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There’s no break for the Easter holidays in Edinburgh's schools as planned repairs and maintenance work continues in dozens of education settings across the city.

A woman from New Orleans baked a cake to mark a year since construction workers ripped up the road near her home. Natalie Harvey shared images to her Facebook page of her sitting on the street with the cake in her hand that depicts a road under construction.

Building services and construction company McGill and electrical and renewables contractor Alliance Electrical have announced their decision to merge the businesses and trade under the McGill name. The companies, which are both owned by specialist building services investment group United Capital, w

Link Group, in partnership with Govanhill Housing Association, has been awarded planning approval to build 121 apartments at the former site of Larkfield bus depot.

Communities and businesses within Scotland's construction sector are being urged to be vigilant and report signs of modern slavery with the launch of a new Police Scotland campaign to raise awareness of the issue.

West Lothian Council has continued its £144 million investment programme in its learning estate with proposals for up to six brand new primary schools to be built in the area over the next seven years.

Housebuilders Persimmon and Bellway have submitted the plans for the second residential phase of their joint venture development near Dunfermline’s new £180 million super campus.

Scottish home builders are keenly awaiting the planned lifting of restrictions next month with trade body Homes for Scotland (HFS) keen to play its part. Measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus have prevented workers from entering customers’ homes for non-essential afterca

The Scottish Rural, Energy and Projects (REP) division at Savills has made a number of recent promotions and new hires following a growth in business. Hugo Struthers, head of Savills REP, said:  “The Scottish rural sector is an exciting place to work right now and it has never b

Independent property consultancy Galbraith has promoted twelve members of staff to boost the firm’s credentials in asset and estate management and consultancy. Headquartered in Edinburgh and operating across the UK, Galbraith provides services across a range of business sectors, from rura

Lesley Holdsworth, chair of Bield board, adds her congratulations to Scottish Housing News on its 20th anniversary year. “Scottish Housing News has given the sector a platform to advocate the important work and efforts ongoing within the social housing sector - something that we here at Bield

Eildon Housing Association has teamed up with Buckholm Ltd to deliver high quality affordable homes on a designated housing site at Buckholm Corner in Galashiels which has lain vacant for a significant number of years.

East Lothian Council’s planning committee met yesterday to consider a number of planning applications.

Atkins has outlined the key principles behind its designs for 212 new homes for social rent on behalf of Aberdeen City Council.

McLeod Glaziers has accepted a one-year contract extension from Perth & Kinross Council (PKC) that will see the firm continue to provide a reactive repair, maintenance and emergency call-out service to domestic properties. The contract includes works such as repairing faulty windows/doors,