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The Forth Bridge will this weekend mark 10 years since the iconic landmark was officially inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.  The bridge became Scotland’s sixth World Heritage Site on 5 July 2015. It joined Edinburgh’s Old and New Towns, the Heart of Neolithic Orkney, New La

An 10-year old pupil from Milltimber School has won a competition to name a new sculpture, located at a new playpark at a landmark Aberdeen development. Ebony Lorraine Taggart, who has just completed P5, suggested that the horse statue at Cala’s Oldfold Village development should be called &ls

A local campaign is seeking to save a church which inspired Lewis Grassic Gibbon's famous Scottish novel, Sunset Song. The Church of Scotland is trying to find a buyer for Arbuthnott Church in Aberdeenshire, which prominently appears in the novel.

A recently promoted manager at Highland housebuilder Tulloch Homes, part of Springfield Group, has earned a coveted national award for his work at the Maples development in Inverness. Cameron Brand, who has advanced from project manager to contracts manager, secured the esteemed NHBC Pride in the Jo

Legal firm Thorntons has expanded its commercial real estate team with two appointments. Simone Young, who has more than 25 years’ experience of advising all parties involved in the construction sector, joins as partner, and Stephanie Zak, who has worked in both practice and industry during he

Recent months have seen significant recommitments from some of Edinburgh's largest companies, complemented by increased activity from smaller businesses securing office space throughout the city, according to JLL.

A North London man who rents a room in a house shared with seven other people has won a life-changing prize worth £736,000 – including a luxury four-bedroom home and a brand-new BMW M4.

Homelessness charity Social Bite has identified a site in Mill O'Mains for its proposed "recovery village" in Dundee. With support from the WM Sword Charitable Trust, the Bill Sword Social Bite Recovery Village aims to provide a beautiful, innovative and highly supported residential community for vu

Scotland is set to lose an entire generation of electrical workers because funding for apprenticeships is languishing at around a third of what is on offer south of the border, a trade body has warned. A 15% grant funding increase for English electrical apprenticeships has brought funding south of t

Holcim has hired Alastair Meyers to lead its readymix concrete business in the UK. The sustainable building solutions company has appointed Mr Meyers as managing director for its Readymix division and as a member of its UK executive committee.

McLaughlin & Harvey has completed the £2.3 million refurbishment of Bearsden Primary School.

Work on the redevelopment of the Palace Theatre and Grand Hall in Kilmarnock is set to begin in August.

The project team behind the Cross Tay Link Road project has been honoured at an international awards ceremony. The Destiny Bridge and The New Kingsway, delivered by Perth & Kinross Council with BAM, won the Project Excellence and Innovation Award at the 2025 NEC Martin Barnes Awards.

Dumfries and Galloway College has paid tribute to three construction students who represented the college at a prestigious SkillBuild 2025 competition in Newcastle. SkillBuild, delivered by CITB, is the UK’s largest construction competition for trainees and apprentices, bringing talented appre

The University of Glasgow has appointed firms to its four-year lead advisor framework as it sets out on a £1.8 billion investment programme across its campuses.