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The Calabrian mafia has allegedly been converting cocaine into “coal” to avoid alerting the authorities when importing the product from Colombia. The supposed scheme emerged after 65 people were arrested, including two police officers.

The new orthopaedic National Treatment Centre is the largest capital project that NHS Fife has undertaken since the opening of the new wing of the Victoria Hospital in 2012 and remains on course for completion later this year.

Commercial property consultants Ryden has encouraged developers to look to redevelopment and refurbishment of obsolete facilities as a faster way to satisfy demand offering potential for significant uplift in rents. Unveiling the results of its 87th Scottish Property Review, Ryden said ind

Construction and property consultancy Thomas & Adamson (T&A) has been appointed by law firms Shepherd & Wedderburn and Morton Fraser to deliver over 36,000 sq. ft of commercial fit-outs in Edinburgh and Glasgow city centre. T&A will provide project and cost management servi

City Building has launched a new working group set up to encourage more women into leadership roles within the construction sector. Gender Equality in the Workplace will focus on creating a pathway into leadership for female employees across the business.

Tarmac has demonstrated and tested an innovative new low carbon concrete solution with Align, the joint venture delivering the Central 1 (C1) section of HS2 Phase One, the new high-speed rail line in the UK.

Fife College student Monika Cook has started a new career with a local construction company after studying an HND in Quantity Surveying. Monika, from Kirkcaldy, is due to complete her HND in June but has already secured a quantity surveying traineeship with local firm Napier CS Ltd.

There was an unprecedented demand for Scottish property across the board over the last year, including for homes worth more than a million pounds, the latest statistics from Savills have revealed.  According to the figures, this section of the market grew by 31% last year compared to

The gender pay gap at Springfield Properties has effectively been closed with the housebuilder reporting a small fractional difference in pay between men and women, representing a significant reduction in 2019 figures. Springfield Properties has a mean gender pay gap of 0.5%, down from 6.8% in

Shepherd Chartered Surveyors is bringing to market a substantial residential investment portfolio in central Falkirk for sale.

Caledonia Housing Association has started work on a new Dundee housing development that will provide 30 new homes for social rent in the city. Developer GMC Ventures had already overseen the demolition of old industrial units at the site at Coldside Road, just off of Strathmartine Road. It is the fi

The former Playdrome site in Clydebank is set to be transformed into a housing development after a £5.675 million sale.

Taylor Wimpey West Scotland has secured an Approval of Matters specified in Conditions (AMSC) planning consent from South Lanarkshire Council for the provision of 203 private new homes in Hamilton.

Stirling Council is to invest more than £18 million in housing across the region's communities over the coming financial year.

Edinburgh-based community interest company Pianodrome has commenced construction of a 78-seater structure made entirely out of upcycled pianos that is set to open to the public in June.