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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

New Year, new start for Dalkeith Corn Exchange

Vaughan Hart By Vaughan Hart, managing director at Scottish Building Federation

Edinburgh Airport has revealed plans for a separate international immigration hall and baggage reclaim area as part of a £50 million extension.

Leo Quinn Balfour Beatty has revealed that it expects profits for 2014 to be £70 million lower at its construction business due to problems with contracts.

Health Secretary Shona Robison MSP has cut the first ground on the £48 million first phase of redevelopments at the Royal Edinburgh Campus.

ISG has added a further £6 million of projects to its recent tally of Scottish wins, which last month included £11m of secured work in Edinburgh. The latest two schemes in St Andrews and Glasgow include the creation of a new hotel and retail outlet and an office refurbishment for Network Rail.