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A social enterprise scheme in Glasgow is giving current and former offenders the chance to help build 40 affordable homes as part of their rehabilitation. The project, a partnership between Triodos Bank and Glasgow Together Community Interest Company, will see homes built on two initial plots in Bai

Anna Soubry The UK government has published proposals for a Small Business Commissioner to help tackle payment disputes and other unfair practices.

Typical giant hogweed Muir Homes have admitted responsibility for the 10ft poisonous giant hogweed that is encroaching on worried Perth residents’ homes.

A man has been sentenced to 10 months imprisonment after pleading guilty to conning an 89-year-old woman out of thousands of pounds for unnecessary roof repairs. Airdrie Sheriff Court heard that on Friday 6 December 2013 Barney Doherty, accompanied by another male, cold called the woman at her home

3D app shows Dundee Waterfront in 2018 A new innovative app will give Dundee residents a glimpse into the future.

Architect Zaha Hadid has teamed up with musician Pharrell Williams to design a pair of trainers as part of the singer’s collection for Adidas. Hadid's designs feature on the moulded rubber Shelltoe that caps the front of a pair from Williams’ Supershell Shoes range.

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Scottish Borders Council

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Cantarn Properties (Overseas) Ltd

Gordon Nelson A boom in the Scottish construction industry is being threatened by the industry’s ongoing skills crisis, according to the latest survey of small and medium-sized (SME) firms.

Advocate’s Close Advocate’s Close in Edinburgh and the Glasgow School of Art are among the five projects from Scotland which will compete for one of the construction industry’s most prestigious accolades.

Developers behind a plan to build 1,400 homes, a primary school and leisure features to the west of Perth have been forced to withdraw the initial application due to a “procedural” planning issue. The Almond Valley project was to be built on land between Ruthvenfield and Huntingtowerfield but mi

Work on a £4.1 million retirement complex in Blairgowrie could begin early next year after the development secured conditional planning consent. The 36-flat development, which is aimed at people over 60, will be built on the site of the town’s tennis club on Couper Angus Road, which is relocating

Foyer looking south east The £16.6 million restoration and redevelopment of Perth’s 115-year old theatre will take a significant step forward this week as the project team submits detailed plans to Perth & Kinross Council.

(If you are looking for today's Building Briefs please click here) A stately home has been demolished after it failed to find a buyer - despite being priced at just £1.

London tube mosaics to be recreated in Edinburgh Much-loved mosaics designed for a London Underground station by the celebrated sculptor Eduardo Paolozzi are to be reassembled in the artist’s home city.