And finally… best of 2023
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Our popular “and finally” section, with the most absurd, offbeat, strange or funny construction stories, has entertained readers over the past year.
In this round-up, we share the 10 most popular stories of 2023.
Hundreds of iconic red phone boxes are currently for sale across Scotland for just £1 as the famous design approaches its 100th year.
A woman who delayed the construction of a 5G mast by parking her car over the spot where the foundations were due to be laid said she would “park my car there again” to stop the mast’s installation.
Broadcaster Kirsty Young should be given the green light to build a lodge on a deserted island on Loch Lomond, an official report has said.
The billionaire ruler of Dubai has submitted plans for a third mansion on his Highlands estate due to a “lack of accommodation”.
Drivers in a French village have complained after being disoriented by crisscrossed white lines on the road which the mayor has argued has purposefully made them slow down.
A construction worker redeveloping Liverpool Football Club’s Anfield Road stand was asked to leave the site after leaking a behind-the-scenes video of the work in progress.
Famous singer-songwriter Bob Dylan has placed his Scottish retreat, Aultmore House and Estate, on the market with offers starting at £3 million.
A notorious drug trafficker has handed his artificial island in Dubai to the Italian authorities in hopes of receiving a reduced sentence.
Highland Council has received more than 50 objections to a proposal by fashion designer Stella McCartney to build a seafront house close to Mallaig.
A property magnate has lost a three-year legal battle against a local authority that refused to let him build thousands of homes next to a sewage treatment plant.
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