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Two charities in the North of Scotland to receive a share of Barratt Developments Scotland's £50,000 charity fund. The housebuilder, which includes Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes, has donated £20,000 to charities which support children and adults living with cancer in Aberdeen and

Main construction works to deliver a state-of-the-art education and community facility for Earlston will begin today. The facility will include a primary school and early years facility with community spaces also included bringing learning and social environments to the heart of the community.

In-person consultation on Glasgow City Council's design proposals for the Duke Street & John Knox Street Avenues Plus project will take place this week.

Dumfries residents will get the first chance to see the proposed plans for accessibility improvements within the town’s railway station.

The Scottish Government has published new rules which mean that all new buildings in Scotland are fitted with climate-friendly heating systems. Scotland’s Heat in Buildings Strategy sets out the Scottish Government’s intention to develop regulations to ensure that new buildings, applying

Miller Homes is to deliver two new communities in the West of Scotland after it secured a 19.97-acre site in Paisley and a 6.45-acre site in Croy. Thornly Park in Paisley will be the homebuilder’s latest development in Renfrewshire, delivering a total of 179 homes to the area, with 167 pr

Ceremonies were held on Isle of Lewis as Hebridean Housing Partnership (HHP) opened five new homes. Four properties have been delivered at Leana Ruadh, Timsgarry and one at Eireastadh following the conversion of the care unit. All homes have three bedrooms providing opportunities for young fami

Housing minister Paul McLennan visited Cumbernauld to formally mark the replacement of the town’s 12 tower blocks with 588 high quality new homes. Sanctuary Scotland worked with the Scottish Government and North Lanarkshire Council to demolish a dozen high-rises and regenerate four sites acros

Those driving the growth of Scotland’s fastest-growing place to live have celebrated the success of an innovative pilot programme whereby school pupils are involved in the development of their village. Winchburgh Developments Limited (WDL), West Lothian College and Winchburgh Academy collabora

A construction worker experienced a twist of fate that resulted in a $50,000 windfall. The worker from Silver Spring, Maryland, stopped by a convenience store and, as part of his Friday lunch break routine, purchased a scratch-off ticket, intending to enjoy his weekly lottery game.

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Cliftonhall School.

While the days of construction careers being portrayed as low paid, low skilled, low prospect jobs for academic underachievers should have been confined to history, new research shows the sector remains tainted by these outdated misconceptions.

Paisley-based building and timber supplies business JW Grant has acquired Lothian Building Supplies in Tranent, East Lothian.

Architectural features on a B-listed hotel are to be preserved as part of a new £16.8 million regeneration plan for Gallowgate in Glasgow.

The £5.641 million contract for the next Avenue in Glasgow city centre to begin - the Sauchiehall Precinct & Cambridge Street Avenue - has been awarded to MacLay (Civil Engineering Limited).