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Pupils in south east Edinburgh have started the new term in the new Frogston Primary School following the completion of works by consulting engineer Will Rudd Davidson (Edinburgh).  

Scottish Water’s £3.4 million investment to help reduce the risk of sewer flooding in Tarbert has been completed.

Glennon Brothers, a timber processor in Troon, is creating 25 new jobs thanks to a new contract awarded to them by Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS).

City Gate Construction (CGC) has joined a growing list of employers who have signed up to the Young Person’s Guarantee. The move further strengthens the Linwood-based firm’s long-running commitment to young people forged over many years.

A new art installation inspired by the historic streetscape of the market town with influence from local children has been installed in Haddington.

Calton Hill City Observatory in Scotland’s capital has been nominated for an AJ Architecture Award this week. The design by HarrisonStevens, the Edinburgh-based landscape architects and urban designers, Calton Hill City Observatory has been nominated in the Landscape and Public Realm category

A heroic construction worker saved the life of an alligator handler who was attacked while trying to feed the animal at a children's birthday party.

Rothesay Dock on the north bank of the River Clyde has been earmarked for the UK’s second waste plastic to hydrogen facility in new plans submitted to West Dunbartonshire Council.

Housing secretary Shona Robison has welcomed the start of work on the Scottish Government’s Single Building Assessment programme. A total of 25 buildings deemed most at risk have been identified for the assessment scheme, delivered free to homeowners as part of a £97.1 million Scottish G

East Lothian Council’s planning committee has unanimously approved outline planning permission for an electricity substation on the former Cockenzie Power Station site.

The performance of BAM's UK construction and civils operations rebounded in the first half of 2021 to make "good contributions" to the parent company's results. BAM construction and property recovered from a £12 million loss in the first half of last year to record an £18.3m profit. The

Building surveyor Martin Whittaker joins the company from Capita Property and Infrastructure. A time served joiner, he changed career path following a spell in Australia, going on to complete a degree in Building Surveying at Glasgow Caledonian University. Part of the Project & Development Servi

The Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers’ Federation (SNIPEF) has made two new appointments to boost apprenticeship numbers and increase diversity. Gillian Macaulay has joined SNIPEF Training Services (STS) as regional support officer and Lorraine Doig has been appointed

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has acquired land to allow the delivery of the next phase of 74 private new homes at its Calderwood development on land off West Bonnington Road in East Calder.

Aberdeenshire Council has given its support for the sale of land at Canal Park in Banff to allow for a potential supermarket development, along with an agreement to consult with the sports groups that will be affected.