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The Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers’ Federation (SNIPEF) has signed a partnership agreement with the British Plumbing Employers Council (BPEC) to rebrand the Scottish Plumbing Apprentice of the Year (SPAY) copper category as Scotland’s qualifying heat for the UK-wide Sk

Additional investment of £24 million through an innovative programme to deliver affordable homes across Scotland will see total funding in the scheme reach half a billion pounds, the Scottish Government said today. Started in 2014, the Charitable Bonds scheme provides loans to housing associat

Sector body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has announced the shortlist for its 2025 awards programme. As well as recognising best practice and showcasing the critical contribution its varied membership makes to Scotland’s social wellbeing and economic growth, this year’s awards have extra reso

Miller Homes is inviting local groups and causes across Scotland to apply for the next round of its Community Fund, offering those in need within its development areas a share of £10,000. Applications will close on Wednesday 30 April 2025.

Persimmon East Scotland has submitted a planning application for an exciting new development at Cleugh Brae in West Lothian – which would deliver the final phase of development in the West Calder/Mossend development area.

Dundee City Council leader Councillor Mark Flynn visited the site of the new Drumgeith Community Campus and Greenfield Academy this week to see progress on the £100 million development. 

Moray Council has launched the tender process for a main works contractor to undertake the redevelopment of Elgin Town Hall.

Details on the work being done to manage the built heritage estate of Glasgow City Council were revealed this week. 

North Ayrshire Council is to invest millions in a wide-ranging programme of maintenance investment into its roads, lighting and bridges network.

Shetland Islands Council is inviting the public to comment on proposals relating to the three conservation areas in the Lerwick Lanes, Lerwick New Town and Scalloway. 

The Corran Ferry Infrastructure Improvement Scheme (CFIIS), funded by investment commitments through the Inverness & Highland City Region Deal, has submitted a planning application and marine license application for the proposed Loch Linnhe/Corran Narrows infrastructure works for improvements t

Work has started to restore the shopfront of the former M&Co building in Dunoon to its former glory.

The world’s tallest high-rise building that generates more energy than it consumes could be built in Birmingham, under newly lodged plans.

The ONE SeedPod food and drink industry innovation hub, aimed at boosting high-value manufacturing, received its official launch in Aberdeen last week.

Plans to redevelop an industrial site in Edinburgh’s Bonnington district into a student-led mixed-use development have now moved to the planning stage.