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A £1.25 million project to transform Wick town centre into a more welcoming, attractive and pedestrian friendly space is continuing to make steady progress, with completion now expected this summer. This represents an extension to the original timeline, however, a phased approach to opening, s

A new heritage programme designed to continue regeneration benefits in the city centre is to take over from a successful scheme which led to eight empty buildings being brought back into use. The new Silver City Heritage & Place Programme which is due to be launched this summer continues heritag

Conservation charity the National Trust for Scotland has appointed Anne McCall as director of conservation & policy, starting the role on 24 August. Originally from Dumfries and Galloway, Anne has been director of RSPB Scotland since 2017, where she has been proud to help establish a country-wid

Campion Homes has completed a 19-home development in the North East Fife village of Balmullo, delivered in partnership with Kingdom Housing Association.

CCG Group has commenced a new phase of a window replacement programme for Whiteinch & Scotstoun Housing Association in west Glasgow. 

Property maintenance specialist RP Slight has been appointed to deliver trade housing repairs across Edinburgh as part of a four-year, £40 million framework agreement, as well as a public buildings framework for West Lothian Council.

The Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (CICES) has announced the launch of two new awards dedicated to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).  The CICES EDI Trailblazer and CICES Voice in EDI awards will celebrate the individuals actively transforming the civil engineering sur

Pupils at Orchard Primary School in Overtown have been given a hands-on introduction to the world of construction after receiving 500 books from Persimmon Homes. The homebuilder donated copies of Cones and Building Sustainable Homes, a book designed to inspire young people to learn more about how mo

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published the findings of its market study into road and rail infrastructure and is recommending concrete actions to drive down costs and drive up innovation and productivity.

A new planning policy aimed at influencing some lighting requirements in new developments that are subject to planning control will be considered by members of The Highland Council’s Economy and Infrastructure Committee next week.

Up to 20 companies and 57 individuals are now under criminal suspicion over the Grenfell Tower fire, as the Metropolitan Police confirmed it is on track to submit full case files to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) by September.

Savills has advised landlord Clydebuilt II Limited Partnership (CLP II), a joint venture between Ediston and Strathclyde Pension Fund, on a leasing deal that will see Chopstix open a flagship restaurant at 203 Argyle Street in Glasgow, a location famously known as ‘Four Corners’.

A major refurbishment of Dundee’s A‑listed Tay Works has been proposed, paving the way for the 19th‑century former mill to be transformed from student accommodation into 140 private apartments. Gloucestershire‑based Mears Group has lodged a listed building consent application with Dundee

Gensource’s growing influence in the sustainable energy sector has seen the Musselburgh firm shortlisted for SME of the Year at the Midlothian & East Lothian Chamber Business Awards (MELCC). The company is going for a notable hat-trick of successes at the awards, having picked up High Grow

A Glasgow-based housing developer has been placed into liquidation, with liquidators confirming the business is expected to settle all outstanding debts in full.