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Prince Charles’s plans to create a safe haven for red squirrels at the country estate he helped to save for the nation have been dashed. The Duke of Rothesay wanted to build a visitor attraction in woodland at Dumfries House, near Cumnock.

A new virtual fitness club has been set up by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) for its members and staff to maintain their fitness, actively improve their mental health and stay connected to others while social distancing. 

A group of armed vigilantes in the US are said to have cut down a tree to use as a roadblock to try to quarantine three construction workers from another state. 

JCB is poised to re-start production at a factory closed as a result of the coronavirus crisis in order to join the national effort to manufacture ventilators, the company announced today.

The Abbey Road crossing has been repainted now that crowds of people aren't lining up to re-create the Beatles' iconic album cover.

With building sites closing, hub South West has been asked to establish if those on its supply chain, are able to help with PPE (Gloves, FFP3 masks and dust suits) that may not be urgent on sites but could be used in social care in Lanarkshire. Please email margaret.milton@hubsouthwest.co.uk to help

Estate agents looking to sell homes during the coronavirus outbreak are experimenting with new strategies.

Members of the Builders’ Merchants Federation (BMF) across the UK have joined forces to offer a united front in response to the COVID-19 crisis. ‘Trades Against The Virus’ has been set-up to give tradespeople a recognised route to support vulnerable people in need, using the extens

Springfield Properties has helped create three new shelters in the car park of a Moray medical practice.

A kind-hearted Glasgow Taxi driver has provided a powerful and personal offer of support to the city’s healthcare staff by offering free lifts to all NHS workers.

Scottish businesswoman Marie Macklin CBE has offered £100,000 community cash fund to support the communities of Kilmarnock, which will help tackle the local impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the places closest to her heart. Having seen first-hand how the pandemic is directly affe

A facility used for testing nuclear submarine reactors in Scotland is to be demolished by the 2030s, the BBC has reported.

A housebuilder has announced plans to diversify into hydroponic vertical farming.

A builder who found papers in a skip that included sketches Sir Paul McCartney commissioned for his psychedelic piano could be in for a five-figure windfall.

Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has unearthed a secret WW2 underground bunker whilst carrying out felling operations in the Scottish Borders.