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A delayed housing development near the Ailsa Hospital in Ayr has been given outline approval despite councillors' concerns about school spaces and access roads.

The Highland Council has launched an additional Community Empowerment consultation giving the Nairn community until 31 January 2022 to respond to a proposal to dispose, by sale, of Sandown Lands, Nairn.

North Lanarkshire Council has agreed a below-inflation rent rise of 3% for tenants as part of next year’s multi-million-pound investment in housing across the region.

A new community of 199 people and families has been set up in Leith thanks to affordable housing developed by Link Group.

GHA’s transformation of a former stable block into 52 affordable homes has picked up yet another award.

RESIDENTIAL – FEWER THAN TEN UNITS Applicant: City Restoration Project Ltd.

Just over a week since it was reported that soaring house prices and high rents have made it nearly impossible for first time buyers in Edinburgh to enter the housing market, Homes for Scotland (HFS) has expressed serious concerns that the proposed City Plan will fail to deliver the much-needed home

The Donaldson Group has acquired the timber frame manufacturing division of Stewart Milne Group marking its entry into the timber frame market. Established in 1975, Aberdeen-based Stewart Milne Timber Systems (SMTS) is a UK pioneer in timber frame technology and manufacturing, operati

Police have busted a Lego trafficker who allegedly tried to resell up to $10,000 worth of merchandise shoplifted from a rival store. Seattle Police Department dubbed their investigation “Operation: MandalOrganized Retail Theft” because many of the stolen sets were based on the Star Wars

Property consultant Bidwells has made key senior appointments including Perth-based Finlay Clark who is stepping up to become the 183-year-old firm’s deputy senior partner. New senior partner Nick Petit will oversee the UK-wide property advisors and he has appointed Scotland managing partner F

Construction firm City Building began work onsite at a primary school in the north of Glasgow, as employees picked up their tools to rebuild a beloved outdoor learning classroom. Following a fire in January 2020, pupils at Wallacewell Primary School in Robroyston were left devastated after their new

The value of hub East Central Scotland community infrastructure across Perthshire, Tayside, Forth Valley and Fife has grown in the last year by over £100 million to £834m, of which £504m is now open and operational.

Iain Winnard, a recently qualified plumber from Argyllshire, has been announced 'Best Plumbing Apprentice' by British Plumbing Employers Council (BPEC), the nationally recognised training organisation at its annual Awards for Excellence 2021 ceremony last week. The award recognises an apprentice tha

In an effort to spread some Christmas cheer, The JR Group has donated a sleigh full of selection boxes, more than 1,700 boxes, to charities and organisations across central Scotland. The Paisley-based construction group selected ten groups across the country to support this Christmas including White

Regeneration company Urban Union is continuing its support for Gorbals-based Citizens Theatre for another year. The firm has built up a strong partnership with the theatre, as the much-loved institution is based a stone’s throw from its Laurieston Living development.