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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

Essential repair work is being planned on six bridges in Livingston as part of a 10-week programme. The bridges involved are located at: the A71 Bankton Road at Crofthead Interchange; Almondvale Road between Almondvale Road Roundabout and Retail Park Roundabout (near ALDI store); A899 Livingston Roa

The JR Group has raised more than £3,500 for Beatson Cancer Charity during an annual golf networking event took place in memory of treasured colleague John McEwan.

Education fit-out specialist Deanestor is to provide around 6,000 items of loose and fitted furniture for a primary school and community hub now under construction in Aberdeen. The new project is the 16th contract awarded to the Dunfermline-based firm by Morrison Construction.

A team of students from Edinburgh Napier University have returned home after completing a world-first construction project in China – based around sustainable bamboo building material. The first bamboo-timber composite grid shell structure of its kind has been built in Guangxi, with the help o

Residents of the Shetland Islands are hoping to push forward plans to construct subsea tunnels to improve transport across the Scottish islands.

An underused area of Callander Park is set to be transformed into a new all-season cycle skills area and aims to create a gateway to cycling at the heart of Falkirk.

Energy giant Shell has lodged plans to demolish its former headquarters in Altens. The company decided to relocate from the 1970s building in 2021, citing its outdated condition, and has since moved to the Silver Fin complex on Union Street.

The most pivotal milestone yet in the development of the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm has been reached with the installation of its first wind turbine at sea.

Construction trade waste management firm J&M Murdoch & Son Ltd has taken delivery of the very first fully electric skip loader in Scotland.

Local authorities were overruled on more than half of all planning appeals in the last year, the Scottish Conservatives have revealed.

Calvay Housing Association has officially opened a landmark 43-home development in Barlanark in Glasgow’s East End, aiding the community with new homes as demand for social housing across Scotland continues to outstrip supply. David Linden, MP for Glasgow East, joined members of the project te