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A six-acre island off the Devon coast complete with private beach, fortifications, planning permission for a luxury hotel, and reportedly 15 ghosts, has been put up for sale. Drake's Island, just 600 yards from Plymouth, was used as a military defence for hundreds of years - with 18th-century cannon

A hotel development within Edinburgh’s New Town Conservation Area has been granted planning permission.

A block of flats in Aberdeen is the first in Scotland to have dangerous cladding removed and replaced as part of a government pilot scheme set up following the Grenfell tragedy.

The contractor for the new £23.9 million Larkhall Leisure Centre has now been appointed.

The Royal High School Preservation Trust (RHSPT) has received planning permission from the City of Edinburgh Council for its multi-million-pound redevelopment of the Thomas Hamilton Building on Regents Road.

A Bristol builder who overstated the income from his construction companies to secure two Covid Bounce Back Loans totalling £100,000 has been handed a suspended sentence. James Leslie, 45, of Upton Lane, Dundry, was sentenced to two years in prison, suspended for 18 months, when he appeared at

The Torvean Mobility Hub in Inverness was officially opened yesterday by the cabinet secretary for transport Fiona Hyslop as part of a visit to see key sustainable transport projects across the city.

Scottish health and wellbeing charity LinkLiving and McTaggart Construction Limited have partnered to give 18 young people an insight into working in the construction industry.

One of Glasgow’s busiest bridges is on track to re-open to traffic next month.

Scotland’s commercial property sector saw a marginal rise in overall occupier demand for the third consecutive quarter according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Commercial Property Monitor, supported by a less negative picture regarding demand for retail space. A

This summer, the A9/A904 Westfield project will reach a major milestone when work starts on the next phase of the initiative which aims to transform local infrastructure and boost the economy once complete.

The Highland Council is seeking contractors to tender for a Highland Energy Efficiency Framework (domestic and non-domestic). Suppliers are being invited to attend an in-person meet the buyer event on Monday 5 Aug 10:30 - 12:30 at Highland Council, Chamber, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness IV3 5NX.

Cala Homes has completed its first net-zero-carbon-enabled home. The project at its Hampton Lakes development in Peterborough will test the housebuilder’s net zero principles, providing essential learning to help inform Cala’s approach in the future.

Kevin Stewart MSP has written to Chancellor Rachel Reeves to call for the abolition of VAT on building projects involving regeneration, refurbishment and retrofitting. The SNP representative for Aberdeen Central has also lodged a motion at the Scottish Parliament on the issue.

The Grangemouth Flood Protection Scheme (GFPS) has published an Engagement Feedback Report after public events were held in March 2024 in advance of the scheme notification process.