And finally… our top 10 of 2024

Over the course of 2024, Scottish Construction Now published more than 240 articles in our popular And Finally section – sharing offbeat and weird construction news stories from around the world.

But which were the most popular? Read on to find our most-read And Finallys of 2024.


And finally… blooper Ally

A planning application lodged on behalf of Rangers FC legend Ally McCoist has generated around 300 objections.

And finally… don’t cross that bridge till you come to it



A US travel guide to Scotland has been ridiculed for claiming tourists can drive to Orkney via a bridge.

And finally… Leeds to build tallest student block in the world

A 45-storey student accommodation development is set to be delivered in Leeds.

And finally… when town planning and architecture were Olympic events

With many eyes trained on events in Paris over the next couple of weeks, SCN is taking a look back at when art competitions, featuring architecture and town planning, were part of the Olympic Games.



And finally… the housing project manager leading his team to Celtic Park

By day, Lewis Mackinnon is a project manager for Places for People based at the Tornagrain housing development in the Highlands, but on Sunday he will be walking out in front of 60,000 people to take on giants Celtic FC at the iconic Celtic Park.

And finally… Tower of Babel

Archaeologists working in Iraq say they have found some “unusual construction material” on a brick believed to have once been part of the Tower of Babel.



And finally… Norway plans world’s longest and deepest tunnel

The world’s deepest and longest road tunnel is being built in Norway.

And finally… end of the line

Saudi Arabia’s plans for its $500 billion NEOM linear city covering a stretch of 170 kilometres of coastal desert and housing 1.5 million people are to be downsized by almost 99%.

And finally… jailbirds

The new HMP Glasgow is set to become home to hundreds of endangered swifts – thanks to nesting boxes built into the prison walls.

And finally… window pain

Plans for a 33-storey apartment tower in the heart of Birmingham’s bustling city centre have been approved with an unusual rule for its would-be residents.

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