructure investment, according to the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB).

Calum Bruce A popular Glasgow leisure venue had changed hands as part of a multi-million pound takeover deal.

Plans for £6.5 million sports hub in Perth revealed Plans for a multi-million-pound centre of sporting excellence in Perth have been revealed.

A large sinkhole has appeared near a green on the UK mainland's most westerly golf course. The 9ft (3m) deep, 22ft (7m) long hole was caused by heavy rain washing away a drain running under part of Traigh Golf Course, near Mallaig.

Half a million pounds is to be awarded to the troubled V&A project by the UK Treasury as part of the third round of the Coastal Communities Fund. The latest tranche of funding through the scheme will see almost £10 million awarded across Scotland.

The justice secretary Michael Matheson (pictured) has announced that current plans for a female prison in Inverclyde will not go ahead. During a visit to the "218 centre" in Glasgow, he stated that the current plans do not fit with his vision of how to address female offending and that Scotland need

Alex Neil Sixty nine new below market rent homes – with a total value of £9 million – are now available in Dumfries thanks to the National Housing Trust initiative (NHT), it was confirmed today.

A Scottish construction company has presented two charities with cheques for £10,000 apiece. City Building, which employs over 2,200 people in Scotland, made the donations to Kidney Research UK and Beatson Cancer Charity in reflection of the number of staff whose family and friends have been affect

A Danish-inspired housing scheme for over-55s could potentially be sited in Pollokshield, Glasgow, according to Penington CoHousing.

Stephen Glaister Damaged caused to cars by potholes have cost local authorities across Scotland £228,000 in just one year.

Two competing bids remain in the running to save Perth City Hall from demolition in the latest marketing round, the local authority has confirmed. Perth City Hall

Lidl has unveiled plans to increase the size of its distribution centre and build more Scottish stores following four consecutive years of growth for Lidl in the UK. The supermarket has submitted a notification to West Lothian Council to apply for a relocation of its Scottish Regional Distribution C

The Scottish Government has said a decision has not yet been made on the planned women’s prison in Greenock. The £75 million HMP Inverclyde has been widely opposed by campaigners and opposition parties who say the focus should be on reducing the number of women being

Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome Construction contracts for major projects related to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games amounted to £669 million, according to Glasgow City Council.

A plan which could see over £1 billion of development opportunities in Argyll and Bute has been welcomed by the Scottish Government. Argyll and Bute Council said government reporters gave its planning service positive feedback on development land identified in the Argyll and Bute Local Development