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New plans have been submitted to deliver more than 40 homes on an abandoned bowling green in Oakley, Fife. Developer KJJ Properties has applied for permission to build 43 affordable homes on the bowling green, which has lain empty for years.

Plans to transform the site of a former school in Glasgow into a residential development have moved to the planning stage. Robertson Living and EMA want to deliver 65 homes on land formerly occupied by Howford School on Crookston Road.

A businessman and high-profile football sponsor has claimed that he ran up a £20k electricity bill in order to prove his wealth following claims he had run out of money. Hugh Clarke took over the Sizzlers fish and chip shop in Airdrie in May 2020 but shut it down less than three mont

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia has revealed plans to build a £1 trillion skyscraper which will stretch to 75 miles along the desert.

KPMG has been fined £20 million by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) for its audits of Carillion and Regenersis. The fine, which is the largest the big four firm has received in the UK, is part of sanctions for misconduct of audits carried out by KPMG for Carillion and Regenersis. The fine

XPO Logistics has submitted a planning application for the delivery of a new c. £40 million logistics hub at a site bounded by Edinburgh Road and Legbrannock Road, Newarthill, Motherwell. The development will serve to address a market-proven requirement for large-scale warehousing facilities i

Energy regulator Ofgem has received a Final Needs Case (FNC) for SSEN Transmission's proposed replacement of the existing Fort Augustus to Skye electricity transmission line, moving towards the final stages of the regulatory funding approvals process for the project. At an estimated cost of around &

The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) and UK Finance have joined forces to publish an updated ‘Guide to Development Finance’ to encourage more small and medium-sized (SME) housebuilders to build more homes.

A scheme to create an international rail cluster of excellence in Scotland has been extended following the success of the first phase. Scottish Enterprise has again appointed Scottish Engineering to continue connecting more Scottish SMEs and employers with train manufacturers, contractors, academics

A consortium of research partners in Scotland could help solve the perennial problems facing the UK’s transport infrastructure, with the development of an internet of things (IoT) sensor network that provides real-time monitoring of rural road conditions.

Two pioneering new schools, two exceptional workplaces and a mid-century architectural masterpiece are now competing for the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award, the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has revealed. According to the organisation, together the projects

The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) is to look at the links between the sustainability of the UK’s timber industry, imports of key commodities, and global deforestation. With global timber demand set to quadruple by 2050, and given the commitment to promote timber use in construction as pa

Professional services business Turner & Townsend has been selected to support GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) with their capital portfolio management in Montrose.

A new active travel link between Ravenscraig and Craigneuk has been officially opened by North Lanarkshire Council and Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT).