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Draft guidance on how the future expansion of Tweedbank should take place is to be presented to councillors this week. Tweedbank – A Vision for Growth and Sustainability – is the draft Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) which will be discussed at this Thursday’s full Scottish Bo

More than twenty options to improve connectivity in the South West of Scotland are to go through to a national assessment of future transport interventions for further consideration with the publication of a new regional transport study. The reopening of the rail link between Stranraer and Dumfries

There is growing evidence that respiratory problems among children may be exacerbated by indoor air pollution in homes, schools and nurseries, according to a joint report by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) and the Royal College of Physicians.

Collective Architecture has been appointed to develop final proposals for a housing development in Elgin.

Councillors have approved plans for the development of 175 homes at Leathan Fields in Portlethen. Stewart Milne Homes will build the new homes, 46 of which will be affordable houses, beside Hillside School.

Gourdon-based Fotheringham Homes has signalled its intent to build 70 homes on land at Johnshaven.

A new collection of 24 pioneering homes which aim to transform the lives of people with disabilities – including technology which can open doors and adjust the height of kitchen worktops at the touch of a button – is being built in Glasgow. Care and housing provider Blackwood has reveale

New supported housing for adults with a learning disability is to be developed in Forfar after plans were agreed by Angus Council, Angus Health and Social Care Partnership and Caledonia Housing Association. To be built on the site of the previous Gables Care Home, the new facility will replace the e

Ayrshire-based site manager Stuart Gillespie is named amongst the UK’s best, after winning another national award for his work for Mactaggart & Mickel. Stuart, from Wishaw, was named as runner up in the National House-Building Council (NHBC) Pride in the Job Supreme award in the medium bui

Scotland’s minister for business, fair work and skills, Jamie Hepburn MSP, has welcomed the addition of new 100% electric vans to the CMS Window Systems vehicle fleet, along with its investment in its electric vehicle infrastructure.

A simple surfboard has been turned into a state-of-the-art automated inspection device to gather information on the condition of infrastructure vital to the supply of Edinburgh’s drinking water.

Three utility companies have been issued penalties totalling £18,000 for a “systematic failure to comply with their statutory obligations” when placing cables and pipes in roads.

Chartered building surveyor Whitecross Building Consultancy has appointed Kevin Miller as project manager as part of its continued business expansion. Whitecross, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, is a thriving building consultancy advising clients throughout the UK from offices in Gl

SPIE UK has secured an eight-week contract with Scotland TranServ to upgrade the lighting system in the M8 Charing Cross Underpass. 

Barratt Homes is recruiting 19 new apprentices this year as part of its ongoing commitment to tackling the skills shortage in the construction industry.