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Plans to demolish two Glasgow tower blocks have now been lodged with the local authority. New Gorbals Housing Association (NGHA) has enlisted Effective Engineering to progress plans for the demolition of 305 and 341 Caledonia Road.

The first phase of ground investigations for the Old Military Road (OMR) improvements to get underway at the A83 Rest and Be Thankful. Work is expected to take around one week to complete subject to weather conditions and there will be no requirement for traffic management on either road during this

A commercial judge’s decision that a clause in a road work contract stating that certain monies were to be returned to “the Contractor”, meaning a joint venture, should be interpreted instead as a relevant contractor company that was part of that joint venture has been overturned

A new Aberdour Harbour footbridge has been completed to restore a vital link in Fife's coastal path. The original bridge was damaged beyond repair following the storms and flooding in August 2020. The works by Realm Construction, which took three months to complete, were delivered to programme and b

Visitor destination specialist design agency Studio MB has been awarded major international design projects for the National Bank of Kuwait Museum in Kuwait and the Árni Magnússon Institute in Reykjavík, Iceland. Set to open in 2025 in the heart of Kuwait City, the brand-ne

Energy firm Drax Group has received approval from the Scottish Government to construct a new £500 million underground pumped storage hydro plant at its existing Cruachan facility in Argyll. The decision, made through the Section 36 process, represents a significant step in Scotland's journey t

Architect and past Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) president Jack Pringle has been re-elected as chair of the RIBA board of trustees. The RIBA board oversees the RIBA’s operations, working closely with members elected representative body RIBA Council.

A £5 million project to improve accessibility for passengers at Port Glasgow station has reached a major milestone with the completion of a ramp at the Princes Street entrance.

A two-storey extension to a West Lothian school that opened just two years ago has been given the green light. The new Calderwood Primary in East Calder was handed over to the local authority in September 2021 by hub South East, Morrison Construction and jmarchitects, the same team behind the n

Barratt Developments has revealed it is on track to deliver 270 new affordable homes across Edinburgh and the Lothians this year. Cammo Meadows in Edinburgh, Leith’s Merchant Quay and St Clair Mews in Roslin, will all benefit from affordable housing this year, with a total of 270 homes earmark

The Scottish Government has launched a consultation into proposed reforms of domestic and non-domestic Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs).

Gordon Durno has been crowned the winner of the Scottish Plant Operator Challenge, following a closely fought competition at Errol Airfield. The competition, organised by the Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) and sponsored by Morris Leslie Plant Hire, Blackwood Plant Hire, Balgownie, JCB, Tyg

Eight private properties in St Crispin’s Place in Falkirk have been brought back from the brink of demolition, undergoing an astounding transformation thanks to the hard work of Falkirk Council’s Empty Homes team. Built around the early 1900s, the properties had lain empty for extended p

A woman in Edinburgh's New Town who painted her door pink has won a planning battle with her neighbours over the brightly coloured entrance. Miranda Dickson departed from the norm to paint the front door of her Drummond Place property a shade of Champagne pink, leading to the City of Edinburgh