Building Briefs – August 20th

  • Views sought on Earlston Community Campus

Community groups and members of the public in Earlston are being invited to discuss plans for public properties in the village as part of a Fit for 2024 drop-in session in September.

Building Briefs – August 20th

Earlston Square

Scottish Borders Council hosts the community event at Earlston Primary School on September 19 from 4pm to 7pm.



It will give the public the chance to find out more about the investment proposals for the new Earlston Community Campus, which will see the primary school site redeveloped and a host of local facilities provided on the same location.

The event will also be a starting point for discussions around a number of other buildings, services and sites in the town, including the library, local education and nursery provision and a new playpark.

The Fit for 2024 Earlston property event follows a similar drop-in session in Jedburgh in June which saw over 100 members of the public attend.

Anyone seeking more information ahead of the event can email communityengagement@scotborders.gov.uk.



 

  • Shepherd named Most Active Agent 2019 for West Scotland and Highlands

Shepherd Chartered Surveyors has been named the winner of commercial property publication Estates Gazette’s Most Active Agent 2019 for West Scotland and Highlands.

The accolade follows in the wake of Shepherd winning the competition for Most Active Agent 2019 for East Scotland.



The competition is based on figures provided by Radius Data Exchange giving a detailed breakdown of transaction volumes across various different property types in West Scotland and Highlands.

 

  • Resurfacing work to start on A7 in Galashiels

Scottish Borders Council has confirmed resurfacing work is to be carried out on the A7 in Galashiels.



The section of Abbotsford Road from the Tweed Road roundabout to Hayward Drive will be closed from 6pm to 11pm on Wednesday 21 and Thursday 22 August.

A diversion route will be available for southbound traffic via B6374 through Langlee, Lowood Bridge and A6091, and the opposite direction for northbound traffic.

 

  • Street improvement works to begin in Kirkwall

Orkney Islands Council has confirmed that the second phase of works to improve the streets in Kirkwall town centre will start at the beginning of September.



The works include new paving outside the Orkney Museum, a new parking area outside the former Spence’s newsagent and new paving into Victoria Street.

The works will take place from September until February, with work suspended through the whole of December to support shopping on the street during the festive period. Free parking of up to one hour will apply as usual in metered car parks over the winter period.

Tankerness Lane will be closed to vehicles throughout the works, with one-way systems in place at various times on Broad Street and Palace Road - with Victoria Street closed to vehicles for approximately five weeks from 6 January 2020.

Pedestrian access will be maintained throughout.



The works are part of the Kirkwall Townscape Heritage Initiative’s (KTHI) Places and Spaces project.


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