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North Ayrshire Council said it is continuing to deliver an ambitious housebuilding programme to improve the lives of residents across the region after its cabinet approved its new Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) for 2024-2029.

Grampian Housing Association’s ambitious Old School regeneration project at Abergeldie Road in Ballater has won the Building Communities for the Future category and was also commended in the Conservation and Building Adaptation category at the Aberdeenshire Architectural and Landscape Design

Archaeologists have unearthed the strange statue of a Maya warrior wearing a snake-shaped helmet at the basement of a pre-Columbian temple in Mexico.

The many challenges facing the plant-hire industry at a time of ongoing political and economic uncertainty were discussed at the Construction Plant-hire Association’s (CPA) Annual Conference held on 9th November. This was the CPA’s eighth annual Conference and the best attended yet with

Hardies Property & Construction Consultants has transformed the derelict Kildean Hospital boiler house into a community hub and training centre for Stirling Community Enterprise.

Newburgh-based construction company KR Group (Scotland) Ltd has levelled up its ISO Accreditations having recently maintained its ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 as well as achieving ISO 45001.

The City of Edinburgh Council has published its response to the Edinburgh Tram Inquiry.

The annual Lovell golf day at Dundonald Links has raised over £6,000 for testicular cancer charity, the John Hartson Foundation.

Persimmon Homes East Scotland welcomed housing minister Paul McLennan MSP to The Earls development in East Lothian where he was given an update on the site’s progress and met with some of the young workers starting out their career in the construction industry. The Earls, which is delivering 1

Glasgow-based construction and civil engineering company McLaughlin & Harvey has won an £86 million contract to build a Ministry of Defence (MoD) storage facility the size of 12 football pitches, securing hundreds of jobs in Scotland and Cumbria.

Edinburgh developer J Smart & Co (Contractors) PLC has obtained permission to build 143 new homes in Rosyth.

Aberdeen City Council has approved plans for 25 new student flats to be built on Union Street.

Plans have been submitted to Edinburgh city council to knock down a pub in the city centre to create student flats.

An Aberdeenshire Self-Build Register has just been launched. It asks people to provide their basic information and what type of plot they are looking for.

A new care home is set to open in Dalgety Bay this winter after receiving high levels of demand for its bed spaces.