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Councillors in South Ayrshire have agreed to invest nearly £329 million in delivering capital projects over the next 12 years. Capital projects are large-scale, non-recurring investments such as the refurbishment of the Citadel Leisure Centre in Ayr, which is set to cost around £11m.

Four local charities have benefited from £18,800 of donations from Lochmaben manufacturer Russell Roof Tiles as part of the firm’s diamond jubilee year.

According to Savills, 2025 was another record year for the food & beverage sector (F&B) in Glasgow, with 38 new openings in the city centre totalling 87,000 sq ft of restaurant accommodation.

Building maintenance firm Cleartech is continuing to invest in the next generation of engineering and commissioning talent, with six apprentices currently attending college and a further eight team members who have progressed through the company’s apprenticeship routes in previous years.

Four enthusiastic pupils from Bilston Primary School lent a hand to Morgan Sindall Construction Scotland as the contractor began work on a new four‑classroom extension for the school. P7 pupil Ruben (11), P1 pupil Ellie (5), Anne (8) from P4, and Lewis (10) from P6 joined Councillor Ellen Scott, t

Glasgow City Council is rolling out a significant upgrade to the city's road network on the back of a three-year £119 million investment programme.

Plans to bring Elgin’s historic Grant Lodge back into public use have taken an important step forward thanks to new support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Moray Council has been awarded £212,427 to develop detailed proposals for the building, which has been empty for more than

Network Rail will soon begin £200,000 worth of essential repairs to the footbridge at Burnside station.

A multi-million pound new Eye Hospital for Edinburgh has moved a step closer after NHS Lothian appointed a main contractor. Kier will act as Principal Supply Chain Partner to build the state-of-the-art facility, which will serve adults and children across the region, as well as south-east Scotland.

A property firm linked to Rangers legend Ally McCoist has scaled back the size of its proposed housing development in Bridge of Weir in an effort to secure planning approval. James (Glasgow) Ltd – whose directors include McCoist and Jeffrey East – has already lodged an application for th

A proposal to demolish a derelict Borders farm cottage believed to date back to the early 1600s has been refused amid concerns it would set an “unwelcome precedent” for countryside development. Julia and James Campbell had applied to Scottish Borders Council for permission to knock down

A proposal to build four new homes near Bridgend on Islay has been approved by Argyll and Bute Council. The application, lodged by Donald Baker, covers land to the southeast of Neriby Cottage and includes the creation of new vehicle access. No public objections were submitted during the planning pro

A flying pig caused a power outage in rural China after a farmer decided to try transporting his animals via drone. The man, who is now facing a police investigation, had sought to find a quicker route to a local slaughterhouse in the mountainous Tongjiang county area.

BAM’s UK construction operations have returned to profit after a year of tighter bidding discipline, stronger project delivery and rising activity across both the building and civil engineering markets. The wider Royal BAM Group reported a 10% rise in revenue for 2025, with the UK and Ireland

A major wind farm proposal in the Scottish Borders is heading back for reconsideration after Scotland’s highest civil court ruled that the planning reporter failed to properly assess whether the turbines and their future grid connection should have been treated as a single project.