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Ewan MacLeod The real estate and infrastructure practice of Shepherd and Wedderburn has agreed with Homes for Scotland to sponsor its annual conference.

John Swinney is joined by education convener Cllr Paul Godzik and the two youngest pupils at James Gillespie's High School, Anna Green and Jeong Ing Park (both 11 years) for the cutting of the ribbon at the official opening Edinburgh’s new James Gillespie’s High School officially opened

Network Rail is calling for help to solve a 71-year mystery after detailed drawings for a second rail bridge over the Firth of Forth were found hidden in an old box under a desk in Glasgow. Historians are trying to find out why the plans, dating back to 1945, which would have seen a second bridge be

Aerial view of the planned development site as detailed in the Proposal of Application Notice Plans are in the pipeline for a new residential and mixed use development immediately adjacent to Scotland’s home of rugby.

Inspection work being carried out on the Forth Road Bridge. The repair of damaged steelwork which led to the closure of the Forth Road Bridge in 2015 has been crowned the overall winner of the 2016 Saltire Society Civil Engineering Awards.

Plans for the new Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre Aberdeen City Council could become the first local authority to raise funds on the capital markets as it embarks on a number of major housebuilding and construction projects.

Plans have been submitted for a housing development between Dalgety Bay and Inverkeithing which was previously rejected by Fife Council. Taylor Wimpey has lodged a detailed planning application for 295 homes at Hillend Road at the Spencerfield site.

Civil engineering and road surfacing firm Crummock Holdings has attributed a drop in profits in its financial year to delays in receiving large contracts. The Herald reports that the Bonnyrigg company saw its profits fall to £366,076 from £570,657 as revenue grew 38 per cent to £23 million in the

Plans to build an £800 million hydro power station in the Highlands have stalled over uncertainty over the financial viability of pumped hydro projects. Energy firm SSE won approval for the Coire Glas plant at Loch Lochy, north of Fort William, in 2013.

Jenny Bell Jenny Bell from Atmos Consulting discusses the judicial review of four previously consented offshore wind farms.

Work starts on Aberdeen Cruyff Court community sports facility Work has started to create a world-renowned multi-use community sports facility in Aberdeen.

International superstar Emeli Sande has pledged her support to the multi-million pound redevelopment of Aberdeen’s historic Music Hall. The singer-songwriter, who hails from Alford in Aberdeenshire, is instantly recognisable from her striking profile emblazoned on the large building wrap surroundi

A new report into Scotland’s planning system has found that planning decisions in major cities are lagging behind the rest of the UK in terms of both speed and volume. An annual planning survey published by the Scottish Property Federation and GL Hearn is the first time data taken from the Scottis

The first artists’ impressions of the new Burrell Collection have been unveiled just days after the Glasgow art gallery and museum closed its doors to enable work to begin on the £66 million refurbishment. Designed by John McAslan and Partners and Event Communications, the blueprints reveal plans

Expert review groups into fuel poverty have called for the definition to be reviewed to ensure help is targeted at those who need it most. Two reports by the Scottish Fuel Poverty Strategic Working Group and Scottish Rural Fuel Poverty Task Force have made over 100 recommendations to address the iss