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Midlothian councillors have ratified the latest Proposed Strategic Development Plan (SES Plan) for Edinburgh and South East Scotland. The move comes after delaying the decision in August because of concerns houses were being built so quickly, supporting infrastructure was not able to keep pace.

Daryl McIntosh Daryl McIntosh advises property managers to be well-prepared ahead of the introduction of new rules next year.

(from left) Liam Doyle, Allied Timber employee; Alistair Shanks, director of Allied Timber; Ian Gillespie, project services manager and Paul Ruston, job coach at the event A lack of advertising costs and filling vacancies with motivated employees are just some of the business benefits awaiting contr

Community owned wind turbine gets green light from Clydesdale Bank Construction of a new wind turbine which will be entirely owned by the local community of Huntly, is now underway after receiving a £2 million support package from Clydesdale Bank.

China's recent obsession with glass tourist attractions has gone round the U-bend with the opening of some see-through treetop public toilets. The BBC reports that the loos, near Shiyan Lake in southern Hunan province, boast panoramas of the surrounding forest’s lush treetops, the silver waters of

Plans for the HALO Urban Park Three local authorities have outlined a number of regeneration projects within ambitious proposals to transform the economic prospects for Ayrshire.

Transport minister Humza Yousaf during yesterday's visit Transport minister Humza Yousaf visited Edinburgh Gateway yesterday to see engineers putting the finishing touches to the new £41 million station.

Councillor Stephen Flynn Aberdeen City Council could have missed out on more than 1,200 affordable homes by not applying developer contributions to student flat builders, it has been claimed.

Scottish Water has announced a new £9 million fund to help create solar power projects at its sites across the country. Four contractors have now been selected to develop, design and install photovoltaic (PV) cells to contribute towards national renewable energy targets. The successful companies ar

Housing minister Kevin Stewart during yesterday’s event In advance of this weekend’s International Day of Older Persons, Scottish housing minister Kevin Stewart has commended BRE for highlighting how assistive technology could help the older generation stay safely in their own homes for longer.

All 305 of Scotland’s historic, traditional thatched buildings have been recorded for the very first time as part of a unique 18-month field work project. Published today, A Survey of Thatched Buildings in Scotland is a full-colour photographic survey of every thatched building across the country,

Southdale Primary School (image credit West Lothian Council) Pupils in West Lothian are enjoying their first weeks in one of Scotland’s most energy efficient primary schools, which was recently completed on time and budget by Ogilvie Construction.

Dundee’s new V&A museum is set to be turned into an illuminated work of art, two years before the waterfront attraction opens to the public, as the city prepares to host the 2016 Festival of Architecture finale this November. A headline event in the 2016 Year of Innovation, Architecture and De

Cameron House completes £3m refurbishment Loch Lomond resort Cameron House has revealed the results of a £3 million refurbishment in what is the first stage of a year-long multimillion-pound renovation.

Adverts surrounding a Dundee construction site were given a comedy makeover after a joker stuck giant googly eyes onto the billboards. The billboards, which wrap around the construction site for the £28m upgrade to the city’s train station, depict different Dundonians discussing the upgrades to t