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Actress Maureen Beattie has dedicated Ayrshire Housing’s latest development after her late father Johnny, the great Scottish actor and comedian. Directly across from Ayr’s Gaiety Theatre, Beattie Close is a development of 31 flats all designed for lifetime living. It includes a private c

Designs based on the community’s ideas for transforming some of the lanes connected to Wick High Street will be revealed at an event in the town in November. The Royal Burgh of Wick Community Council and the Highland Council successfully applied for Sustrans Scotland’s Pocket Places Prog

Barratt Developments has raised £90,244 for hospice and end of life care in the East of Scotland at its recent charity ball.

Following further investigative works to establish the extent of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) usage in the building fabric of Bearsden Community Hub and Halls, East Dunbartonshire Council's structural engineering consultants have advised that it is present in the lower roof, t

Work is now underway on the new building at Troon station.

France is to fine shops that leave their lights on too long as it cracks down on energy waste.

Cruden Homes has lodged a planning application with Scottish Borders Council for the construction of 70 new homes in Jedburgh, specifically for social rent. These homes are set to occupy the previous location of Howdenburn Primary School on Lothian Road, a site left vacant since the school's closure

A nearly five-century-old brewery has been modernised with a new self-service beer fountain by Polish design studio Projekt Praga. The new taproom in Tenczynek Brewery – about an hour's drive from Kraków – has won plaudits for its modern reimagining of a building dating back to 15

Real estate investment firm AM Alpha has completed new flexible, fully-fitted workspaces at Glasgow's landmark city centre office development, 200 Broomielaw.

Edinburgh's Atik nightclub, known for featuring in Trainspotting 2 and hosting legendary bands such as Pink Floyd and The Ramones, is set to be transformed into student accommodation. After closing its doors in January, plans have been submitted to The City of Edinburgh Council by Silvermills Estate

Plans for a £10 million countryside leisure park at the former Couston Quarry site in West Lothian have been unveiled.

The City of Edinburgh has claimed the top spot of councils in Scotland on climate action, according to Climate Emergency UK. The Council Climate Action Scorecards cover seven sections, ask 91 questions, and were created in consultation with over 90 different organisations and key individuals.

Scotland’s new National Planning Improvement Champion is calling for ideas on what a high-performing planning system looks like and what impact it has. Scottish Construction Now has been reporting extensively on Scotland's broken planning system over the past month.

A bale of straw has been dangled from London's Millennium Bridge as part of an ancient tradition to warn boats of ongoing works.

A national shortage of skilled tradespeople, such as plumbers and electricians, is set to cost the UK £98 billion in missed economic growth by 2030, according to new research by Kingfisher, owner of Screwfix, B&Q and TradePoint, in partnership with economics consultancy Cebr. The UK is cur