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Pupils at Clepington Primary School enjoyed a visit to a local Dundee development to learn more about the area and connect with the nation’s favourite furry friend, Paddington Bear.

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A pair of creative schoolkids who won the chance to name two new cranes have been given a glimpse of the huge structures for the first time. Avaleigh Lang, and Frances McFadden, both 11, were shown personalised ceremonial plaques on the 72m tall structures at the Port of Greenock during a tour by Pe

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Electricity network operator SP Energy Networks has joined forces with Scotland-based digger driver, mum of two and social media sensation Amy Underwood – AKA ‘The Digger Girl’ – to share crucial safety tips on avoiding electrical hazards when operating machinery. Their colla

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The Sardinian village of Ollolai, grappling with depopulation, has launched a website to entice disillusioned American voters with homes as cheap as €1 (£0.83) and a "fast-track procedure" for relocation. The website, Live in Ollolai, asks visitors if they are "worn out by global politics

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Glasgow-based building contractor Fourply is buzzing with excitement following its success in recent national industry awards. Its innovative 'The Apprentice & The Bee' programme lifted the Training Initiative title at the Construction Awards of Excellence 2024 held recently in Nottingham.

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A man who lives on a former World War Two army camp has constructed a secret bunker under a manhole in his garden in case of a nuclear blast.

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An Edinburgh resident's plan to increase the size of his garden by buying a strip of public land has been foiled by the council.

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The world’s first hip-hop comic book character has been immortalised with the unveiling of an 18-foot-tall statue in Brooklyn. Weighing an impressive 7,000 pounds, the metal artwork brings to life the iconic character Rappin’ Max Robot created by artist Eric Orr in the 1980s.

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Drinking water pipes are delivering faster and more reliable broadband for the first time in the UK.

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The proposed "Big Bend" in Manhattan, which will span 4,000 feet in a single, continuous upside-down U shape, is set to become the world's longest building. The building's unusual design was created to circumvent strict planning regulations. In skyscraper construction, height often translates to hig

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A special barrier that will be built to protect rare bats from the HS2 project will cost around £100 million, it has been revealed.

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A giant chicken-shaped building standing almost 35 metres tall, 12.13 metres wide, and 28.17 metres long has entered the Guinness World Records as the largest building of its kind in the world.

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An appeal for a house on stilts in an Angus village has failed to win over councillors over flood fears from the passing burn.

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For the first time since the modernisation of the electricity network, horses are being used to extract timber on SSEN Transmission projects. It may be the image of a bygone era, but there is still very much a place for horse logging - the extraction of timber - from Scotland’s forests.

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