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Kingdom Housing Association has revealed figures that show it invested £87.76 million in its development programme in 2021/22, making it the largest annual investment in affordable housing in the association’s history. The Association provided £43m in private finance funding, which

The children of Winchburgh staked their ‘claim’ on their own designed playpark last Thursday as over 500 visitors marked the official opening of the Auldcathie Playpark with a picnic and parade of flags featuring their reflections on Winchburgh. Accompanied by local piper Rab Reid, 53, S

A renewables company has failed in its bid to overturn a decision to refuse planning consent for a wind farm in Dumfries and Galloway. NLEI Ltd had sought to develop a wind farm at a site on the Queensberry Estate near Crawfordjohn, Sanquhar and Wanlockhead. The Scottish Ministers refused to gr

Specialist flooring contractor Advanced Traditional Screeding (ATS) is investing £500,000 in a new insulation division of the business. The expansion at the firm’s Rosyth base will see the delivery of ENERGYSCREED, a new energy-conscious fire-resistant insulation solution created by the

Trinity Academy’s new sports and outdoor centre in Bangholm, Edinburgh, was awash with pupils, family and staff experiencing their first taste of the facility as the school celebrated the start of the new year with its annual open day last weekend. Pupils and staff, along with their families,

A pharmacy chain has unveiled plans for Scotland's first drive-thru pharmacy in an Aberdeenshire community. Porter Pharmacy hopes to build on a site on the edge of Westhill, offering 24-hour access for local patients.

Network Rail has unveiled concepts for the redevelopment of Troon Station to the local community at an event in the town. The concepts presented offer three options for the redevelopment of platform one’s station building, following the fire which destroyed it in July 2021.

A closing date of Friday 14th October has been set for offers for the Countesswells development site in Aberdeen. The scheme comprises a new settlement to the immediate west of Aberdeen city centre that gives quick access to the local and national road networks with easy access to the Aber

More than 40 jobs have been created following a major refit of one of Scotland’s largest food ingredient manufacturers, Macphie, with output on track to exceed pre-pandemic levels before the end of the year. Macphie’s Tannochside facility has restarted full-scale production for the first

The emergence of fossils at a construction site in Florida has sparked a wave of trespassing by fossil hunters keen to get close to the ancient discoveries. Workers using heavy machinery at a major development called Wellen Park in Sarasota Count, have discovered shark teeth and fossils.

The energy crisis will only worsen unless we offer a balanced smart transition where consumers decide their own energy future, says John Forster from the Forster Group. Energy prices skyrocketing, rising inflation rates and a potential year-long recession, the immediate economic picture for the UK l

LAR Housing Trust has applied for permission to remove the façade of a listed Glasgow building undergoing redevelopment after revealing the structure cannot be saved due to safety grounds. The housing charity was granted permission last year for 37 mid-market rent flats at the old I

The final phase of the Crown Street Regeneration has officially been completed thanks to a multi-utilities package provided by Arc-Tech MU. Undertaken over a period of 30 years, the Crown Street Regeneration forms a significant part of the development of the Gorbals and now, its final phase has been

Housing a growing population in homes made out of wood instead of conventional steel and concrete could avoid more than 100 billion tons of emissions of the greenhouse gas CO2 until 2100, a new study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research shows. This equates to around 10% of the remain

The Climate Emergency Response Group (CERG) has today launched a report outlining the practical, immediate actions the Scottish Government must take now to avoid the devastating consequences of climate change on communities and livelihoods in Scotland, whilst simultaneously tackling the energy crisi