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Lintel Trust, the small but resilient charity specialising in housing community support, is thrilled to announce the return of the Great Big Lintel Jam Night, a fun-filled night of live music, networking, and fundraising for community projects improving lives. The Lintel Jam Night started in 2014 an

Kilmac has been awarded a major new contract by Ardent Group to deliver the groundworks and infrastructure works for a new housing development in Blackridge. The project will involve the construction of:

Construction has started on Caledonia Housing Association's development of nine new homes at Berryknowe Avenue, Chryston, North Lanarkshire.

The Highland Council has revealed that the Stratherrick and Foyers Community Council Local Place Plan is the first to be registered in the Highland Council development plans area. Following its validation in accordance with the Scottish Government requirements, the Stratherrick and Foyers Local Plac

Dr Thomas Bone CBE, the last living principal of Jordanhill College which was once housed in the iconic David Stow building in Glasgow’s West End, made a return to his old stomping ground in the parklands of Jordanhill Park to unveil and officially open a new apartment building which has been

Culloden Road in Inverness will close for five weeks to enable Network Rail to make repairs to a railway bridge.

Jim Henry, founder of leading Northern Ireland construction company Henry Brothers, has been recognised for his lifetime dedication and contribution to the industry at the Construction Employers Federation (CEF) Excellence Awards 2023. Jim Henry received the Lifetime Achievement Award for his commit

Hundreds of primary pupils across South Lanarkshire are being given a free copy of a new children’s book, following a donation from homebuilder Persimmon West Scotland. ‘Cones and Building Homes’ was commissioned by Persimmon Homes and written by author Chris Madeley. The book is p

​Efforts to save Leith’s much-loved Lindsay Road Bridge (also known as Pride Bridge) have moved a step closer thanks to a funding award through Sustrans’ Places for Everyone programme. The 1930’s bridge, originally built for vehicular traffic, was closed off to motor vehicles in

A new free eCourse has been developed in partnership with Build UK and fire industry experts, with the aim of improving the sector’s knowledge of fire safety measures in buildings. Following the Grenfell Tower tragedy in 2017 and subsequent inquiry, the industry has worked hard to increase saf

Golf superstar Tiger Woods and pop star Justin Timberlake have announced plans to open a new high-end sports and entertainment bar in St Andrews. Situated just steps away from the Old Course, the bar will occupy the space belonging to the New Picture House Cinema on North Street.

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Mr McNamara.

Planning delays and the implementation of the National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4) are the subject of discussion in the latest episode of The Scottish Housing News Podcast. With SCN's series on Scotland's Broken Planning System providing a backdrop for the discussion, podcast co-

James F Stephen Architects (JFSA) in partnership with Suzie Bridges Architects (SBA) have been selected through competition for a multi-million-pound transformation of Pitlochry Festival Theatre, as Phase 2 of the Theatre’s visionary capital project forges ahead. Backed by the Scottish Governm

MILL Architects has appointed two new directors to strengthen its existing management team. Jo Parry-Geddes, RIAS Advanced Accredited Conservation Architect, and Darren Albury, who heads up the technical team, have been with the firm five years and seven years respectively. They join the current dir