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A pensioner who walked away from an art gallery wearing a pair of blue overalls unintentionally committed art theft. The French pensioner noticed the overalls hanging on a wall in the Picasso Museum and assumed they had been forgotten by another visitor.

Plans to replace the existing Galashiels Academy with a modern community campus facility delivering wide-ranging education and community benefits have been submitted to Scottish Borders Council.

Holmes Miller Architects has announced the promotion of Ryan Holmes to equity director, based in the company's Glasgow design studio. Since joining Holmes Miller in 2002, Mr Holmes has spent more than two decades advising public and private sector clients, helping to deliver schools, leisure and rec

Scotland’s largest social landlord, GHA, has become known as Wheatley Homes Glasgow. The change – which was supported by tenants in an independent consultation – follows GHA and Cube Housing Association, both members of Wheatley Group, joining forces last year.

Campion Homes has started construction on 30 affordable new homes for social rent by Kingdom Housing Association at Balgove Road in Gauldry.

Scottish property rents have continued to rise at a higher rate than the rest of Britain after years of low increases according to an analysis of the latest data by property firm DJ Alexander Ltd. The firm said that rents in Scotland have continued to rise at a higher annual rate than England and Wa

Advance Land Regeneration has secured planning permission from West Dunbartonshire Council to develop a 5-hectare site on Cardross Road in Dumbarton.

A crane operator has been widely condemned on social media after the emergence of a viral video showing him disposing of human waste in perhaps the worst possible way. The short video begins with the man saying "the joys of being a crane operator" and lifting up what appears to be a plastic bag of h

Morrison Construction, part of the Galliford Try group, has announced the appointment of David Ewing as the new managing director of its Building Central business. Mr Ewing, whose appointment takes effect from 1 April 2022, succeeds Eddie Robertson, who is set to retire from the business in June.

The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) has set out plans to invest £100 million in its properties over the next decade. The trust's new post-Covid strategy includes upgrades to the islands of Staffa and Canna to facilitate more visitors and the development of a new visitor centre at Corrieshall

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SELECT’s campaign for regulation of the electrical industry has attracted more backing, with two major industry organisations and four MSPs adding their names to the trade association’s Wall of Support. The Lift and Escalator Industry Association (LEIA) and Federation of Environmental Tr

Miller Homes has submitted plans for around 250 new homes in West Calder to West Lothian Council. The housebuilder is seeking planning permission in principle to build the homes on a site in Moss End, near the famous Five Sisters, the West Lothian Courier reports.

OSSO, a specialist fluid temperature control and separation solutions provider based in Aberdeen, has expanded into the construction market with the opening of a new operating facility in Warwickshire and launch of new specialist products for the sector. The company brings over two decades of fluid

Homebuilding body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has warned that a key Scottish Government document outlining the approach to planning and development to 2045 risks making the country’s housing deficit even worse. In its submission to the consultation on National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4), HFS hig