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The market outlook remains positive across the central belt of Scotland with occupiers reviewing and implementing their real estate strategies, according to new data from commercial property specialist JLL. In Glasgow, there was 126,000 sq ft transacted in the city centre, an 11% increase on the sam

A £1 million-plus dental clinic and digital training academy is being created by Clyde Munro Dental Group in tandem with $5 billion multi-national dental manufacturing firm Dentsply Sirona. The seven-figure investment will also bring welcome investment into Perth, transforming a three-storey B

Morgan Sindall Construction has successfully completed and handed over 13 early years centres worth a combined £13 million for Highland Council.  The new early years centres - which were all built using sustainable building materials and methods – include Ardersier, Bridgend, Obsdal

Civil engineering company Kilmac has struck the right note with a range of community sponsorships across Tayside in recent years. Now the Dundee-based firm is supporting Perth’s 'Craigie Hillfest', which returns on September 10 after being forced to pull the plug during the pandemic.

A long-awaited trial has started involving key figures responsible for looking after Genoa's Morandi Bridge which collapsed in 2018 killing 43 people. Fifty-nine people face a variety of charges including manslaughter and safety failures.

An amended planning application for the £60 million Filmhouse project in Edinburgh's Festival Square is expected to be lodged next month. Plans for the cinema complex, which is set to become the home of the Edinburgh International Film Festival were initially unveiled by Richard Murphy Archite

Scottish renewable energy projects won contracts to sell their power in a UK auction yesterday – at record low prices. Offshore, two projects off Scotland’s east coast won Contracts for Difference in a competitive UK Government auction process – at just £37.35 per megawatt-ho

Contractor GRAHAM has completed the core of developer PLATFORM_’s landmark build to rent (BTR) scheme at Central Quay, which now stands as one of Glasgow’s tallest buildings at 20 storeys (circa 60m high). Designed by architect Keppie, the £100 million residential-led development w

Planning permission in principle has been granted by West Lothian Council for a new film studio to be created in Bathgate. Ashfield Land will develop around 11,148 sqm of business, general industry and storage and distribution on the eastern edge of the Pyramids Business Park for use as film/st

UK house prices increased by 1.8% in June, signalling the twelfth consecutive monthly rise, according to the latest Halifax House Price Index.

Councillor Allan Stubs, housing convener of North Lanarkshire Council, visited four developments across the area recently and highlights the significance of the new eco-friendly homes.

South Lanarkshire Council has received plans to convert an old furniture store into three flats and a small retail unit. The application concerns the former Brown and Co Furnishings shop on Bannatyne Street.

Argyll and Bute Council has appointed Dawson WAM as the principal contractor for the Campbeltown Flood Protection Scheme (FPS) – part of the £15.215 million scheme that will see a range of improvement works carried out to reduce the risk of flooding in the town.

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Mr Rob Simpson

A new prototype sensor that provides an early warning signal if a bridge is at risk of scour – the number one cause of bridge collapse globally – has been developed by a Queen’s University Belfast researcher. Scour is erosion of riverbeds and banks, which can cause major bridge str