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Perth City Hall Plans to convert Perth City Hall into a food market collapsed yesterday after developers failed to convince councillors of the project’s financial viability.

Over £13.5 million will be invested in council homes in Clackmannanshire during the forthcoming financial year as the local authority approved its annual budget. The investment will include new build housing.

Dr David Kelly, group director BRE Innovation Park Networks (left) and John Pentland MSP BRE welcomes local MSP to award winning Innovation Park

Moray Council is to trial the use of drones to film planning sites to avoid sending a team of councillors and officials to remote areas. The local authority backed plans this week to trial the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) after councillors were shown a trial film shot from a remote-controlled air

Alex Neil Plans for a new Scotland-wide housing initiative that could help deliver thousands of purpose-built homes for private rent have been unveiled by social justice secretary Alex Neil.

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Union Square Developments

Plans for a new purpose-built, state of the art learning campus in East Ayrshire took a step closer to fruition this week as the project reached financial close. The milestone signals the official start of construction on the William McIlvanney Campus in Kilmarnock which will be delivered by hub Sou

Balfour Beatty can begin the proposed construction of a new high school in Elgin after financial close was reached for the facility. The new school, which will cater for 800 pupils from a mix of town and rural catchment areas, will be delivered by hub North Scotland after it was appointed as develop

Construction work on the new Boroughmuir High School in Edinburgh has been put back for a second time because of “adverse weather conditions”. Contractors O’Hare and McGovern, which initially began the £35 million project in November 2014, have advised that it will not be completed until Octo

Ian Hughes Recruitment of Scottish construction apprentices has reached a five year high, new figures from the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) reveal.

Robertson Homes has released the first images of its proposed restoration of the listed damaged Gleann Mor House at its Westercraigs development in Inverness. The £13 million proposal, due to be discussed by Highland Council’s planning committee next week, presents the vision to rebuild much of t

Argyll and Bute Council is to issue a tender for a contract in the region of £2 million for the major redevelopment of Helensburgh’s Hermitage Park. Firms interested in bidding for the contract itself or sub-contracting for smaller works are invited to a meet the buyer event where they can speak

Kier Construction has officially started construction work at the new Ayr Academy Campus.

Networking group Young Professionals in Construction (YPiC) has announced its first event of 2016. To be held at Quartermile One, during the third instalment of the now established networking forum, the attendees will hear from David Stewart of Standard Life Investments.

More Aberdeen bypass beams set for delivery The Hillside to Batchart Road overbridge, located on the southern leg of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route/Balmedie-Tipperty (AWPR/B-T) project, will take another step forward next week when twelve 25m long beams will be delivered to site.