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Tenants living in two council-owned blocks of flats in Methil are set to benefit from a £4.5 million package of improvement works following a review of fire safety.

Glasgow City Council has approved the disposal of a site in Laurieston and the compulsory purchase of three flats in Easterhouse, paving the way for the availability of more social homes in the city. The Laurieston site at Bedford Street / Eglinton Street, which is owned by the council, contains a d

Photographs of the iconic National Savings Bank complex in Pollok have been handed over to Glasgow Life by Persimmon Homes to go on public display Affectionately referred to as “a wee city in the heart of Pollok”, the National Savings Bank operated in the south side of the city between 1

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Edinburgh Airport Limited. FAO: Brian McNeill 1 Edinburgh Airport Jubilee Road Edinburgh

Transport minister Fiona Hyslop yesterday chaired her first meeting of the A83 Taskforce, held in Lochgilphead.

Network Rail and its contractor Story have completed a £34m programme of works to protect a number of bridges across Scotland’s Railway. Over the last four years, specialist engineers have worked on 50 structures to safeguard them against scour damage.

His Majesty King Charles III visited James Jones & Sons Ltd Aboyne sawmill this week.

Richard Howson, the former chief executive officer of Carillion Plc until 2017, has been disqualified from acting as a director for eight years.

Dublin-based Dalata Hotel Group has announced it will expand its presence in Scotland with a new £50 million Clayton Hotel in Edinburgh. This follows the acquisition of a prime location at 28 St Andrew Square, previously the site of Virgin Money premises. The proposed Clayton property, one of

The development of a former industrial school into Stirling’s first aparthotel has been approved by the council’s Planning and Regulation Panel.

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has launched a new sustainability guide for built environment professionals.

The first Passivhaus primary school project in Scotland to be constructed from cross-laminated timber (CLT) has opened its doors in Edinburgh.

A state-of-the-art independent private hospital specialising in cosmetic and plastic surgery has been completed at Granton on the outskirts of Edinburgh.

Greater collaboration between politicians and Scotland’s construction industry is vital to reach the goal of net zero, MSP Monica Lennon told guests of Scotland’s largest construction trade association SELECT. In a keynote speech to the campaigning body’s annual flagship event, Ms

A reversal in fortunes for the UK construction sector has been revealed as total industry activity decreased for the first time in three months and at the fastest pace since May 2020, new data has revealed.