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Dumfries & Galloway Council has agreed to establish two new net zero targets – one for the council and one for the Dumfries and Galloway region.

The Scottish Government has published new guidance published on chief planning officers to assist local authorities meet their new requirements.

A nervous groom made a hilarious gaffe at the altar after mistakenly vowing to laugh at his bride when she's sad.

Turner & Townsend has been appointed by global security and aerospace company BAE Systems as the New Engineering Contract (NEC) project manager to support the delivery of Ship Build Hall in Glasgow.

The Scottish Building Federation has announced new leadership as long-term managing director Vaughan Hart steps down and hands the baton on to the next generation. Paul Mitchell has been promoted to the position of operations director and joined the SBF board, replacing Vaughan Hart who departs the

Architecture practice Holmes Miller has outlined its commitment to a carbon neutral built environment with the publication of a refreshed sustainability charter. In an active response to the climate emergency and both the UK and Scottish governments' net zero targets, the practice has updated its or

Global professional body the Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE) has announced the appointment of their new chair and trustee director Dr Paul Stollard CEng, MIFireE, RegArch, PhD, BArch, BA. Dr Stollard has led and gained extensive experience over the course of four decades in the fields of both ar

Work is drawing to a close on a sleeper renewal project that has involved weekly use of a UTAS (Universal Track Access System) and road plates supplied by the Rapid Rail Access division of specialist temporary access solutions supplier TPA.

A range of community support initiatives for people living in West Edinburgh has been unveiled by Cala Homes (East) as part of its new, Community Pledge programme. Centring on their West Craigs development, the initiative features a bespoke package of activities designed to address the needs of the

Avant Homes Scotland has acquired a 9.25-acre site in Tranent to deliver a £31 million new development on 92 homes.

A development of 71 new homes has been given the go-ahead on the site of the former shopping arcade in Pollokshaws.

Thirteen social landlords have identified the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in some of their homes, the Scottish Housing Regulator has revealed.

Stirling Council has completed the transfer of the former MoD land at Forthside, unlocking exciting opportunities for the city and the wider region including the creation of thousands of jobs. The purchase of the 36-acre site by the council is being fully funded by a £5 million grant from the

As part of Taylor Wimpey’s Spencer Fields development, the homebuilder is providing “Percent for Art” in the form of feature walls with forged steel railings and panels at key points across the development. At the end of last year, and as part of its commitment to working closely w

Morris & Spottiswood has demonstrated its commitment to health and safety excellence after it achieved two prestigious RoSPA Awards. Morris & Spottiswood Scotland has received a Gold Medal Award for its 7th consecutive Gold Award, and Morris & Spottiswood England a Gold Medal Award for i