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Date set for final demolition of Cockenzie Power Station building The final stage of the Cockenzie Power Station demolition is to take place on Thursday December 17 at 2pm, two years since plant shut down.

China is known for its replicas of famous sights, but one new creation has gone a step further by combining two landmarks into one building, the BBC has found. Half of the structure, located in the northern city of Shijiazhuang, is a copy of Beijing's Temple of Heaven, but the other half is the whit

Bill Robertson CBE Robertson Group has reported a record turnover of £298 million and a pre-tax profit of £11.77m as it nears the end of a five-year plan focused on growing sustainable, long term value and profits.

Revised plans for a proposed golf and tennis centre near Dunblane have been rejected by Stirling Council. The Park of Keir project, which was supported by golfer Colin Montgomerie and Judy Murray, mother of former Wimbledon champion Andy, was to be located at Park of Keir, between Murray's home town

Leo Quinn Balfour Beatty has said it will be “net cash positive at the year end” following the successful refinancing of its bank facility.

Richard Howson A £1 billion surge in new work has boosted Carillion’s hopes of achieving its full-year targets, the firm said today.

View of shared surface courtyard More than 100 homes for health workers could be built as part of NHS Grampian’s battle to attract staff to the north-east.

The Scottish Government's decision to approve a 67-turbine wind farm near Fort Augustus has been described by a judge in the Court of Session as “defective” following a judicial review. Lord Jones said ministers made their decision on SSE's Stronelairg project "in breach of environmental obligat

Russ Burton (left) and Fergus Ewing (right) in Energy Centre at Borders College The first energy recovery system in the UK to be powered using sewage has been launched at the Scottish Borders College campus in Galashiels.

Councillors have approved the introduction of a new conservation area to protect the historic site of the battle of Culloden. The new designation for Culloden Muir near Inverness now means that within the conservation area, planning permission will be required for a range of developments that would

Cllr Danny Devlin (left) and Link Group chair Roy Stirrat Link completes affordable housing development in Newton Mearns

Staff from a north east builders merchants are spreading Christmas cheer with the publication of a unique calendar created to raise money for two local charities. Brave employees from GPH Builders Merchants, which is based in Westhill, Inverurie and Stonehaven, stripped off for the company’s 2016

Alternative proposals to transform Edinburgh’s former Royal High School into a new music school have been formally submitted by the Royal High School Preservation Trust. Backed by the philanthropic Dunard Fund, the Trust’s vision will provide an alternative to Hoskins Architect

Plans to develop a complex of mixed-use buildings just off Glasgow’s George Square are being unveiled today at a public exhibition. Chris Stewart Group will reveal its proposals for 59 serviced apartments, 375 student flats and 23,688 sq/ft of commercial space on vacant property which it acquired

Plans have been submitted for a 1,500 home development on the outskirts of a North-east village. The Aberdeen Evening Express reports that CHAP Group has lodged an application with Aberdeenshire Council for the new properties at Park Quarry near Drumoak. As part of the 1,500 homes scheme, 500 will b