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Long-running plans to build homes, a golf and tennis centre and a Sir Andy Murray museum on greenbelt land at Park of Keir have been approved by the Scottish Government.

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The team behind the proposed new tourist development on the banks of Loch Lomond said they remain encouraged by the level of community engagement regarding their plans for the area, following on from a second round of consultations this month.

With a programme value of £835 million, hub South East Scotland and its clients continue to successfully work together to provide enhanced local services and achieve tangible benefits for partners and communities in the Lothians and Borders, its latest annual report has revealed

Arc-Tech (Scotland) commercial director, Alastair Graham, has hailed the importance of skills replenishment as the firm’s burgeoning, in-house training programmes continue to flourish. The Glasgow-based building services contractor provides mechanical, electrical and renewable service packages

Homes for Scotland has presented the team behind Stewart Milne Group's Fast Track Apprenticeship programme with an Innovation Award at a virtual ceremony. The programme offers apprentices the opportunity to train as construction site supervisors with a view to becoming the site managers of the futur

Angus Council has agreed to the demolition of the former Lochside Centre in Forfar, following repeated attempts to secure a sustainable future for the building.

The City of Edinburgh Council has welcomed news that almost £4 million of Scottish Government funding has been secured to help transform North Edinburgh into a cultural hub.

An independent report on the state of Aberdeen city region’s economy said there needs to be continued focus on the factors critical for the long-term success of the region - economic diversification, skills, infrastructure investment, and energy transition.

Experienced investment specialist Murray Strang has rejoined real estate advisory firm Cushman & Wakefield after undertaking leading roles in the United Arab Emirates. Mr Strang will join the firm's in its capital markets team in Edinburgh as a partner in February 2022, leaving his current

Work on a new transport interchange at Motherwell railway station will start early next year after approval was given for the £2 million project and Balfour Beatty was appointed to carry out the work.

Investment of more than £100 million in Moray over the next decade was endorsed yesterday with the official signing of the Moray Growth Deal. It signals confidence from both the UK and Scottish governments in plans to drive innovation and growth in the region, with projects within the Deal des

A growing economy and a strengthening of the labour market will provide a positive backdrop for real estate in 2022, with total returns for all UK property forecast at just over 6%, according to the latest UK Real Estate Outlook from CBRE. In the near term, rising Covid-19 cases, including the new O

A £500,000 project to develop two new business units in Scalsaig, Isle of Colonsay in Argyll, has secured up to £145,000 from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). The project is being taken forward by the Colonsay Community Development Company (CCDC) following a feasibility study to a