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Sir Robert McAlpine has announced plans to cut 90 jobs across the UK in a restructure which will see its Scottish regional centre combine with the North East. Under the plans, the group’s six regional centres will be reduced down to four, with the Wales the West division also merging with the Nort

A consortium of Scottish local authorities is putting together a house-building framework worth £1.5 billion to the selected contractors. The four-year housing construction framework is being procured by LHC on behalf of the Scottish Procurement Alliance.

Paul Lester Retirement housebuilder McCarthy & Stone has appointed former Balfour Beatty boss Paul Lester as chairman designate to succeed John White.

The Highland Council has pledged to approve 500 affordable housing units each year for the next five years of which 70% will be for affordable rent and 30% for low cost home ownership. Councillors on the environment, development and infrastructure committee yesterday agreed a Strategic Housing Inves

Argyll and Bute Council has revealed plans to build more than 760 new affordable homes in the next five years. The housing will be delivered as part of the council's Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP).

© Simpson & Brown Architects Plans to transform the Scottish Seabird Centre's existing premises into a new national marine centre have been rejected by East Lothian Council on the grounds that the project would have a detrimental impact on the local area.

The Galashiels Academy support centre Work has got underway to create a support centre for pupils with complex needs at Galashiels Academy and a new nursery at St Boswells Primary School.

Plans to build 70 homes and a new cemetery on greenbelt land in Strathblane have been refused by Stirling Council. The development, which was being taken forward by Gladman Developments, was proposed for land south of Broadgate House on Campsie Road.

Communities and developers will be invited to have their say in shaping a refreshed approach to dealing with developer contributions for developments across Highland. Members of the Highland Council’s environment, development and infrastructure committee yesterday gave the go ahead for a six week

The Scottish Government is consulting on proposals to revise the Code of Conduct for registered property factors and other related amendments to the Property Factors (Scotland) Act 2011. The consultation also seeks views on whether the original Code has led to improvements in the quality of factorin

A new fundraising drive has been launched as Govanhill Baths Community Trust enters the final stage of securing funding to refurbish and reopen the Edwardian Bathhouse as a new health and wellbeing centre. Following the architects’ images of the redevelopment revealed last year, the organisation i

Stuart MacDonald A major retrospective exhibition is taking place to celebrate the life and work of the late Scottish visual artist Professor Stuart MacDonald OBE.

The Albyn Aberdeen bar brought to market with hotel planning consent

A massive 11,000-square feet Leonard Cohen mural was inaugurated in downtown Montreal this week to mark the one-year anniversary of the singer’s death. Artists El Mac, Gene Pendon and the MU collective based their work off a photograph that was originally taken by Lorca Cohen in 2008.

The Carnegie Library and Galleries in Dunfermline The Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries scooped the UK’s richest architecture prize last night as it was awarded the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award for 2017.